Editing Richard Herring

{{Short description|English comedian and writer (born 1967)}}
{{for|the American economist|Richard J. Herring}}
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{{Infobox comedian
| image       = Richard Herring, As It Occurs To Me, Leicester Square Theatre 20 Jun 2011 crop.jpg
| caption     = Herring during the final performance of ''As It Occurs To Me'' in 2011
| name        = Richard Herring
| birth_name  = Richard Keith Herring
| birth_date  = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1967|7|12}}
| birth_place = [[Pocklington]], [[East Riding of Yorkshire]], England
| medium      = [[Stand-up comedy|Stand up]], [[radio]], [[television]], [[podcast]]
| active      = 1987–present
| genre       = [[Black comedy]], [[insult comedy]], [[satire]], [[irony]], [[wit]], [[deadpan]]
| alma_mater  = [[St Catherine's College, Oxford]]
| spouse      = {{marriage|[[Catie Wilkins]]|2012}}
| children    = 2
| notable_work = ''[[Fist of Fun]]''<br />''[[This Morning with Richard Not Judy]]''<br />''[[Time Gentlemen Please]]''<br />''[[The Collings and Herrin Podcast]]''<br />''[[Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast]]''
|education=[[The Kings of Wessex School]]}}

'''Richard Keith Herring''' (born 12 July 1967)<ref>{{cite web |title=Richard Herring - Chortle |url=https://www.chortle.co.uk/comics/r/579/richard_herring/news |access-date=4 February 2020}}</ref> is an English [[stand-up comedian]] and writer whose early work includes the comedy [[double act]] [[Lee and Herring]] (alongside [[Stewart Lee]]). He is described by ''The British Theatre Guide'' as "one of the leading hidden masters of modern British comedy".<ref name="britishtheatreguide.info">{{cite web|url=http://www.britishtheatreguide.info/otherresources/fringe/fringe08-83.htm|title=Reviews from the 2008 Edinburgh Fringe (83)|website=www.britishtheatreguide.info|access-date=21 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303234527/http://www.britishtheatreguide.info/otherresources/fringe/fringe08-83.htm|archive-date=3 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Towards the end of the double act, Herring also worked as a writer, producing four plays. After Lee and Herring went their separate ways he co-wrote the [[British sitcom|sitcom]] ''[[Time Gentlemen Please]]'', but quickly returned to performance with [[high-concept|concept-driven]] [[one-person show]]s like ''[[Talking Cock (comedy show)|Talking Cock]]'', ''Hitler Moustache'' and ''Christ on a Bike'' as well as regular circuit stand-up. Herring has created fourteen of these stand-up shows since 2001, performing them for eleven consecutive years from 2004 to 2014 at the [[Edinburgh Festival Fringe]], with annual tours and a final performance recorded for DVD. His 2016–17 show was a 'best of' tour, drawing from these shows.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/leisure/comedy/14648349.Review__Great_Yorkshire_Fringe__Richard_Herring__The_Best_____Preview__White_Rose_Rotunda__Parliament_Street__York__July_26k/ |title=Review: Great Yorkshire Fringe, Richard Herring, The Best – Preview, White Rose Rotunda, Parliament Street, York, July 26k|date=28 July 2016 }}</ref>

Herring is recognised as a pioneer of comedy [[podcasting]],<ref>[http://www.beyondthejoke.co.uk/content/903/edinburgh-fringe-preview-richard-herring]. Beyond The Joke.</ref><ref>[http://www.mustardweb.org/richardherring/] Mustard Magazine</ref><ref>[http://www.wtfpod.com/podcast/episodes/episode_98_-_stewart_lee] ''WTF'' with Marc Maron, Episode 98 - Stewart Lee</ref> initially with broadcaster [[Andrew Collins (broadcaster)|Andrew Collins]] on ''[[The Collings and Herrin Podcast]]'' and subsequently with high-profile comedians and celebrities such as [[Dawn French]], [[Michael Palin]] and [[Stephen Fry]] on ''[[Richard Herring's interview podcasts|Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast]]''. He has maintained a daily blog called ''Warming Up'' without a break since 25 November 2002.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Lee|first1=Stewart|title=I decided to write like I was trying to get myself sacked|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/jul/31/stewart-lee-content-provider-book-extract|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=1 August 2016}}</ref> His blog is archived by the [[British Library]] for purposes of UK documentary heritage.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.richardherring.com/warmingup/24/5/2011/index.html|title=Tuesday 24th May 2011 - Warming Up - RichardHerring.com|first=Richard|last=Herring|website=www.richardherring.com}}</ref>
In September 2024 he started publishing the blog (and other material) on Substack where he has 10000+ subscribers.

== Early life ==
Richard Herring was born in [[Pocklington]], [[East Riding of Yorkshire]], and grew up in [[Cheddar, Somerset]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/celebs-tv/50-famous-people-who-went-44932|title = 50 famous people who went to school in Somerset and Dorset|date = 9 May 2017}}</ref> He is the youngest of three children.<ref name=fam>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2009/mar/21/richard-herring-comedian|title=Interview: My Family Values – Richard Herring, Comedian|first=Chris|last=Hall|newspaper=The Guardian|date=21 March 2009|access-date=25 August 2019}}</ref> He attended [[The Kings of Wessex Academy|The Kings of Wessex School]], where his father was the headmaster and maths teacher. This later formed the basis of his 2008 stand-up show, ''The Headmaster's Son''. Herring’s mother was also a teacher.<ref name="fam" /> The 2007 [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] comedy drama ''You Can Choose Your Friends'', which he wrote and also starred in, was based on his family.<ref name="fam" /> Some of the same characters later featured in the Radio 4 series "Relativity".

Herring was a student at [[St Catherine's College, Oxford]], where he wrote and performed for a comedy troupe known as the [[Seven Raymonds]] as well as the [[The Oxford Revue|Oxford Revue]]. He attained a [[2:1]] in [[History]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.richardherring.com/warmingup/31/3/2013/index.html|title=Sunday 31st March 2013 – Warming Up – RichardHerring.com|first=Richard|last=Herring}}</ref>

== Career ==
=== Lee and Herring ===
{{Main|Lee and Herring}}

Between 1992 and 2000, Richard was half of the stand-up comedy [[double act]] with [[Stewart Lee]]. Their television work included ''[[Fist of Fun]]'', Festival of Fun, and ''[[This Morning With Richard Not Judy]]'', and they had been collaborating on stage and radio projects since the 1980s.

