Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast (or RHLSTP ()) and Richard Herring's Edinburgh Fringe Podcast are two related comedy podcasts, created and hosted by British comedian Richard Herring. Hosted on The British Comedy Guide, the podcasts are chats with notable guests, usually fellow comedians. The original Edinburgh Fringe podcast ran from 2011 to 2013, and took place most days for the duration of the Fringe, focusing on chats with performers at the festival. They also contain short stand-up segments from Fringe performers. The Leicester Square Theatre Podcast, recorded at Leicester Square in London, began in 2012 and follows a similar format, with higher profile guests. It runs for a shorter series than the Edinburgh Fringe version, with weekly recordings.
Both podcasts are performed in front of a paying audience, but released for free download and streaming. Series One and Two of the Leicester Square Theatre Podcast were released solely in audio format, with the exception of Stewart Lee's episode, which was initially released as a DVD Extra for Fist of Fun, Series Two. From Series Three onwards all episodes of the show were released in both audio and video format – initially as a paid download, then free on YouTube. Series Seven was the first to be financed by a Kickstarter campaign in order to cover the costs of production. Since Series Seventeen, Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast has been recorded on tour at different venues and, as such, has been referred to only by the acronym title of RHLSTP. After only one episode of Series Nineteen was recorded, the remainder of the series was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Herring continued to conduct chats and provide new content via Twitch during the lockdowns. In March 2022 he started releasing the RHLSTP Book Club podcast on Fridays, usually recorded remotely, where he chatted with authors about one of their books.
Episode guide Edinburgh Fringe Podcast
Series OneRecorded 3–28 August 2011#Guest(s)Stand-Up01Michael LeggeCatie Wilkins02Matthew CrosbyLou Sanders03Tony LawChris McCausland04Andy ZaltzmanThe Behemoth05Dan AntopolskiNick Helm06Susan CalmanNaz Osmanoglu07Glenn WoolSimon Munnery08Dave GormanNick Doody09Paul SinhaTania Edwards10Francesca MartinezHolly Walsh11Sarah MillicanSara Pascoe12Ray PeacockKatherine Ryan13Shappi KhorsandiSimon Donald14Barry CryerEdward Aczel15Josh HowieJosh Widdicombe16Simon MunneryMatt Green17Dan TetsellLee Camp18Al MurrayMartin Mor19Dave FultonSteve Gribbin20Omid DjaliliJen Brister21Paul ProvenzaJoe Lycett22Episode 22 was lost due to a recording malfunctionPhil NicholMarkus Birdman23RumpelMatt Kirshen24Isy SuttieAndrew O'Neill25Adam BuxtonSeymour Mace
Series TwoRecorded 2–27 August 2012#Guest(s)Stand-Up26Sarah KendallIszi Lawrence27Ray Peacock & Ed GambleCatie Wilkins28Marek LarwoodDoug Segal29Andrew O'NeillJuliet Meyers30Simon MunneryMary Bourke31Lucy PorterMarkus Birdman32Mick FoleyGavin Webster33Nina ContiChristian Reilly34Matthew KellyMatthew Osborn35Craig CampbellHelen Keen36Janet EllisAhir Shah37Brendon BurnsGráinne Maguire38Sarah MillicanPete Johansson39Tony Law Lou Sanders40Susan CalmanTiffany Stevenson41Nick HelmJay Foreman42Simon Donald Helen Arney43Al MurrayCelia Pacquola44Michael LeggeJarlath Regan45Felicity WardHayley Ellis46Nick DoodySteve Gribbin47Simon EvansLloyd Langford48Martin MorRo Campbell49Phil NicholTony Jameson50Rumpel, Orbax & PepperKeir McAllister
