Special edition recorded at the Machynlleth comedy festival with the Pappys trio.

Here is Rich's audience warm up set from Monday night. As he goes on stage, he is slightly nervous as Stephen hasn't shown up yet, so he's looking for alternative guests in the crowd. And there are rich pickings, two butlers, a nuclear physicist and a bizarre pair of shifty men, one wearing an 'I Love London' hat. What are they doing? What are they planning? Will Stephen turn up? (Spoiler: yes.)

In the first of three special interviews from the Bristol Slapstick Festival, Richard talks to ex-World Record Punster and Pen Behind the Ear supremo, Tim Vine, who picks some of his favourite comedy clips. The pair chat about how to write one-liners, how they have helped and failed to help each other’s sets, the best joke ever from the Edinburgh Fringe and look through some of the influences that have made Tim the child-man that he is today. Will a slightly ill Tim make it to the end of the interview? Let’s hope so, cos there’s a great clip with his dad to enjoy if he does.

Rich is still at the Bristol Slapstick Festival, chatting with some of his comedy heroes, including the co-creator and one of the stars of the Inbetweeners, Damon Beesly and Joe Thomas. They chat about the difficulty of casting the show, why it was set in the present day rather than the 80s as originally intended, Rich’s failure to get a part in the show and the phenomenal success of the films. They also discuss whether there will ever be any more Inbetweeners in the future. What do you think? Should they? Of course they shouldn’t! Plus a special message from the other co-creator of the series Iain Morris.

Rich is at the Bristol Slapstick Festival and almost bursting with excitement to meet and chat with his childhood and adulthood heroes, Graeme Garden, Bill Oddie and Tim Brooke-Taylor, aka The Goodies. They chat about the origins of the team and the cartoons and slapstick stars that influenced them, how the special effects still stand up today, why they left the BBC and whether they resent the fact they've never been repeated, the kitten, the gibbon, the music and the stunt man that they shared with a legend. It's beautiful to see the boys back together and to see how quickly they slip back into the old triple act and for them to get the ovation that they deserve.

RHLSTP comes to the Long Division Festival at the beautiful Wakefield Theatre Royal and Richard is impressed with the commitment the area has made to unpopular fruit and the world's most famous mulberry bush. His guest is the writer, actor, director, song-writer and possible badmington champion, Kay Mellor. It's a writer's masterclass, showing the determination and talent that is needed to make it in the business (with Rich as the perfect example of how not to make it), with great stories about the genesis of Band of Gold, the importance of empathy for your characters, using real life stories and when to keep secrets and how a working class mum made it in a business so skewed towards men and what can be done to level the playing field. Plus Rich possibly lands his first ever job as a result of doing the podcast - though it's a part very much within his comfort zone.

RHLSTP comes to the Long Division Festival at the beautiful Wakefield Theatre Royal and Richard is impressed with the commitment the area has made to unpopular fruit and the world's most famous mulberry bush. His guest is the writer, actor, director, song-writer and possible badmington champion, Kay Mellor. It's a writer's masterclass, showing the determination and talent that is needed to make it in the business (with Rich as the perfect example of how not to make it), with great stories about the genesis of Band of Gold, the importance of empathy for your characters, using real life stories and when to keep secrets and how a working class mum made it in a business so skewed towards men and what can be done to level the playing field. Plus Rich possibly lands his first ever job as a result of doing the podcast - though it's a part very much within his comfort zone.

RHLSTP comes to the Long Division Festival at the beautiful Wakefield Theatre Royal and Richard is impressed with the commitment the area has made to unpopular fruit and the world's most famous mulberry bush. His guest is the writer, actor, director, song-writer and possible badmington champion, Kay Mellor. It's a writer's masterclass, showing the determination and talent that is needed to make it in the business (with Rich as the perfect example of how not to make it), with great stories about the genesis of Band of Gold, the importance of empathy for your characters, using real life stories and when to keep secrets and how a working class mum made it in a business so skewed towards men and what can be done to level the playing field. Plus Rich possibly lands his first ever job as a result of doing the podcast - though it's a part very much within his comfort zone.

RHLSTP comes to the Long Division Festival at the beautiful Wakefield Theatre Royal and Richard is impressed with the commitment the area has made to unpopular fruit and the world's most famous mulberry bush. His guest is the writer, actor, director, song-writer and possible badmington champion, Kay Mellor. It's a writer's masterclass, showing the determination and talent that is needed to make it in the business (with Rich as the perfect example of how not to make it), with great stories about the genesis of Band of Gold, the importance of empathy for your characters, using real life stories and when to keep secrets and how a working class mum made it in a business so skewed towards men and what can be done to level the playing field. Plus Rich possibly lands his first ever job as a result of doing the podcast - though it's a part very much within his comfort zone.