Lee and Herring wrote material for [[Chris Morris (satirist)|Chris Morris]] and [[Armando Iannucci]]'s ''[[On the Hour]]'' in 1991 and the duo contributed to the creation of the character that was to be [[Alan Partridge]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Coogan|first1=Steve|title=Steve Coogan: 'It took me a long time to face up to my addiction'|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2015/oct/03/steve-coogan-autobiography-extract-comedy|website=The Guardian|date=3 October 2015|access-date=12 March 2017}}</ref> In 1992 and 1993, they wrote and performed ''[[Lionel Nimrod's Inexplicable World]]'' for [[BBC Radio 4|Radio 4]]. For [[BBC Radio 1|Radio 1]], they wrote and performed one series of ''[[Fist of Fun]]'' in 1993, remaking it for television in 1995 and 1996. They hosted a series on Radio 1 in 1994 and 1995, called ''[[Lee and Herring (radio series)|Lee and Herring]]''. A final television partnership with Lee, ''[[This Morning With Richard Not Judy]]'', ran for 18 episodes over two series until being cancelled "as a result of BBC management reshuffles".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2005/aug/08/art.edinburghfestival2005 |title=In bed with Lee and Herring|date=8 August 2005 |work=The Guardian}}</ref>

=== Solo work ===
[[File:Richard Herring.jpg|thumb|upright|Richard Herring performing his show ''Someone Likes Yoghurt'' at [[The Pleasance]] Theatre, during the 2005 [[Edinburgh Festival Fringe]]]]
Herring has written and performed in fourteen [[one-person show]]s, eleven of them in consecutive years. A Herring show typically starts with a run at the [[Edinburgh Festival Fringe]], continues with an extensive UK tour and ends with a recorded performance for DVD.

For radio, Herring co-wrote and presented the history-based sketch show ''[[That Was Then, This Is Now (Radio Series)|That Was Then, This Is Now]]''. For television, he co-wrote [[Al Murray]]'s sitcom ''[[Time Gentlemen Please]]''. He also contributed to the third series of ''[[Little Britain (sketch show)|Little Britain]]'' as script editor.

In 2005, he presented a [[Talk show|chat show]] called ''[[Heads Up with Richard Herring]]'' on the Pokerzone channel, in which he interviewed professional [[poker]] players and celebrities about their careers and their love of the game. There were 10 episodes in total.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://uk.imdb.com/title/tt0491604/ |title=Heads Up with Richard Herring (TV Series 2005–2006) – IMDb |publisher=Uk.imdb.com |access-date=5 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060501183746/http://uk.imdb.com/title/tt0491604/ |archive-date=1 May 2006 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[File:Richard herring.jpg|thumb|upright|Performing at the Kings Head pub in Crouch End, London]]

In February 2007, filming began on Herring's [[comedy drama]] ''You Can Choose Your Friends''. As well as writing the script, he also acted alongside [[Gordon Kennedy (actor)|Gordon Kennedy]], [[Claire Skinner]], [[Rebecca Front]], [[Sarah-Jane Potts]], [[Robert Daws]], [[Anton Rodgers]] and [[Julia McKenzie]]. The show was broadcast on [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] on 7 June 2007.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://uk.imdb.com/title/tt0966599/ |title=You Can Choose Your Friends (TV 2007) |publisher=IMDb |access-date=5 May 2013 }}{{Dead link|date=January 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

In January 2008 he began the ''[[Collings and Herrin (podcast)|Collings and Herrin]]'' (sic) podcast with [[Andrew Collins (broadcaster)|Andrew Collins]]. They celebrated their second anniversary with a live "100th" podcast (it was actually the 105th recording) at the [[Leicester Square Theatre]]. On 30 January 2010 the pair began a tenure of sitting in for [[Adam and Joe]] on BBC Radio 6 Music on Saturdays mornings, a slot they occupied for more than a year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2011/07/01/13562/collins_and_herring_split_up |title=Collins and Herring split up : News 2011 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide |publisher=Chortle |access-date=5 May 2013}}</ref>

Herring's 2008 stand-up set ''The Headmaster's Son'' earned four 5-star reviews and several 4-star reviews.<ref>[https://archive.today/20120907150746/http://www.metro.co.uk/metrolife/edfest/article.html?in_article_id=251959&in_page_id=300 Richard Herring: The Headmaster’s Son]. Metro.co.uk (5 August 2008). Retrieved on 24 May 2011.</ref><ref>[http://www.chortle.co.uk/shows/edinburgh_fringe_2008/r/16042/richard_herring%3A_the_headmasters_son/review/ Richard Herring: The Headmaster's Son' review : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide]. Chortle. Retrieved on 24 May 2011.</ref><ref>[http://www.festmag.co.uk/article/43423-richard-herring The Six Wives of Timothy Leary | The Skinny]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. Festmag.co.uk (10 August 2008). Retrieved on 24 May 2011.</ref> The set covers his experience growing up in [[The Kings of Wessex School]] in Somerset where his father worked as headmaster and how this may have been the origin of his fondness for telling puerile jokes. The show was seen by critics as a thoughtful look at his upbringing,<ref name="britishtheatreguide.info" /> and his relationship with his father, to whom the show is dedicated.

Herring launched his show, ''Hitler Moustache'' in 2009 to see if he "could reclaim the [[toothbrush moustache]] for comedy – it was [[Charlie Chaplin|Chaplin]]'s first, then Hitler ruined it."<ref name="guardian">{{Cite news|title='There isn't a "New Offensiveness"' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2009/jul/31/richard-herring-standup-comedian-brian-logan |work=The Guardian |date=31 July 2009 |last=Herring |first=Richard | location=London}}</ref> The show discusses broader issues, such as fascism and the [[British National Party]].<ref name="gorman">{{cite web|url=http://www.chortle.co.uk/correspondents/2009/07/29/9369/writing_wrongs... |last=Gorman |first=Dave |title= Writing wrongs... : Dave Gorman is angered by a 'dangerously bad' piece of journalism |date=29 July 2009 |work=Chortle
}}</ref> Herring and some of his contemporaries, including [[Dave Gorman]], were angered when material from his show was misrepresented in a ''[[The Guardian|Guardian]]'' column by critic Brian Logan.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2009/jul/27/comedy-standup-new-offenders |title=The new offenders of standup comedy |last=Logan |first=Brian |work=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=30 January 2010 |date=27 July 2009 }}</ref><ref name="guardian" /><ref name="gorman" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2009/aug/03/theguardian-national-newspapers |title=Open door |work=The Guardian |date=3 August 2009 |last=Butterworth |first=Siobhain | location=London}}</ref>

On 14 October 2010, his Radio 4 series ''Richard Herring's Objective'' was first broadcast. Here Herring attempts to reclaim controversial items, starting with the toothbrush moustache and moving onto the [[hoodie]], [[Flag of England]] and [[Dolly the Sheep]]. An Edinburgh special about the [[Tam o' shanter (cap)|See-you-Jimmy hat]] was broadcast in August 2011 and a second series was recorded in October 2011 with episodes about the [[golliwog]], the [[wheelchair]], [[Page 3]] and [[School tie#As a metaphor|the old school tie]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b013spkp/episodes/guide |title=Richard Herring's Objective – Episode guide |publisher=BBC Radio 4 |date=23 August 2011 |access-date=5 May 2013}}</ref>

