Richard Herring

Richard Herring

Richard Herring began writing and performing comedy when he was 14. His career since Oxford has included a successful partnership with Stewart Lee and his hit one-man show Talking Cock

Articles by Richard Herring

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The mystery of Toyah resolved

  • 15 November 2007
  • 4 comments

The truth about the hotel receptionist with the name tag that bore the word 'cancer'

Toyah and cancer

  • 29 October 2007
  • 6 comments

'Perhaps the Travelodge likes to list the first name of every employee on these badges and then beneath it list any disease that they are currently suffering from'

The worst word you can think of?

  • 11 October 2007
  • 17 comments

Richard Herring explores what is truly insulting...

Fear the mild gypsy curse

  • 25 September 2007
  • 3 comments

Herring reminisces about the gap year interail that was cursed by a cackling crone

Just one Cornetto

  • 06 September 2007
  • 10 comments

Herring takes a well earned rest in Thailand and pauses to reflect on the concept of pure pleasure

Drawing inspiration from the past

  • 24 August 2007
  • 3 comments

A fleeting moment with a French beauty makes a lasting impression on a young Richard Herring

Kidding myself

  • 06 August 2007
  • 8 comments

I look in the mirror and see this greying, wrinkled, gonk-faced old man looking back at me

I’d be an excellent English butler in Joey

  • 23 July 2007
  • 8 comments

This week at the Montreal "Just For Laughs" festival: reality checks, gut checks and trying to get a paycheck

My unrequited love for Jenny

  • 06 July 2007
  • 3 comments

How Herring's love for Jenny Agutter is stuck in time.

Herring v Belly

  • 25 June 2007
  • 2 comments

The love-hate relationship of one comedian and his beer/crisp/cake-gut

Green heroes

The top ten

20 green heroes and villains: Heroes

Green villains

The top ten

20 green heroes and villains: Villains

What if...

Hugh Gaitskell lived

What if... Hugh Gaitskell had lived

James Macintyre

Brown at war

Like it or not, Brown’s a war leader

Will Self

On brands

We’re all with the brand

Interview

Omar Bin Laden

The NS Interview: Omar Bin Laden

Bjorn Lomborg

Cloud control

Cloud control

Film review

A Serious Man

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