Retro RHLSTP 118 - Sally Phillips

RHLSTP with Richard Herring

British Comedy Guide

Comedy, Performing Arts, Tv & Film, Arts

4.8 • 5.7K Ratings

🗓️ 13 October 2025

⏱️ 78 minutes

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#409 Di and Dodi Threesome - Recorded in the week of a tragic loss, at least there is good news for one of the podcast’s favourite personalities. Richard’s guest is the brilliant actor and writer and also his ex-girlfriend, Sally Phillips. They talk about the girl who smelled of spam and Sally’s impressive performance in the film “How To Please A Woman”, but they can’t avoid the elephant in the room and discuss there somewhat different memories of the break up of their relationship (and at least one of hers confuses a sketch with reality, but what is truth?) and how this impacted on their Edinburgh shows (and lives).

Can they reach a place of forgiveness for their behaviour? Also Sally’s side of the Princess Diana love triangle, how being in a comedy gang in the 1990s gave us all too much confidence, how she got the job in Alan Partridge, what led to her working with Mr Tumble and speculation on why Hugh Grant doesn’t talk to her. Also the impact of disablist language (and an appearance from her son, Ol), grabbing the reins of power, being careful what you wish for, Dexter Fletcher and a tension that makes this one of the greatest and funniest RHLSTPs ever.

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0:00.0	Hello, Ratfans. Welcome to the Richard Herring podcast feed. Thanks for listening. Do tell your friends about this podcast if you care to. Just a little bit of information. We've got some gigs coming up November the 3rd and November the 18th at Leicester Square Theatre. The guests on the 3rd of November are Richard A. O'Addy and US comic actor Paul F Tompkins. There are very few tickets left for that so do book now if you
0:23.2	want to come we're aiming high for the 18th we've got a very very good guest penciled in
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0:41.7	and much, much more.
0:43.3	I love you all.
0:44.5	Now listen to my podcast,
0:46.1	my finest friend.
0:47.2	Mm-hmm.
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