On 27 December 2010, Herring finished second on ''[[Celebrity Mastermind]]'' with a final score of 34 points. His specialist subject was [[Grigori Rasputin|Rasputin]].<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00cx2yt One Programmes – Celebrity Mastermind, 2010/2011, Episode 1, Richard Herring extended chat]. BBC (21 December 2010). Retrieved on 24 May 2011.</ref> He was ''The Pod Delusion'' "Comedian of the Year 2010."<ref>[http://poddelusion.co.uk/blog/2010/12/27/episode-65-27th-december-2010-new-years-special/ Episode 65 – 27 December 2010 – New Years Special! » The Pod Delusion – A Podcast about Interesting Things] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110107145802/http://poddelusion.co.uk/blog/2010/12/27/episode-65-27th-december-2010-new-years-special/ |date=7 January 2011 }}. The Pod Delusion (28 December 2010). Retrieved on 24 May 2011.</ref>

In May 2011 it was announced that ''[[Fist of Fun]]'' would be released on DVD by Go Faster Stripe. The first series was released in December 2011<ref>{{cite news|last=Kettle |first=James |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2011/dec/03/fist-of-fun-dvd-review |title=This week's new comedy &#124; Stage |newspaper=The Guardian |date= 3 December 2011|access-date=5 May 2013 |location=London}}</ref> and the second in November 2012,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2012/11/21/16599/bbc_censors_fist_of_fun |title=BBC censors Fist Of Fun : News 2012 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide |publisher=Chortle |date=21 November 2012 |access-date=5 May 2013}}</ref> winning 'Best DVD' at the 2013 [[Chortle Awards]]<ref name="comedy.co.uk" />

In August and September 2015, he performed all 11 of his previous one man shows, plus a new one, ''Happy Now?'', at the Leicester Square Theatre over the course of six weekends in a season called "The Twelve Shows of Herring".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2015/05/13/22481/richard_herring%3A_why_im_skipping_edinburgh|title=Richard Herring: Why I'm skipping Edinburgh|author=Powder Blue Internet Business Solutions|work=chortle.co.uk}}</ref> ''Happy Now?'' was taken on a 50-plus date UK tour between October 2015 and June 2016. His 2017 tour show was called ''Richard Herring — The Best''. His 2017 Edinburgh Fringe show is called "Oh Frig, I'm 50!" This was taken on a UK tour in the Spring of 2018.

In 2020, Herring was a contestant on the tenth series of ''[[Taskmaster (TV series)|Taskmaster]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Craig|first=David|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2020-07-29/taskmaster-season-10-line-up/|title=Taskmaster series 10 line-up confirmed with This Country's Daisy May Cooper and comedian Johnny Vegas|newspaper=Radio Times|date= 29 July 2020|access-date=5 October 2020}}</ref> He was the series' eventual winner. Herring later returned to compete against fellow winners [[Ed Gamble]], [[Kerry Godliman]], [[Liza Tarbuck]] and [[Lou Sanders]] for the second "Champion of Champions" special, which he also won.

In May 2024 he began a tour of a new stand up show, 'Can I Have My Ball Back?' based on his experience of testicular cancer.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-23 |title=Richard Herring: I had my testicle cut off – men faint when I talk about it |url=https://inews.co.uk/inews-lifestyle/richard-herring-testicle-cut-off-men-faint-talk-3035969 |access-date=4 May 2024 |website=iNews}}</ref> A second leg of the tour began on 31st January 2025.

=== Blogs, podcasts and internet ===
On 25 November 2002 Herring started his blog, ''Warming Up'', as a way to overcome [[writer's block]].<ref>[http://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/comics-richard-herring-and-marc-maron-the-punk-rockers-of-comedy-1-794405 "Comics Richard Herring and Marc Maron: The punk rockers of comedy"], ''The Scotsman'', 11 March 2010. Retrieved 17 December 2016.</ref> He has written an entry for every day, and has over 7,000 consecutive entries. His regular readership is estimated to be around 3,000. Some ideas recorded in ''Warming Up'' have been used in his live shows. The first year of his blog is collected in two books, ''Bye Bye Balham'' and ''The Box Lady and Other Pesticles''.

On 12 October 2009, Herring recorded the first episode of ''As It Occurs To Me'', a weekly radio-style stand-up and sketch show made for the Internet. It stars himself alongside [[Emma Kennedy]], [[Dan Tetsell]] and Christian Reilly. It currently stands at 18 episodes and 5 bonus mini-episodes. It was nominated for best internet show at the 2010 [[Sony Radio Academy Awards|Sony Awards]], though it failed to place. On 7 February 2011, ''As It Occurs to Me'' won the first Chortle Internet award<ref>[http://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2011/02/07/12712/victoria_wood_honoured_at_chortle_awards Victoria Wood honoured at Chortle Awards : News 2011 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide]. Chortle. Retrieved on 24 May 2011.</ref> On 20 March 2012 he retained it.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2012/03/20/15081/victory_is_theirs! |title=Victory is theirs! : News 2012 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide |publisher=Chortle |date=20 March 2012 |access-date=28 December 2012}}</ref> In 2017, ''As It Occurs To Me'' returned as a six-episode [[web series]].

In 2011, Herring began playing himself at snooker for an audio podcast called "[[Me1 vs Me2 Snooker with Richard Herring|Me1 vs Me2 Snooker]]". On 28 July 2016 he performed at the Tempting Failure extreme art festival<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2016/05/06/24816/richard_herring_joins_extreme_art_festival |title=RH Joins extreme art festival : News 2012 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide |publisher=Chortle |date=July 2016 |access-date=12 July 2020}}</ref> In 2020 he started playing this with 32 personas on Twitch and appeared on Comedians: Home Alone on BBC2 in July with an edited frame of Me1 vs Me2.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2020/07/05/46435/me1_vs_me2_comes_to_tv |title=Comedians:Home Alone! : News 2020 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide |publisher=Chortle |date=7 July 2020  }}</ref>

In 2012, Herring recorded the first 16 episodes of the long-running ''[[Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast]]'' with guests including [[Tim Minchin]], Herring's comedy partner Stewart Lee, [[Adam Buxton]], [[David Mitchell (comedian)|David Mitchell]] and [[Armando Iannucci]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.timeout.com/london/feature/3450/the-best-of-2012-comedy |title=London comedy – Best of 2012 |work=Time Out London |access-date=28 December 2012 |archive-date=27 December 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121227184440/http://www.timeout.com/london/feature/3450/the-best-of-2012-comedy |url-status=dead }}</ref> It was nominated for a Sony Award for Best Comedy alongside a list of BBC produced comedy shows in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comedy.co.uk/news/story/000001112/|title=Sony Radio Awards 2013 – nominations announced|work=comedy.co.uk|date=10 April 2013}}</ref> The show won the Bronze Award.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.radioacademyawards.org/winners/index.cfm?winners_year=2013&winners_award_group_id=4&winners_award_category_id=35|title=Radioacademyawards – Options de Traders devraient|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130608072435/http://www.radioacademyawards.org/winners/index.cfm?winners_year=2013&winners_award_group_id=4&winners_award_category_id=35|archive-date=8 June 2013}}</ref> In 2013, Herring won the Chortle Award for the podcast, which again won the award in 2014.<ref name="comedy.co.uk">{{cite web|url=http://www.comedy.co.uk/news/story/000001103/ |title=Chortle Awards 2013 – Full Results – News – British Comedy Guide |publisher=Comedy.co.uk |date=25 March 2013 |access-date=5 May 2013}}</ref><ref>[http://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2014/03/26/19850/bridget_does_the_double_at_the_chortles] Chortle. Retrieved on 29 March 2014.</ref> In May and June 2013 he recorded nine podcasts with guests including [[Stephen Fry]], [[Russell Brand]] and [[Mary Beard (classicist)|Mary Beard]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/richard_herring_lst_podcast/|title= British Comedy Guide|website= [[British Comedy Guide]]}}</ref> His interview with [[Stephen Fry]] was covered by national and international news media including the [[BBC]] and [[Sky News]] when Fry revealed a recent suicide attempt.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-22782913|title=Stephen Fry reveals he attempted suicide in 2012|work=[[BBC News]]|date=6 June 2013|access-date=12 June 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.sky.com/story/1099914/stephen-fry-reveals-2012-suicide-attempt|title=Stephen Fry Reveals 2012 Suicide Attempt|publisher=[[Sky News]]|date=6 June 2013|access-date=12 June 2013}}</ref> The series continued with [[Harry Shearer]], [[Eddie Izzard]] and [[David Cross]].

