I had a very happy upbringing; I love funny people and love to make them laugh. — Richard Herring Comedy Copy Share Image
I would like to be strapped to a giant rocket and fired into the heart of the sun. — Richard Herring Copy Share Image
Writing is one per cent inspiration and 99 per cent prevarication. — Richard Herring Copy Share Image
The gay community has a strength and identity that has been lost by dispossessed, guilt-ridden, straight men. — Richard Herring Community Copy Share Image
I've run a marathon - I think that's the most surprising thing about me. — Richard Herring Copy Share Image
Comedy thrives on immediacy and I got fed up waiting months to find out if a radio sketch show was being commissioned. — Richard Herring Being Copy Share Image
My dad is a retired headmaster and my mum is an ex-teacher. I was taught by both of them. — Richard Herring Copy Share Image
Watching Billy Connolly at the Hammersmith Apollo in the late 90s was a masterclass of long-form comedy. — Richard Herring Apollo Copy Share Image
The show that first massively impacted on me was 'Tiswas,' with people like Lenny Henry, Chris Tarrant, John Gorman and the Phantom… — Richard Herring Copy Share Image
If you are a stand-up you can hone your material over successive performances, based on the audience response. Changing a single word… — Richard Herring Audience Copy Share Image
In my 20s and 30s, I vociferously wanted to be single. I rarely got into long-term relationships and enjoyed going out with… — Richard Herring Copy Share Image
On one podcast, I attempt to antagonise and lose listeners by commentating on myself playing snooker against myself in my basement. Most… — Richard Herring Angry Copy Share Image
Personally, I find it very hard to absent myself from any situation, due to overwhelming self-consciousness. There's always a voice in my… — Richard Herring Copy Share Image
My granddad was very funny and I really loved making people laugh. I used to do puppet shows and I really liked… — Richard Herring Funny Copy Share Image
I really like 'Community.' I like the way they're allowed to have a week when they go crazy and use stop-frame animation… — Richard Herring Community Copy Share Image
My parents felt old-fashioned, growing up - they were quite disciplinarian. We went to church and had to learn music, but in… — Richard Herring Church Copy Share Image
I have been making podcasts for over five years. It started as a bit of fun. — Richard Herring Copy Share Image
You have to be quite aware that if you are really looking for something funny it is probably not going to happen. — Richard Herring Copy Share Image
I'm investigating where our boundaries lie by sometimes overstepping those boundaries. — Richard Herring Boundaries Copy Share Image
I've long been obsessed with the fantastical and sometimes unbelievable story of the life and death of Rasputin. — Richard Herring Death Copy Share Image
By the time I got to uni sketch comedy was much more fashionable than stand-up. — Richard Herring Comedy Copy Share Image
I have a lack of practical skills. I can't mend anything or do anything manly; I don't understand how anything works. — Richard Herring Ambitious Copy Share Image
When everyone was listening to pop music I was listening to Monty Python records. — Richard Herring Copy Share Image
I like any European city where you can sit outside, have a beer and watch the world go by. — Richard Herring Beer Copy Share Image
Coming from a comprehensive school in Somerset, entertainment didn't seem like something that was open to you. — Richard Herring Entertainment Copy Share Image
There aren't many opportunities to be a comedian on TV anymore, it's a lot of panel shows. You don't get much stand-up. — Richard Herring Comedian Copy Share Image
I love pulling faces at little kids on the London tube to see if I can make them laugh, and I usually… — Richard Herring Comedy Copy Share Image
I'm not interested in telling people what to think. I'm interested in making people think. — Richard Herring Copy Share Image
Happiness is alluring but ungraspable, which is perhaps its ultimate appeal. Who'd really want to have it all the time? — Richard Herring Alluring Copy Share Image
I am nearly 5ft 7in, which is short for a guy. I have the upper body of a taller man, but my… — Richard Herring Body Copy Share Image
I like leaving things to the last possible minute, then letting blind panic be my stimulus. — Richard Herring Anxiety Copy Share Image
I am increasingly excited about the artistic possibilities of the Internet. — Richard Herring Art Copy Share Image
It's easy to pass judgement on someone else's racism, but what about your own? — Richard Herring Copy Share Image
You can joke about anything. It just depends on your angle and the way you go about it. — Richard Herring Copy Share Image
I love ruins and museums but, if I've been working hard, I enjoy a beach holiday. — Richard Herring Beach Copy Share Image
Sometimes with relationships where you work in the same job, it becomes all about the job. — Richard Herring Job Copy Share Image
I love it when people try to manufacture an injustice out of a position of clear superiority. — Richard Herring Copy Share Image
Whoever said having children makes a comedian safer and less dark is an idiot. Having a baby has filled my whole life… — Richard Herring Children Copy Share Image
I wonder if Shakespeare ever had to write a play in 10 days while suffering from jet-lag? Probably. It would explain why… — Richard Herring Comedies Copy Share Image
It is rare for a joke to emerge fully formed and it is worth grafting away until it is absolutely right. Though… — Richard Herring Comedy Copy Share Image