Series ThreeRecorded 31 July–26 August 2013#Guest(s)Stand-Up51Jenny EclairAlfie Brown52David BaddielKatie Mulgrew53Norman LovettChristian Reilly54Brendon Burns & John LloydKeith Farnan55Susan CalmanLee Camp56Rory McGrath & Josh WiddicombeCarly Smallman57Ian Lavender & Tony LawCarey Marx58Janey Godley & Ashley StorrieDoug Segal59Omid Djalili & Ben MoorMichael J Dolan60David O'Doherty & Michael LeggeFelicity Ward61Greg Proops & Hannibal BuressLost Voice Guy62Milton Jones & Bo BurnhamPaul Gannon63Sarah MillicanGeoff Norcott64Sean Hughes & Paul FootBenny Boot65Terry Alderton & Ardal O'HanlonZoe Lyons66Fred MacAulay & Colt CabanaNadia Kamil67Al Murray & Paul ProvenzaSally-Anne Hayward68Alexei SayleDavid Kay69Ray Peacock & Ed GambleDana Alexander70Mark Thomas & Rob DelaneyChris Stokes 71Paul Putner & Scroobius PipSarah Campbell72Ed Byrne & Bridget ChristieLuke Wright73Caroline Rhea & Alex Lowe as Barry from WatfordAlex Edelman74Stewart Lee as Baconface & Simon DonaldJarleth Regan75Jason ManfordWayne Mazadza
Series FourRecorded 5–25 August 2017#Guest(s)76Doug Anthony All Stars77James Acaster78Iain Stirling & Jason Manford79John Robins & Ahir Shah
Leicester Square Theatre Podcast
Series OneRecorded 7 May – 26 June 2012#Guest(s)01Tim Minchin02Jonathan Ross03Francesca Martinez04Charlie Higson05Charlie Brooker06Nick Frost07David Baddiel08Stewart Lee09Armando Iannucci & Graham Linehan
Series TwoRecorded 1 October – 3 December 2012#Guest(s)10Rob Delaney11Steve Pemberton & Reece Shearsmith12Peter Serafinowicz13David Mitchell14Dave Gorman15Adam BuxtonExtraStand-Up 201216Russell Howard
Series ThreeRecorded 7 May, 28 May – 1 July 2013#Guest(s)SpecialPappy's at Machynlleth Comedy FestivalSpecialSony Awards17Chris AddisonExtra:Stand-Up 201318Stephen Fry19Mary Beard20John Lloyd21Russell Brand22Edgar Wright23Mark Thomas24Isy Suttie25Sean Hughes
Series FourRecorded 30 September – 28 October 2013#Guest26Shappi Khorsandi27Rufus Hound28Miranda Hart29Miles Jupp30Dara Ó Briain31Ross Noble32Simon Pegg33Stephen Merchant
Series FiveRecorded 17 February – 24 March, 2 May 2014#Guest(s)34Adam Buxton35Jenny Eclair36Helen Zaltzman & Olly Mann37Robert Llewellyn38Alexei Sayle39Greg Davies40Danny Baker41Josie Long42Harry Shearer43Susan Calman44 Jon Ronson45Nick HelmSpecial Mike Wozniak at Machynlleth Comedy Festival
Series SixRecorded 29 September – 24 November 2014#Guest(s)46Katherine Ryan47Mark Gatiss48:Brendon Burns49James Acaster50Steve Coogan51Sara Pascoe52Sarah Millican53Rebecca Front54Josh Widdicombe55Andy Zaltzman56Richard Osman57Michael Legge58Milton Jones59Victoria Coren Mitchell60Sue Perkins61Ben Goldacre62Paul Putner & Trevor Lock63Stewart Lee (TMWRNJ Special)SpecialSofie Hagen at the Spike Sligo Festival
Series SevenRecorded 1 June – 27 July 2015#Guest(s)64Bob Mortimer65Lou Sanders66Emma Kennedy67Romesh Ranganathan68Robert Webb69Louis Theroux70Roisin Conaty71Johnny Vegas72Mark Watson73Robin Ince74Rob Delaney & Sharon Horgan75Jessica Hynes76Bridget Christie77Brett Goldstein78Paul Sinha79Al Murray80Limmy81Joe Lycett
Series EightRecorded 27 September – 29 November 2015#Guest82Stuart Goldsmith83Diane Morgan84Lee Mack85Janey Godley86Robert Popper87Luisa Omielan88John FinnemoreDVD ExclusiveRichard Herring89Sarah Kendall90Eddie Izzard91Phill Jupitus92Jack Whitehall93John Robins94David Mitchell95Hal Cruttenden96Scroobius Pip97Aisling Bea98Ray Peacock99Cariad Lloyd100Richard Bacon
Series NineRecorded 6 June – 25 July 2016#Guest101Iain Lee102Tony Law103Lauren Laverne104Ben Bailey Smith105Marcus Brigstocke106David Cross107Vic Reeves108Susie Dent109Nish Kumar110Matthew Crosby111Graham Linehan112Sofie Hagen113Russell Kane114Tim Minchin115Tom Parry116Elis JamesSpecialLord Mayor Dave Taylor at the Great Yorkshire FringeSpecialMark Addy at the Great Yorkshire Fringe
Series TenRecorded 3 October – 28 November 2016#GuestSpecialDan Schreiber at the London Podcast Festival117Armando Iannucci118Hans Teeuwen119Dane Baptiste120Caitlin Moran121Will Smith122Tony Robinson123Kerry Godliman124Chris Addison125Ed Gamble126Deborah Frances-White127Dawn French128Tom Davis129Susan Calman130Jess Thom aka Touretteshero131Sarah Millican132Simon Munnery133Lucy Porter134Peter Serafinowicz
Series ElevenRecorded 5 June – 24 July 2017#Guest(s)SpecialBec Hill at Wells Comedy Festival135Paul Merton136Joe Thomas137Jessica Knappett138Adam Buxton139Zoe Lyons140Andrew Collins141David BaddielSpecialRahul Kohli and Martin Barrass at the Great Yorkshire Fringe142Brendon Burns and Craig Quartermaine143Dan Skinner144Katy Brand145Julian Clary146Limmy147Arthur Smith148Robert Webb149Ed Byrne150Sara Pascoe