On 17 November 2013, he recorded the first episode of a six-part internet stand-up, sketch and interview show ''Richard Herring's Meaning of Life,'' structured around the philosophical concepts of 'Creation', 'the Paranormal', 'Love', 'Death', 'Good & Evil' and 'the Shape of Things To Come',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thejohnfleming.wordpress.com/2014/01/19/why-comedian-richard-herring-thinks-creating-free-comedy-will-make-money/|title=Why comedian Richard Herring thinks creating free comedy will make money|work=SO IT GOES – John Fleming's blog|date=19 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://thejohnfleming.wordpress.com/2014/01/21/comedian-richard-herring-on-financing-his-own-tv-series-and-an-alternative-to-losing-money-at-the-edinburgh-fringe/|title=Comedian Richard Herring on financing his own TV series and an alternative to losing money at the Edinburgh Fringe|work=SO IT GOES – John Fleming's blog|date=21 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://thejohnfleming.wordpress.com/2014/01/24/richard-herring-on-buying-back-his-own-tv-series-from-the-bbc-not-being-more-famous-and-regaining-happiness/|title=Richard Herring on buying back his own TV series from the BBC, not being more famous and regaining happiness|work=SO IT GOES – John Fleming's blog|date=24 January 2014}}</ref> the episode being broadcast online between February 2014 and early 2015.

In February 2014, the first ''Richard Herring Show'' was broadcast on [[Fubar Radio]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fubarradio.com|title=Fubar Radio: UK uncensored radio|work=fubarradio.com}}</ref> Herring presented this with comedian [[Lou Sanders]] weekly, before quitting the show together; their final episode was broadcast on 24 May 2014.

On 8 March 2018, in aid of [[International Women’s Day]], Herring raised over £150,000 for [[domestic abuse]] charity [[Refuge (United Kingdom charity)|Refuge]] by responding to anyone on [[Twitter]] who asked when [[International Men's Day]] was (it is 19 November).<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/british-comedian-richard-herring-raises-130k-by-replying-to-every-person-asking-when-is-a3785936.html|title=British comedian who replied to everyone asking when international men's day is raises £130k|work=Evening Standard|access-date=2018-10-10|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/comedian-replies-to-every-person-asking-when-is-international-mens-day-on-twitter-a3785081.html|title=Comedian replies to every person asking 'when is International Men's Day?' on Twitter|date=8 March 2018}}</ref> He did the same on 8 March 2019, raising almost £130,000.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://inews.co.uk/news/uk/richard-herring-international-mens-day-twitter-womens-day-2019-refuge-charity/|title=iNews 8th March 2019|date=8 March 2019}}</ref> He repeated the exercise on 8 March 2020 and streamed himself responding to tweets live on Twitch. He raised a further £70,000.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.civilsociety.co.uk/voices/how-charities-are-celebrating-international-women-s-day-2020.html|title=civilsociety.co.uk 8th March 2020}}</ref> In 2020 he wrote a book about his experiences and toxic masculinity called ''The Problem With Men'' which was published on 5 November.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/shop/news/5847/richard-herring-problem-with-men-book/|title=British Comedy Guide 17th July 2020|website=[[British Comedy Guide]] |date=17 July 2020}}</ref>

In March 2020 Herring started streaming regularly on Twitch as the world went into lockdown. He produced weekly remote episodes of his podcast, ''Richard Herring's [[Leicester Square]] Theatre Podcast'', did a live feed of Stone Clearing most weekday mornings and played himself at snooker (with 32 personas) in the evening. He also did occasional non-director's commentaries for films, as well as a newspaper review with his 128-year-old ventriloquist dummy called ''Ally and Herring's Twitch of Fun''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.twitch.tv/rkherring|title= Richard Herring's Twitch channel 17th June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.beyondthejoke.co.uk/content/8587/richard-herring-chat-show|title= Beyond The Joke 11th May 2020|date= 11 April 2020}}</ref>

In June 2023, Herring announced he would be touring ''Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast'' around the UK starting September 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-23 |title=Richard Herring takes multi-award-winning interview podcast RHLSTP around the UK this autumn |url=https://podnews.net/press-release/richard-herring-tour |access-date=8 October 2023 |website=PodNews}}</ref>

