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
By the time I got to uni sketch comedy was much more fashionable than stand-up. — Richard Herring Comedy 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
Writing is one per cent inspiration and 99 per cent prevarication. — Richard Herring Copy Share Image
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
All the religions are right when they say that all the other religions are wrong. — Richard Herring Copy Share Image
I've got the whole of 'Seinfeld' on DVD and I keep on watching the first four series and then stopping. — Richard Herring Copy Share Image
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 Bliss Copy Share Image
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 Brother Copy Share Image
Nobody at school would have expected me to be involved in anything that might have been perceived as cool. I was trying… — Richard Herring 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
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
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
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
You realise that, with 'Rick and Morty,' each episode is so deep and dense it is extraordinary. It slightly annoys me that… — Richard Herring Copy Share Image
I was just obsessed with Rik Mayall and I copied being him at school for years. — Richard Herring Being Copy Share Image
Comedy is a downward slicing sword sometimes, looking down and laughing at people. — Richard Herring Comedy Copy Share Image
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 Comedy Copy Share Image
I am reasonably nice-looking and have quite an expressive face, which is good for comedy. — Richard Herring Comedy Copy Share Image
I'm investigating where our boundaries lie by sometimes overstepping those boundaries. — Richard Herring Boundaries 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 have been making podcasts for over five years. It started as a bit of fun. — 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
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
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
I've run a marathon - I think that's the most surprising thing about me. — 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 love the vibe of Italy, drinking coffee and wine, and eating pasta and pizza there. — Richard Herring Coffee Copy Share Image
It's rare that you discover something by accident that resonates with your sense of humour. — Richard Herring Accident Copy Share Image
I was religious probably until I was about eight but I always questioned stuff very early on. — Richard Herring Copy Share Image
I went to a homoeopath once, but she just told me that I was allergic to everything that I liked. — Richard Herring Copy Share Image
I can't be the only one who watches 'Footloose' and hopes that John Lithgow will stop Kevin Bacon ever dancing again. — Richard Herring Copy Share Image
My Less Than Secret Life' by Jonathan Ames was a revelation, as shocking as it is funny. — Richard Herring Funny Copy Share Image
I was in awe of my older brother, but he was also quite a threatening figure - he used to beat me… — Richard Herring Awe Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
I was into Simon & Garfunkel before my friends got into punk and laughed at me for liking Paul Simon. — Richard Herring Copy Share Image
I watched the whole of 'How I Met Your Mother.' I wanted to see how they could stretch it out for so… — Richard Herring Copy Share Image
It's a weird thing, having a double act - I think Stew puts more energy into his solo stuff than I do,… — Richard Herring Energy Copy Share Image
I had always been troubled by the liberal paradox of wanting everyone to be treated the same, while at the same time… — Richard Herring Cultural differences Copy Share Image
