Richard Herring

I like running.

— Richard Herring

We have nothing to fear but fear itself - and monsters.

— Richard Herring

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

— Richard Herring

I sleep pretty well - seven or eight hours a night.

— Richard Herring

I have never been a massive fan of music.

— Richard Herring

Personally I find that deadlines are the best inspiration.

— Richard Herring

Laughter is this amazing and healing thing.

— Richard Herring

There is a rhythm to a good joke, a certain pacing.

— Richard Herring

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

— 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

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

— Richard Herring

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

— 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

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

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

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

— Richard Herring

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

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

— Richard Herring

As a comedian you have to remind yourself that it happens; every now and again you can just have a bad gig…

— Richard Herring

I have got a lovely life. The people who like me come and see me and I make a nice living. Being…

— Richard Herring

The show that first massively impacted on me was 'Tiswas,' with people like Lenny Henry, Chris Tarrant, John Gorman and the Phantom…

— Richard Herring

There are comedic rules and formulae and, while these tenets should be respected, especially by a newcomer, perversely you can still succeed…

— Richard Herring

Most jokes are based on surprise. They take advantage of a confusion of language, or a twist in logic, or a contradiction…

— Richard Herring

When I was a kid I mainly listened to comedy albums.

— Richard Herring

Sometimes my jokes are meant to be tasteless.

— Richard Herring

The truth is that we are all a bit gay.

— Richard Herring

There are a lot of great disabled comedians.

— Richard Herring

There are funny things that come from disability.

— Richard Herring

I love Pompeii. I first went when I was 18.

— Richard Herring

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

— Richard Herring

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

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

— Richard Herring

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

— Richard Herring

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

— Richard Herring

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

— Richard Herring