== Body of work ==
=== Stand up shows ===
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! rowspan="2"|Show
! colspan="5"|Cycle
|-
! width=65 |Edinburgh
! width=65 |Tour
! width=65 |DVD
|-
| 1994
| Richard Herring is Fat<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.richardherring.com/archive/downloads.php?s=Programme |title=Downloads |publisher=Richard Herring.com |access-date=5 May 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130508063749/http://www.richardherring.com/archive/downloads.php?s=Programme |archive-date=8 May 2013}}</ref>
| {{yes}}
|
|
|-
| 1995
| Richard Herring is All Man<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.richardherring.com/archive/index-parttwo.php |title=History Archive |publisher=Richard Herring.com |access-date=5 May 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121116154235/http://www.richardherring.com/archive/index-parttwo.php |archive-date=16 November 2012}}</ref><ref>Herring’s appearance at Edinburgh in 1995 was the backdrop for a short film by Martin Pickles. 'Fisted: the hunt for Richard Herring', 1996. This comedy is not really about Herring but his recent stardom with [[Stewart Lee]] forms the comic device. Pickles was at Oxford with Herring. [http://www.gmfilm.co.uk/ G.M. Film] The soundtrack by Evangelista is produced by band member and fellow comedian [[Al Murray]].</ref>
| {{yes}}
|
|
|-
| 2001
| Christ on a Bike
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|
|-
| 2002/3
| [[Talking Cock (comedy show)|Talking Cock]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://metro.co.uk/2002/08/07/richard-herring-talking-cock-475988/ |title=Richard Herring – Talking Cock &#124; Metro News |publisher=Metro.co.uk |date=7 August 2002 |access-date=5 May 2013}}</ref>
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|
|-
| 2004
| The 12 Tasks of Hercules Terrace<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chortle.co.uk/shows/edinburgh_fringe_2004/r/1266/richard_herring%3A_the_12_tasks_of_hercules_terrace |title=Richard Herring: The 12 Tasks of Hercules Terrace's description : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide |publisher=Chortle |access-date=5 May 2013}}</ref>
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| 2005
| Someone Likes Yoghurt<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chortle.co.uk/shows/edinburgh_fringe_2005/r/1662/richard_herring%3A_someone_likes_yoghurt |title=Richard Herring: Someone Likes Yoghurt's description : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide |publisher=Chortle |access-date=5 May 2013}}</ref>
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| 2006
| Ménage à un<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.broadwaybaby.com/listing.php?id=1382 |title=Richard Herring ménage à un – EdFringe Archive – Broadway Baby. Brighter Coverage. Fringe, Regional and West End Theatre Listings and Reviews |publisher=Broadwaybaby.com |access-date=5 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130118234002/http://www.broadwaybaby.com/listing.php?id=1382 |archive-date=18 January 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| 2007
| Oh Fuck, I'm 40!<ref>{{cite web|last=Clark |first=Tim |url=http://www.suchsmallportions.com/feature/live-comedy-review-richard-herring-oh-fuck-im-40 |title=Live comedy review, Richard Herring 'Oh fuck i'm 40' |publisher=Such Small Portions |date=21 May 2008 |access-date=5 May 2013}}</ref>
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| 2008
| The Headmaster's Son<ref>{{cite web| title = Richard Herring – The Headmaster's Son | url =http://www.gofasterstripe.com/cgi-bin/website.cgi?page=videofull&id=7372}}</ref>
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| 2009
| Hitler Moustache<ref>{{cite news|last=Hall |first=Julian |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/comedy/reviews/richard-herring-hitler-moustache-underbelly-edinburgh-1773849.html |title=Richard Herring: Hitler Moustache, Underbelly, Edinburgh – Reviews – Comedy |newspaper=The Independent |date=19 August 2009 |access-date=5 May 2013 |location=London}}</ref>
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| 2010
| Christ on a Bike: The Second Coming<ref>{{cite web|author=Lindsey |url=http://londonist.com/2010/12/comedy-review-richard-herring-christ-on-a-bike-the-second-coming.php |title=Comedy Review: Richard Herring, Christ on a Bike: The Second Coming |publisher=Londonist |date=23 December 2010 |access-date=5 May 2013}}</ref>
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| 2011
| What Is Love, Anyway?<ref>{{cite news|last=Hall |first=Julian |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/reviews/richard-herring-what-is-love-anyway-udderbellys-pasture-edinburgh-2333443.html |title=Richard Herring: What Is Love Anyway?, Udderbelly's Pasture, Edinburgh – Reviews – Theatre & Dance |newspaper=The Independent |date=8 August 2011 |access-date=5 May 2013 |location=London}}</ref>
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| 2012
| Talking Cock: The Second Coming<ref>{{cite news|last=Logan |first=Brian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2012/oct/21/richard-herring-talking-cock-review |title=Richard Herring – review &#124; Stage |newspaper=The Guardian |date= 21 October 2012|access-date=5 May 2013 |location=London}}</ref>
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| 2013
| We're All Going To Die!<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.edfringe.com/whats-on/comedy/richard-herring-we-re-all-going-to-die |title=Richard Herring – We're all going to die! |publisher=Edfringe.com |access-date=19 June 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130824002737/https://www.edfringe.com/whats-on/comedy/richard-herring-we-re-all-going-to-die |archive-date=24 August 2013}}</ref>
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| 2014
| Lord of the Dance Settee<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.richardherring.com/warmingup/7/3/2014/index.html |title=Richard Herring – Lord of the Dance Settee |publisher=Warming Up |access-date=9 March 2014}}</ref>
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| 2015
| Happy Now?
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| 2016
| Richard Herring: The Best
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|-
| 2017
| Oh Frig, I'm 50!<ref>{{cite web|url= http://ymlp.com/zkp9Fu |title=Richard Herring – Oh Frig I'm 50 =newsletter |access-date=3 April 2017}}</ref>
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| 2024/5
| Can I Have My Ball Back?
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|}

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=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Title
! Released
! Channel
! width=60 |DVD
|-
| ''[[Fist of Fun]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/fistoffun/ |title=Comedy – Fist of Fun |publisher=BBC |access-date=5 May 2013}}</ref>
| 1995–96
| [[BBC 2]]
|  {{yes}}
|-
| ''[[This Morning With Richard Not Judy]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/thismorningwithrichardnotjudy/ |title=Comedy – This Morning With Richard Not Judy |publisher=BBC |date=4 October 2007 |access-date=5 May 2013}}</ref>
| 1998–99
| BBC 2
| {{no}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2015/02/05/21789/lee_%26_herring_show_will_never_be_released|title=Lee & Herring show 'will never be released'|author=Powder Blue Internet Business Solutions|work=chortle.co.uk}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Time Gentlemen Please]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comedy.co.uk/guide/tv/time_gentlemen_please/ |title=Time Gentlemen Please – Sky1 Sitcom – British Comedy Guide |publisher=Comedy.co.uk |access-date=5 May 2013}}</ref>
| 2000–02
| [[Sky 1]]
|  {{yes}}
|-
| ''[[Heads Up with Richard Herring]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pokerplayer.co.uk/news/latest-news/334/poker_news.html |title=Poker News &#124; Latest News &#124; News |publisher=PokerPlayer |date=31 October 2005 |access-date=5 May 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130720060109/http://www.pokerplayer.co.uk/news/latest-news/334/poker_news.html |archive-date=20 July 2013}}</ref>
| 2005
| Pokerzone
|
|-
| ''You Can Choose Your Friends''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvscoop.tv/2007/06/tv_review_-_you_can_choose_your_friends_itv1_thursday_7_june_9pm.html |title=TV Review – You Can Choose Your Friends, ITV1, Thursday 7 June, 9pm &#124; TV Scoop |publisher=Tvscoop.tv |date=8 June 2007 |access-date=5 May 2013}}</ref>
| 2007
| [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]]
|
|-
| ''Have I Got News For You''
| 2010-2011 (2 appearances)
| [[BBC 1]]
|
|-
| ''[[Taskmaster (TV series)#Series 10 (2020)|Taskmaster]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2020/07/29/46595/revealed:_taskmaster_series_10_contestants |title=Chortle – Revealed: Taskmaster Series 10 Contestants; Chortle |publisher=chortle.com |date=29 July 2020 |access-date=13 October 2020}}</ref>
| 2020 and 2022
| [[Channel 4|C4]]
|
|}
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=== Plays ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Title
!Year
|-
| ''Ra Ra Rasputin''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2012/08/20/15984/richard_herring_works_on_rasputin_sitcom |title=Richard Herring works on Rasputin sitcom : News 2012 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide |publisher=Chortle |date=20 August 2012 |access-date=5 May 2013}}</ref>
| 1993
|-
| ''Punk's Not Dead''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.laughterhousecomedy.com/comedian-profile/richard-herring |title=Richard Herring &#124; Laughterhouse Comedy Club |publisher=Laughterhousecomedy.com |access-date=5 May 2013}}</ref>
| 1996
|-
| ''Excavating Rita''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pheasnt.demon.co.uk/mudge/ed/rita.htm |title=The Fulford And Tang Hall Curmudgeon |publisher=Pheasnt.demon.co.uk |access-date=5 May 2013 |archive-date=5 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305044440/http://www.pheasnt.demon.co.uk/mudge/ed/rita.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| 1997
|-
| ''Playing Hide and Seek With Jesus''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.richardherring.com/archive/downloads.php%3Fs%3DScript%26p%3D8%26f%3D6 |title=Downloads &#124; Richard Herring.com |publisher=www.richardherring.com |date=27 April 2013 |access-date=5 May 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120817023455/http://www.richardherring.com/archive/downloads.php?s=Script&p=8&f=6 |archive-date=17 August 2012}}</ref>
|  1998
|-
| ''It's Not The End of the World''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.avalonuk.com/artists/view/44 |title=Avalon Entertainment Limited |publisher=Avalonuk.com |access-date=5 May 2013 |archive-date=10 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810204802/http://www.avalonuk.com/artists/view/44 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|  1999
|-
| ''I Killed Rasputin''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.richardherring.com/warmingup/6/1/2014/index.html|title=Monday 6th January 2014 – Warming Up|last=Herring|first=Richard|work=richardherring.com}}</ref>
| 2014
|}
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{{col-break|width=50%}}