Series TwelveRecorded 16 October – 27 November 2017#Guest(s)151Ellie Taylor152Armando Iannucci153Rachel Parris154John Moloney155Jan Ravens156Ed Miliband and Geoff Lloyd157Greg Jenner158Simon Brodkin159Richard Osman160Reginald D Hunter161Johann Hari162Katy Wix163Paul Chowdhry164Dave Gorman
Series ThirteenRecorded 5 February – 2 April 2018#Guest(s)165Kathy Burke166Adam Kay167John Robins and Elis James168Danielle Ward169Trevor and Simon170Jess Phillips171Mackenzie Crook172Kiri Pritchard-McLean and Rachel Fairburn aka All Killa No Filla173Katherine Ryan174Peter Baynham175Brian Blessed176Pippa Evans177Maria Bamford178Sophie Willan179Desiree Burch180Al Murray181My Dad Wrote a Porno182Mark SteelSpecial Jessica Fostekew and Holly Burn at Machynlleth Comedy FestivalSpecial Michael Eavis at Wells Comedy Festival (unbroadcast)
Series FourteenRecorded 24 September – 19 November 2018#Guest(s)183Jonathan Ames184Alex Horne185Ross NobleSpecialToby Hadoke at Manchester Podcast Festival186Lou SandersSpecialGlenn Wool at Manchester Podcast Festival 187Alice Lowe188Jess Robinson189Drunk Women Solving Crime190Greg Davies191Rose Matafeo192Nish Kumar193James O'Brien194Amanda Abbington195Joe Lycett196Fingers on Buzzers197Rick Edwards198Sanjeev Bhaskar199Terry Hall200Adam Buxton
Series FifteenRecorded 4 February – 1 April 2019#Guest(s)201Sathnam Sanghera (recorded at Bilston Town Hall)Special Tim Vine at Bristol Slapstick FestivalSpecial Joe Thomas and Damon Beesley at Bristol Slapstick FestivalSpecial The Goodies at Bristol Slapstick Festival202Jon Ronson203Emily Atack204Rob Brydon205David Morrissey206Peter Lord – Komedia Bath207Kerry Howard – Komedia Bath208James Acaster209London Hughes210Suzi Ruffell211Joel Dommett212Matt Forde213Les Dennis214Matt Lucas215Rosie JonesN/A Richard E. Grant (unbroadcast)216 Tiff Stevenson217 Adrian Chiles – Birmingham Town Hall218 Nicholas Parsons219 Do The Right Thing PodcastSpecial Kay Mellor – Theatre Royal, Wakefield220Alice RobertsSpecial Rob Rouse – Theatre Royal, Wakefield221No Such Thing as a Fish Special Fiona Allen at Henley Festival Special Richard Herring interviewed by Sarah Benetto at Deer Shed Festival Special Rebecca Callard at the Great Yorkshire Fringe
Series SixteenRecorded 2–25 August 2019 at New Town Theatre, Edinburgh#GuestsEd. 1 Laura Lexx and Tony LawEd. 2 Lucy Beaumont and Scummy MummiesEd. 3 Jena Friedman and Phil WangEd. 4 Sophie Duker and Vikki StoneEd. 5 Jayde Adams and David O'DohertyEd. 6 John Robins and Snjólaug LúðvíksdóttirEd. 7 Janey Godley & Ashley Storrie and Spencer JonesEd. 8 Steph Tisdell and Jen BristerEd. 9 Tony Slattery and Isma AlmaEd. 10 Lauren Pattison and Geoff NorcottEd. 11 Richard OsmanEd. 12 Rob Auton and Lost Voice GuyEd. 13 Arabella Weir and Bryony KimmingsEd. 14 Sunil Patel and Daliso ChapondaEd. 15 Fern Brady and Josie LongEd. 16 Sarah Kendall and Rich WilsonEd. 17 Tommy Tiernan and Sukh OjlaEd. 18 Susan Murray and Alice FraserEd. 19 George Egg and Cally BeatonEd. 20 Thom Tuck and Tom RosenthalEd. 21 Flo and Joan and John Kearns
Series SeventeenRecorded 3 April – 26 July 2019#Guest(s)222 Angela Barnes – The Old Market, Brighton223 Stephen Grant – The Old Market, BrightonN/A Ricky Wilson – Leeds City Varieties (unbroadcast)224 Mark Charnock and Dominic Brunt – Leeds City Varieties225 Jimmy Cricket – The Lowry, Salford226 Sarah Millican – The Lowry, Salford227 Russell Howard – Kings Place, London228 Sara Barron – Kings Place, London229 Michael Sheen – Kings Place, LondonSpecial Guilty Feminist Mashup with Siobhan McSweeney – Kings Place, London 230 Ed Gamble – Kings Place, London 231 Bobby Mair – Warwick Arts Centre 232 Caroline Quentin – Warwick Arts Centre 233 Shaun Williamson – Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury 234 Vic Reeves – Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury