Retro RHLSTP 86 - Harry Shearer

RHLSTP with Richard Herring

British Comedy Guide

Comedy, Performing Arts, Tv & Film, Arts

4.8 • 5.7K Ratings

🗓️ 3 June 2024

⏱️ 74 minutes

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RETRO RHLSTP #86 - Creative Differences - Richard has some news of an amazing time travelling finger and is clearly super excited to be meeting one of his all-time comedy heroes, Harry Shearer from off of This is Spinal Tap and The Simpsons. Rich was too scared to talk to him when he saw him improbably travelling on London's tube, but hopefully he won't just sit quietly, staring at him and saying nothing this time. The pair discuss Harry's career which seems to break the space-time continuum as he's worked with such legends as Abbott and Costello, Jack Benny and Mel Blanc. Why does Derek Smalls wrap his courgette in tin foil and what's his affiliation with Shrewsbury Town? How much creative control do the actors on the Simpsons have over the characters they have helped create? Is stubbornness a pro or a con when trying to make it in show business? What is the Jerry Lewis film, "The Day The Clown Cried" really like? Will we hear from Simpson's character Hugh Jass? It's an amazing interview with a driven and hilarious genius man. And Harry Shearer is in it too.

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0:00.0	Hey everyone welcome to my podcast feed powered by a-class plus of course
0:04.9	There's a brief hiatus in the Can I have my ballback tour for half term, but I am back on the 7th of June at the Bluesbury Theatre 9th of June at the Lesser Square Theatre. Those are the last
0:14.5	two London gigs. We need to sell some tickets for those two, I have to say the first Lesser
0:19.2	Square Theatre gig was fantastic and full, but there are still plenty of tickets for those two
0:24.8	London dates and there will be reviewers coming so if you are even just thinking
0:28.9	about coming to the tour please consider coming to one of those two gigs.
0:33.0	But then I'm on to Cambridge, Leicester, Leeds, the Solford Lowry, Newcastle,
0:37.0	Newcastle, which is sold out, Bridport, Ipswich, Swindon, Portsmouth, Basingstone, Cheltenham and Monmouth, Carlisle, Lancaster,
0:43.6	Castle, Shrewsbury, Alton, Froom, Bristol, Sheffield, Guilford, Norwich,
0:48.0	sold out and Andover.
0:50.1	Richard Herring.com slash Ballback slash tour for all details.
0:54.0	Thanks to everybody's come so far. It's been really fun doing the show.
0:57.4	It's been going pretty well in terms of ticket sales and it's a good show I think. it's lovely to meet you guys after the show do come and say hello
1:07.3	Anyway, let's sit back relax and enjoy another wonderful podcast from the
1:17.0	And incredible mind of Richard Keith Herring. Hello, it's Jamie Laying here.
1:22.0	And Sophie Laying here. Hello it's Jamie laying here and Sophie laying here and newlyweds are currently being
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