=== Film ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Title
!Year
|-
| ''The Battersea Ripper''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5327170/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_16 |title=Richard Herring imdb : imdb|website=[[IMDb]] |access-date=1 May 2022}}</ref>
| 2006
|-
| ''Hard To Swallow'' (short) <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0923715/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_15 |access-date=1 May 2022|website=[[IMDb]] |title=Hard to Swallow }}</ref>
| 2007
|-
| ''A Very British Cult'' (short) <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1612221/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_11|access-date=1 May 2022|website=[[IMDb]] |title=A Very British Cult }}</ref>
| 2008
|-
| ''While You Were Away'' (short) <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5966758/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_10|access-date=1 May 2022|website=[[IMDb]] |title=While You Were Away }}</ref>
|  2016
|-
| ''Giddy Stratospheres''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13119000/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_3| website=[[IMDb]] | title=Giddy Stratospheres }}</ref>
| 2021
|-
| ''Real Love (Yes It's Real Love)''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13863734/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_1| website=[[IMDb]] | title=Real Love (Yes, It's Real Love!) }}</ref>
| 2022
|-
| ''Unnamed Jamie Adams Project''
| 2023
|}
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=== Radio ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Title
!Released
!Station
|-
| ''[[On the Hour]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comedy.co.uk/guide/radio/on_the_hour/ |title=On The Hour – Radio 4 Satire – British Comedy Guide |publisher=Comedy.co.uk |access-date=5 May 2013}}</ref>
| 1991–92
| [[BBC Radio 4|Radio 4]]
|-
| ''[[Lionel Nimrod's Inexplicable World]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00fq3kr |title=BBC Radio 7 – Lionel Nimrod's Inexplicable World |publisher=Bbc.co.uk |date=19 February 2013 |access-date=5 May 2013}}</ref>
| 1992–93
| Radio 4/[[BBC Radio 1|Radio 1]]
|-
| ''[[Fist of Fun]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00dhv0t |title=BBC Radio 4 Extra – Lee and Herring's Fist of Fun |publisher=Bbc.co.uk |date=27 July 2012 |access-date=5 May 2013}}</ref>
| 1993
| Radio 1
|-
| ''[[Lee and Herring (radio series)|Lee and Herring]]''
|  1994–95
| Radio 1
|-
| ''[[That Was Then, This Is Now (Radio Series)|That Was Then, This Is Now]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b008cx9s |title=That Was Then, This is Now |publisher=BBC |date=19 January 2008 |access-date=5 May 2013}}</ref>
| 2004–08
| [[BBC Radio 2|Radio 2]]
|-
|''[[Banter (radio show)|Banter]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b009nlwc |title=BBC Radio 4 – Banter |publisher=Bbc.co.uk |date=8 May 2008 |access-date=5 May 2013}}</ref>
| 2005–08
| Radio 4
|-
|''[[Bad Habits (radio)|Bad Habits]]''
|2008
|Radio 4
|-
|''[[Collings and Herrin (podcast)#In other media|Collins and Herring]]''<ref name="bbc.co.uk">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00qvldp |title=BBC Radio 6 Music – Collins and Herring |publisher=Bbc.co.uk |date=26 March 2011 |access-date=5 May 2013}}</ref>
|2010-11
| [[BBC 6Music|6Music]]
|-
|''[[Richard Herring's Objective]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b013spkp |title=BBC Radio 4 – Richard Herring's Objective |publisher=Bbc.co.uk |date=20 March 2013 |access-date=5 May 2013}}</ref>
|2010-11
|Radio 4
|-
|''[[Bad Language (radio show)|Bad Language]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.whatsonglasgow.co.uk/event/003452-new-bbc-comedy-programme:-bad-language/|title=BBC Radio Scotland|publisher=bbc.co.uk|date=27 May 2013|access-date=27 May 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130705190900/http://www.whatsonglasgow.co.uk/event/003452-new-bbc-comedy-programme:-bad-language/|archive-date=5 July 2013}}</ref>
|2013
| [[BBC Radio Scotland|Radio Scotland]]
|-
|''[[The Richard Herring Show]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fubarradio.com/shows/the-richard-herring-show/ |publisher=fubarradio.com |date=20 February 2014 |access-date=2023-08-26 |title=The Richard Herring Show|work=FUBAR Radio &#124; FREE UK Uncensored Radio }}</ref>
|2014
| Fubar Radio
|-
| ''[[Relativity (radio series)|Relativity]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2016/08/26/25650/radio_4_unveils_raft_of_new_comedies |title=Relativity – Radio 4 Sitcom – Chortle |publisher=chortle.co.uk |access-date=4 April 2017}}</ref>
| 2017-22
| [[BBC Radio 4|Radio 4]]
|-
|}
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=== Podcasts/vodcasts ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Title
!Released
!Audio/Video
|-
| ''[[Collings and Herrin (podcast)|Collings and Herrin]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/collingsherrin/ |title=Collings and Herrin Podcast – Podcasts – British Comedy Guide |publisher=Comedy.co.uk |access-date=5 May 2013}}</ref>
| 2008–11
| Audio
|-
| ''As It Occurs To Me''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/as_it_occurs_to_me/ |title=Richard Herring: As It Occurs To Me (AIOTM) – Podcasts – British Comedy Guide |publisher=Comedy.co.uk |date=12 October 2010 |access-date=5 May 2013}}</ref>
| 2009–11
| Audio
|-
| ''[[Collings and Herrin (podcast)#In other media|Collins and Herring]]''<ref name="bbc.co.uk" />
| 2010–11
| Audio
|-
| ''Warming Up''
| 2011–15
| Audio
|-
| ''[[Richard Herring's interview podcasts|Richard Herring's Edinburgh Fringe Podcast]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/richard_herring_edinburgh/ |title=Richard Herring's Edinburgh Fringe Podcast – Podcasts – British Comedy Guide |publisher=Comedy.co.uk |access-date=5 May 2013}}</ref>
|  2011–13, 2017, 2019
| Audio
|-
| ''[[Me1 vs Me2 Snooker with Richard Herring]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/richard_herring_snooker/ |title=Me1 vs Me2 Snooker with Richard Herring – Podcasts – British Comedy Guide |publisher=Comedy.co.uk |access-date=5 May 2013}}</ref>
| 2011–present
| Audio
|-
|''[[Richard Herring's interview podcasts|Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/richard_herring_lst_podcast/ |title=Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast – Podcasts – British Comedy Guide |publisher=Comedy.co.uk |access-date=5 May 2013}}</ref>
| 2012–present
| Audio/Video
|-
|''[[Talking Cock (comedy show)|Talking Cock]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.richardherring.com/warmingup/?id=3752 |title=Warming Up |publisher=Richard Herring.com |date=3 February 2013 |access-date=5 May 2013}}</ref>
|2013
| Audio
|-
|''We're All Going to Die!''
|2013
| Audio
|-
|''[[Richard Herring's Meaning of Life]]''
|2014
| Audio/Video
|-
|''Lord of the Dance Settee''
|2015
| Audio
|-
|''The Twelve Shows of Richard Herring''
|2015
| Audio
|-
| ''AIOTM Audio extra''
| 2016–17
| Audio
|-
|''As It Occurs To Me'' (six-part web series)
|2017
| Video
|-
|''Stone Clearing With Richard Herring''
|2018–present
| Audio
|-
|''Twitch channel rkherring''
|2020–present
| Video
|-
|''Ally and Herring's Twitch of Fun''
|2020–present
| Audio/Video
|-
|''RHLSTP Book Club''
|2022–present
| Audio/Video
|-
|''Can I Have My Ball Back?''
|2023
| Audio
|}
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=== Miscellaneous home media ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Title
!Format
!Year
|-
| ''Lee and Herring's Fist of Fun''
| CD/Tape
| 1995
|-
| ''Lee and Herring Live''
| VHS
| 1996
|-
| ''Michel Leeb – Qu'est-ce que Sexe?'' (Talking Cock performed in French)
| DVD
| 2004
|-
| ''On The Hour''
| CD
| 2008
|-
| ''Collings and Herrin: The Best of Earth Wind and Fire * *(and water)''
| CD
| 2010
|-
| ''As It Occurs To Me: Secret Stand Up''
| CD
| 2010
|-
| ''Collings and Herrin: War and Peace, Crime and Punishment''
| CD
| 2010
|-
| ''As It Occurs To Me: The Complete Cumpkin''
| CD
| 2011
|-
| ''10''
| DVD
| 2013
|}
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=== Books ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Title
!Publisher
!ISBN
!Year
|-
| ''Fist of Fun'' (With Stewart Lee)
| BBC Books
| {{ISBN|0-563-37185-4}}; {{ISBN|978-0-563-37185-4}}
| 1995
|-
| ''Talking Cock''
| Ebury
| {{ISBN|978-1-56025-608-3}}
| 2003 (reprinted 2012)
|-
| ''Warming Up Volume I: Bye Bye Balham''
| Go Faster Stripe
| {{ISBN|978-0-9560901-0-2}}
| 2008
|-
| ''How Not To Grow Up''
| Ebury
| {{ISBN|0-09-193208-4}} {{ISBN|978-0-09-193208-4}}
|  2010
|-
| ''Warming Up Volume II: The Box Lady and Other Pesticles''
| Go Faster Stripe
| 
| 2012
|-
| ''Emergency Questions''
| Go Faster Stripe
| 
| 2017
|-
| ''Christmas Emergency Questions''
| Go Faster Stripe
| 
| 2017
|-
| ''Emergency Questions: 1001 conversation-savers for any situation''
| Sphere
| {{ISBN|9780751574395}} {{ISBN|978-0751574395}}
| 2018
|-
| ''The Problem With Men''
| Sphere
| {{ISBN|0751581453}} {{ISBN|978-0751581454}}
| 2020
|-
| ''A Guide to Ye Ancient Fcience of Ftone Clearing''
| Sky Potato 
|
| 2020
|-
| ''Punani Self-Playing Snooker Sticker Album''
| Sky Potato 
|
| 2020
|-
| ''Would You Rather?''
| Sphere
| {{ ISBN|0751585718 }} {{ISBN| 978-0751585711}}
|2021
|-
| ''Can I Have My Ball Back?''
| Sphere
| 
|2022
|}

=== Other writing ===
*''Warming Up'' blog (2002–present)
*''Guardian How To Write'' (contributor) edited by Philip Oltermann The Guardian {{ISBN|0-85265-138-4}} {{ISBN|978-0-85265-138-4}} (2009)
*''The Atheist Guide to Christmas'' Contributor (Editor Ariane Sherine) The Friday Project {{ISBN|978-0-00-732261-9}} (2009)
*''Shouting at the Telly'' (Contributor) (Editor John Grindrod) Faber and Faber {{ISBN|0-571-24802-0}} {{ISBN|978-0-571-24802-5}} (2009)
*''Roger's Profanisaurus – Das Krapital'' Introduction Dennis Publishing {{ISBN|978-1-907232-90-9}} (2010)
*''Metro newspaper''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metro.co.uk/explore/topic/lifestyle/features/richard_herring_column |title=Richard Herring – Metro &#124; |publisher=Metro.co.uk |date=21 December 2012 |access-date=28 December 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019233219/http://www.metro.co.uk/explore/topic/lifestyle/features/richard_herring_column |archive-date=19 October 2012}}</ref> weekly column (2012–2016)
*''Behind the Sofa: Celebrity Memories of Doctor Who'' (contributor) edited by Steve Berry Matador (2012)
*''Dead Funny'' (Contributor) (Editors Robin Ince and Johnny Mains) Salt Publishing {{ISBN|9781907773761}} (2014)
*''Goodbye Europe: Writers and Artists Say Farewell'' (contributor) 	W&N 	{{ISBN|9780751574395}} {{ISBN|978-1409177548}} 	2017
*''Slaughterhouse 5: 50th Anniversary Edition'' (contributor) 	Vintage	{{ISBN|178487485X}} {{ISBN|978-1784874858}} 	2019
*''Zippy and Me'' by Ronnie Le Drew (foreword) 	Unbound {{ISBN|178352698X}} {{ISBN|978-1783526987}} 	2019

==Awards and recognition==

* [[Chortle Awards]] Internet Award 2011
* [[Chortle Awards]] Internet Award 2012
* [[Chortle Awards]] Internet Award 2013
* [[Radio Academy Awards]] Best Comedy – Bronze, 2013 (''[[Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast]]'')
* [[Chortle Awards]] Internet Award 2014
* [[Chortle Awards]] Internet Award 2018
* [[Chortle Awards]] Legend of Lockdown 2021 <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2021/03/22/48058/richard_herring%2C_the_latest_legend_of_lockdown|title=Chortle: 'Legends of Lockdown'|date=24 March 2021|via=Chortle}}</ref>
* [[British Podcast Awards]] Nominated Best Entertainment and Best Interview 2023

== Personal life ==
Herring was formerly in a relationship with the actress [[Julia Sawalha]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/g2/story/0,3604,540994,00.html |title=Merope Mills meets Ab Fab's Julia Sawalha |work=The guardian|date=23 August 2001 |access-date=28 December 2012 |location=London}}</ref> some years after joking on ''Fist of Fun'' that "My ideal woman has the head of Julia Sawalha and the body of Julia Sawalha." 

