Richard Herring

Nobody at school would have expected me to be involved in anything that might have been perceived as cool. I was trying…

— Richard Herring

If I was happy for eternity I don't think I could enjoy it.

— Richard Herring

Sometimes my jokes are meant to be tasteless.

— Richard Herring

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

It's easy to pass judgement on someone else's racism, but what about your own?

— Richard Herring

I have never been a massive fan of music.

— Richard Herring

I had a very happy upbringing; I love funny people and love to make them laugh.

— Richard Herring

I've always liked science fiction as a way of commenting on ourselves and it's wrong that it is seen as less valid…

— Richard Herring

Sometimes with relationships where you work in the same job, it becomes all about the job.

— Richard Herring

On one podcast, I attempt to antagonise and lose listeners by commentating on myself playing snooker against myself in my basement. Most…

— Richard Herring

I can't be the only one who watches 'Footloose' and hopes that John Lithgow will stop Kevin Bacon ever dancing again.

— Richard Herring

I've run a marathon - I think that's the most surprising thing about me.

— Richard Herring

You can joke about anything. It just depends on your angle and the way you go about it.

— Richard Herring

I was into Simon & Garfunkel before my friends got into punk and laughed at me for liking Paul Simon.

— Richard Herring

For me genius is '1% inspiration and 99% procrastination.'

— Richard Herring

Watching Billy Connolly at the Hammersmith Apollo in the late 90s was a masterclass of long-form comedy.

— Richard Herring

People tend to be surprised when they realise I'm only 5ft 6in. Now I tell them on my website. I think you…

— Richard Herring

Personally I find that deadlines are the best inspiration.

— Richard Herring

My granddad was very funny and I really loved making people laugh. I used to do puppet shows and I really liked…

— Richard Herring

I'm investigating where our boundaries lie by sometimes overstepping those boundaries.

— Richard Herring

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

Comedy is a downward slicing sword sometimes, looking down and laughing at people.

— Richard Herring

Comedy thrives on immediacy and I got fed up waiting months to find out if a radio sketch show was being commissioned.

— Richard Herring

There are a lot of great disabled comedians.

— Richard Herring

I love the vibe of Italy, drinking coffee and wine, and eating pasta and pizza there.

— Richard Herring