Ally and Herring’s Twitch of Fun - Richard Herring teams up with an 128 year old, “handsy”, ventriloquist doll made by his great-grandad to review the day’s newspapers in an attempt to put to rest the ghosts of old and failed double acts he’s been in. It’s a format that I am sure you’ve seen before, but hopefully we can give it a fresh spin. Unprepared and unrehearsed, Ally and Herring have no idea what the other one is about to say and as long as the offensive stuff is said by the dummy then no one can touch us. But which one’s the dummy? Episode 1 - What’s the Problem? Richard tries to do a sensible news review, but his plans are scuppered when his 128 year old puppet wants to get involved. They discuss the innocuous things on Johnny Depp’s table, social media gaffs, Kanye West’s presidential bid, cancel culture and whether Richard’s mimicry of accents is a hate crime. Plus there’s a surprise for Ally and any fans of 19th Century druggists. You can watch this live every Thursday night at 8pm on Twitch http://twitch.tv/rkherring If you’re with Amazon Prime give us free money to make more podcasts with by linking your Twitch and Prime accounts and subscribing every week - Here’s how it works. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WL9ja...

Episode 2 Nobody Likes a Same Phrase Richard brings in a brand new puppet to try and mix things up, but it may be too early to try and save a franchise with an unpopular character that no one likes. Luckily Ally is on hand to pep up the serious news review. The boys cover all the poo in bed news, the audacious attempt to steal a tiny amount of money on Twitter, Yvette Fielding’s dad popping up from the after life to screw with her body image and drugs in Glasgow. Plus how to eat a boiled egg and what dummy gametes are made of. And some ominous stuff that will make it hard for Rich to sleep soundly in his bed again. Join us on Twitch for more jolly japes http://twitch.tv/rkherring Relativity is on Friday mornings at 11.30am on Radio 4 (and available on Radio Player) and Rich’s new book should be on presale from Friday 17th at all good book stores.

Marmite Smiley Face Richard is nearly back in the big time and he’s using this podcast as his audition and wearing a shirt so he will be taken seriously. But his little friends can’t wait to be involved. Will they ruin it for him again? Rich bites the hand that feeds, Donkey speaks actual words and Ally ruminates on his ability to travel in time and the curse that has become. Plus find out the truth about Prince Andrew, whether Rich is part of the Russia scandal and there’s a bit hint about what TV show he might be returning to and which professional dancer he’d like to be teamed up with. Plus a man who has gone crazy in lockdown and thinks his Marmite pot is hilarious. Imagine a grown man holding up an inanimate object and thinking that makes him funny You can preorder Richard’s new book/e book/audiobook here (and in other places) https://www.amazon.co.uk/Problem-Men-...

Decapitated Morph Rich is riding high on his newly announced TV success, but will his hubris and champagne drinking bring him crashing down. And what will interrupt him next? There’s a special surprise guest star (don’t look at the image for the full surprise) and some old friends and Ally and Herring discuss whether President Trump will ever leave, whether Stonehnge is all that impressive, the ownership of dummies, who is the dummy? and the offensiveness of Golliwogs. It’s a doll heavy episode, but that’s why you’re watching/listening you perverts. Rich is on holiday now, but should be back next Friday.

Episode 5 - Whory Horse Rich is still on holiday really, but so desperate to show the BBC of his versatility that he’s made this taster tape of his various skills for them. We get more comedic observations from Marmite Lid and a buzzing Frankingstein-style reanimation and three more characters are added to the roster, but it’s when Rich tries to do his serious news review that things get taken off track. Ally and Herring are back together to discuss Prince Andrew’s perverse use of puppets, Boris Johnson’s amazing strength, what rich people spend their money on, how to control Herring gulls and the dangers of using John Cleese as a measure of distance. It goes on for an hour. I am very sorry.

Episode 6 - Barbara Knows Best After a week in a box with Whory Horse, Ally is very relaxed, but he might be some surprised by some format changes and workshopped new jingles, just as you might be surprised by the new countdown screen by the wonderful Andrew Bobbin and the scary Richard Herring Lewis Chessman by Richard Ison. The pair discuss A level results, what dummies dream about, the sexual allure of Priti Patel, Prince Andrew imitating our comedy again and Ricky Wilson’s burning desire for revenge over children. Plus some updated songs and a contender for Christmas number one and a last minute replacement for Brian Wasp. Back the stone clearing kickstarter here https://www.rhlstp.co.uk/kickstarter There is a snooker one (including Ally T shirt) starting up soon

Gelle’s Leg Has Come Off Richard has moved to a professional studio with completely solid walls, such has been the success of this new venture. Hopefully he’ll be able to review the papers uninterrupted here… No chance. Ally, Donkey, Brian Wasp Marmite Lid and even a little Herring are all on hand to mess things up. The chat is about how to steal the Crown Jewels, a pop star with scurvey, the colony of the damned, appropriate names for terrorists and when serial killers wear masks. Plus offensive cups and some Putin baiting.

Rich has failed to secure a human guest for RHLSTP and so instead decides to get drunk and talk to some Victorian dolls. It's a very special kind of second lockdown madness, so approach with caution. Find out all about Edinburgh 1987 and the unnamable person who carried out a dummy-based infraction on Herring, plus the sketch that launched the Ally and Herring double act. How did Ally and Sally meet? What is Ally's favourite compass direction? Does the ghost of Richard's dead relatives live on in the dummies? And are they destined to sit on a shelf next to a crap Prince William once Richard has died.