Before Sawalha he dated the actress [[Catherine Shepherd]] as revealed by [[Sally Phillips]] in 2022 on Herring's RHLSTP 409 podcast. <ref><https://shows.acast.com/rhlstp/episodes/rhlstp-409-sally-phillips</ref> 

He also dated [[Kelly Marcel]]<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211205/_vKL3vzB0nQ Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20210609131848/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vKL3vzB0nQ&t=960s Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vKL3vzB0nQ&t=960s| title = Nigel Planer - RHLSTP #331 | website=[[YouTube]]| date = 8 June 2021 }}{{cbignore}}</ref> and Sally Phillips.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3Y6zwalBblsC&pg=PA298|isbn=9781409061892|title=My Name is Daphne Fairfax: A Memoir|date=6 October 2009|publisher=Random House}}</ref>

In April 2012, Herring married author and comedian [[Catie Wilkins]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Saturday 7th April 2012|url=http://www.richardherring.com/warmingup/?id=3450|publisher=Richard Herring|access-date=31 May 2013}}</ref> They had their first child, a daughter, in February 2015, followed by a son in October 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.richardherring.com/warmingup/5/10/2017/index.html|title=Thursday 5th October 2017 - Warming Up - RichardHerring.com|first=Richard|last=Herring|website=www.richardherring.com}}</ref>

Herring has raised money for [[Scope (charity)|Scope]] since 2003, and ran the [[London Marathon]] in aid of the charity in 2004<ref>[http://www.justgiving.com/user/616212 Richard Herring] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100913062024/http://www.justgiving.com/user/616212 |date=13 September 2010 }}. JustGiving. Retrieved on 24 May 2011.</ref><ref>[http://original.justgiving.com/herringmarathon/ Flora London Marathon – Richard Herring Runs The Marathon] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721101258/http://original.justgiving.com/herringmarathon/ |date=21 July 2011 }}. Original.justgiving.com. Retrieved on 24 May 2011.</ref> as well as the Royal Parks Foundation Half Marathon in 2011, 2013 and 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chiptiming.co.uk/results/?sport=1&year=2014&event=319&race=214&surname=Herring&forename=Richard|title=hs sports chip timing – Results|work=HSS Chip Timing|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141020040711/http://www.chiptiming.co.uk/results/?sport=1&year=2014&event=319&race=214&surname=Herring&forename=Richard|archive-date=20 October 2014}}</ref> In January 2011 he was nominated for a Just Giving Life Time Achievement Award for his extensive work in helping to raise money, awareness and support for Scope.<ref>[http://www.justgivingawards.com/shortlist_award7.php JustGiving Awards 2011 – donate to charity and raise funds online – Raise money for charity online] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110123161348/http://www.justgivingawards.com/shortlist_award7.php |date=23 January 2011 }}. Justgivingawards.com (10 February 2011). Retrieved on 24 May 2011.</ref> In 2012 he was made a Patron of Scope.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.scope.org.uk/about-us/our-patrons |title=Our patrons – celebrity and VIP supporters – Disability Charity – Scope UK |publisher=Scope.org.uk |access-date=5 May 2013 |archive-date=13 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140313181249/http://www.scope.org.uk/about-us/our-patrons |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 2010 he was made a patron of [[Humanists UK]] (formerly The British Humanist Association)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.humanism.org.uk/about/people/distinguished-supporters |title=British Humanist Association website |publisher=Humanism.org.uk |access-date=28 December 2012}}</ref> and said: {{Cquote|text="It’s the 21st century and it’s time the human race accepted that we’re flying this plane and no one out there is going to save us from crashing it. So let’s work together, hey?"<ref>{{cite web|title=Richard Herring Writer, stand-up comedian and Patron of the BHA|url=https://humanism.org.uk/about/our-people/patrons/richard-herring/|website=British Humanist Association|access-date=7 March 2017}}</ref>}}

In February 2021 he had an [[orchidectomy]] to remove a cancerous [[testicle]], undergoing one shot of [[chemotherapy]] a month later.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://metro.co.uk/2021/03/26/richard-herring-says-chemo-done-and-dusted-after-testicular-cancer-14312624/ |title=chemo done and dusted |date=26 March 2021 |publisher= Metro|access-date=31 March 2021}}</ref> In November 2021 he ran the Hertfordshire Half Marathon and raised £30,000 for the hospitals that treated his condition.<ref>{{cite news|title=bbc.co.uk|work=BBC News|date=24 November 2021|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-59399677|access-date= 12 Jan 2022}}</ref> His book about the experience ''Can I Have My Ball Back?'' was published in October 2022. In April 2022 it was announced that Herring had become an Ambassador for [[Movember]].<ref>{{cite news|title=beyondthejoke.co.uk|work=Beyond The Joke|date=6 April 2022|url=https://www.beyondthejoke.co.uk/content/11891/richard-herring-movember|access-date= 6 April 2022}}</ref>

== Collections ==
The [[University of Kent]] holds material relating to Herring's career as part of the British Stand-Up Comedy Archive.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-12-06 |title=Richard Herring Collection |url=https://www.kent.ac.uk/library-it/special-collections/british-stand-up-comedy-archive/richard-herring-collection |access-date=2024-05-15 |website=Special Collections and Archives - University of Kent |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=University of Kent Special Collections & Archives |title=Richard Herring Collection |url=https://archive.kent.ac.uk/Record.aspx?src=CalmView.Catalog&id=BSUCA/RH |access-date=2024-05-15 |website=University of Kent Special Collections & Archives Catalogue}}</ref> The Richard Herring Collection contains performance scripts, promotional items, published material, and digital documents and scans.<ref name=":0" />

== See also ==
*[[Richard Herring's interview podcasts]]

== References ==
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== External links ==
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*[http://www.richardherring.com/ RichardHerring.com]
*{{IMDb name|id=0380672|name=Richard Herring}}
*[https://archive.kent.ac.uk/Record.aspx?src=CalmView.Catalog&id=BSUCA%2fRH Richard Herring Collection] at [[University of Kent]]
*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/8218726.stm BBC news story about ''Hitler Moustache'']

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