My latest new thing was 'Go to a podcast recording'. At the moment I prefer listening to podcasts rather than music in the mornings. Sometimes I can learn new things but mainly I get to laugh to myself (and get funny looks from other commuters) as I enjoy comedy based shows during my commute to work, my favourites being No Such Thing as a Fish, Answer Me This, RHLSTP and The Nerdist.
I decided to get tickets for RHLSTP, or Richard Herrings Leicester Square Theatre Podcast, to give it, it's full name. Richard Herring is a comedian, who, to be honest I hadn't really heard of before I started listening to the podcast, and the Leicester Square Theatre is where he hosts his podcast - simple really. For the podcast Herring interviews different comedians. I started listening a couple of years back when I randomly downloaded it. Since then I've listened to him interview people from Stephen Fry, David Mitchell, Isy Suttie and Tim Minchin. At the moment the live recordings take place on Sunday afternoons. I booked a couple of tickets for me and Stuart a few of weeks in advance, before the guests were announced. I wasn't worried though, he's interviewed probably hundreds of people and I think I've known the work of about 80% percent of them. I figured there was a good chance when I went to a live show I'd know the comedian, and I really hoped Herring would be interviewing one of my favourites, like David Mitchell or Charlie Brooker.
The Leicester Square Theatre is small, cute theatre on one of the side roads of Leicester Square. If you don't know it's there it can be easy to miss, slotted in next to a church and the Prince Charles cinema. If you've never been I recommend it, there's not many places in Central London where you can see great comedy in such a small location.
As I had booked my tickets so early (before the guests were announced) I had front row seats. The best place to sit when Stephen Fry, Miranda Hart or Katherine Ryan turned up to be interviewed.
As I took my seat I noticed the theatre wasn't all that busy. That indicated to me that perhaps the guest wouldn't be the most well known, but I was still hopeful I'd at least have heard of them. Turns out Richard Herring was going to be interviewing two comedians this week; Robert Popper and Luisa Omielan. Unfortunately I hadn't heard of either of them, however as I'm trying new things, I decided shouldn't be put off listening to a couple of new comedians.
The first guest, Robert Popper, is a writer and producer who created the show Friday Night Dinner and has worked on programmes such as The Inbetweeners and Look Around You. What I was most interested to hear about though were the books he'd written including The Timewasters Letters. I remember reading this a few years back, it's one of those easy books you can read on the tube. Popper started writing funny letters to different companies after finding a directory in the BBC offices one day. If you do read the book, I think some of the replies are just as funny, or more so than the original letters.
The second guest, Luisa Omielan, was much more on my level. She had toured with her show 'What Would Beyonce Do' which was a sneaker hit at Edinburgh last year. She was engaging, funny and made me want to see her next stand up show 'Am I Right Ladies'.
If you want to listen to the full interviews you can download the podcast, and even listen to some of the back catalogue. If you can though I recommend going to a live recording, even if like me, you don't know the guests. Herring is entertaining, a little bit ridiculous and more than a bit crude, my kind of comedian basically. You can book tickets, and see the list of upcoming guests here.
As it turns out Herring will be interviewing David Mitchell later in the series but tickets have already sold out, dang it.
The Leicester Square Theatre is small, cute theatre on one of the side roads of Leicester Square. If you don't know it's there it can be easy to miss, slotted in next to a church and the Prince Charles cinema. If you've never been I recommend it, there's not many places in Central London where you can see great comedy in such a small location.
As I had booked my tickets so early (before the guests were announced) I had front row seats. The best place to sit when Stephen Fry, Miranda Hart or Katherine Ryan turned up to be interviewed.
As I took my seat I noticed the theatre wasn't all that busy. That indicated to me that perhaps the guest wouldn't be the most well known, but I was still hopeful I'd at least have heard of them. Turns out Richard Herring was going to be interviewing two comedians this week; Robert Popper and Luisa Omielan. Unfortunately I hadn't heard of either of them, however as I'm trying new things, I decided shouldn't be put off listening to a couple of new comedians.
The first guest, Robert Popper, is a writer and producer who created the show Friday Night Dinner and has worked on programmes such as The Inbetweeners and Look Around You. What I was most interested to hear about though were the books he'd written including The Timewasters Letters. I remember reading this a few years back, it's one of those easy books you can read on the tube. Popper started writing funny letters to different companies after finding a directory in the BBC offices one day. If you do read the book, I think some of the replies are just as funny, or more so than the original letters.
The second guest, Luisa Omielan, was much more on my level. She had toured with her show 'What Would Beyonce Do' which was a sneaker hit at Edinburgh last year. She was engaging, funny and made me want to see her next stand up show 'Am I Right Ladies'.
If you want to listen to the full interviews you can download the podcast, and even listen to some of the back catalogue. If you can though I recommend going to a live recording, even if like me, you don't know the guests. Herring is entertaining, a little bit ridiculous and more than a bit crude, my kind of comedian basically. You can book tickets, and see the list of upcoming guests here.
As it turns out Herring will be interviewing David Mitchell later in the series but tickets have already sold out, dang it.
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