Richard Herring

I've long been obsessed with the fantastical and sometimes unbelievable story of the life and death of Rasputin.

— 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

By the time I got to uni sketch comedy was much more fashionable than stand-up.

— Richard Herring

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

— Richard Herring

I would like to be strapped to a giant rocket and fired into the heart of the sun.

— Richard Herring

All the religions are right when they say that all the other religions are wrong.

— Richard Herring

I've got the whole of 'Seinfeld' on DVD and I keep on watching the first four series and then stopping.

— Richard Herring

Writing is one per cent inspiration and 99 per cent prevarication.

— Richard Herring

It is rare for a joke to emerge fully formed and it is worth grafting away until it is absolutely right. Though…

— Richard Herring

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

The parents in 'You Can Choose Your Friends' were very much Mum and Dad but my brother wasn't like my brother, and…

— 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

In the unlikely event that I make it into heaven, I won't be able to enjoy everlasting bliss because part of the…

— Richard Herring

My parents felt old-fashioned, growing up - they were quite disciplinarian. We went to church and had to learn music, but in…

— Richard Herring

Whoever said having children makes a comedian safer and less dark is an idiot. Having a baby has filled my whole life…

— Richard Herring

I watched the whole of 'How I Met Your Mother.' I wanted to see how they could stretch it out for so…

— Richard Herring

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

— Richard Herring

I don't like people doing jokes about disabled people for no good reason, but I can still understand why they do them.

— Richard Herring

I am reasonably nice-looking and have quite an expressive face, which is good for comedy.

— Richard Herring

I was just obsessed with Rik Mayall and I copied being him at school for years.

— Richard Herring

I have been making podcasts for over five years. It started as a bit of fun.

— Richard Herring

You have to be quite aware that if you are really looking for something funny it is probably not going to happen.

— Richard Herring

My dad is a retired headmaster and my mum is an ex-teacher. I was taught by both of them.

— Richard Herring

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

— Richard Herring

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

— 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

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

— Richard Herring

The gay community has a strength and identity that has been lost by dispossessed, guilt-ridden, straight men.

— Richard Herring

I was religious probably until I was about eight but I always questioned stuff very early on.

— Richard Herring

I went to a homoeopath once, but she just told me that I was allergic to everything that I liked.

— Richard Herring

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

— Richard Herring

It's rare that you discover something by accident that resonates with your sense of humour.

— 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

My Less Than Secret Life' by Jonathan Ames was a revelation, as shocking as it is funny.

— Richard Herring

I was in awe of my older brother, but he was also quite a threatening figure - he used to beat me…

— Richard Herring

I've said on one of my shows that I'd like to marry the character Amy Pond, not the actress who plays her.

— Richard Herring

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

— Richard Herring

You realise that, with 'Rick and Morty,' each episode is so deep and dense it is extraordinary. It slightly annoys me that…

— Richard Herring

What I question about the afterlife is how many people just accept it and don't question it, because I think living for…

— Richard Herring

Tim Minchin and Daniel Kitson are the two people that when I see them, I think I could never be that funny…

— Richard Herring