RHLSTP 570 - Barry Ferns

RHLSTP with Richard Herring

British Comedy Guide

Comedy, Performing Arts, Tv & Film, Arts

4.8 • 5.7K Ratings

🗓️ 16 July 2025

⏱️ 60 minutes

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RHLSTP #570 - Spectated Spaghetti Bolognaise - As the Edinburgh Fringe approaches, Richard is at the Bill Murray comedy club in Islington to talk to one of the founders of the club and the artist formerly known as Lionel Richie, Barry Ferns. They discuss the formation of this hub of comedy creativity and Richard’s part in it (not that he remembers), which Bill Murray it’s named after and what they will do if the other Bill Murray ever turns up. Barry chats about his Edinburgh Fringe show “My Seven Years as Lionel Richie” https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/barry-ferns-my-seven-years-as-lionel-richie and the many other self-destructive comedic decisions he has made, how Edinburgh left him bankrupt and homeless, how he convinced tourists they could go inside Arthur’s Seat and how his commitment to the bit led to him losing paid employment. In many ways he is a fucking idiot, but a glorious one.

See Barry’s Edinburgh show https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/barry-ferns-my-seven-years-as-lionel-richie

Check out what’s on at the Bill Murray here https://www.angelcomedy.co.uk/

See RHLSTP at the Edinburgh Fringe https://richardherring.com/rhlstpt/tour

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0:00.0	Hello, my finest friends. Thank you for downloading the podcast. Thank you to everyone who came to the Sheffield for Alastable with Bernie Clifton. It will be out in September in two parts. Could have been eight or nine parts if the theatre had let us stay in there all the time. Absolutely amazing. Can't wait for you to hear it. But do come and see these shows live because the atmosphere was electric in their absolutely fantastic,
0:23.2	hardly ever experienced anything like that is Brian Blessed times two, but he's such a lovely
0:29.0	man. But look, we are doing more gigs at the Edinburgh Fringe if you want to experience it live
0:33.1	from the 30th of July to the 10th of August. I'm at stand three at 2 o'clock every single day with a different guest.
0:41.3	If you go to richetering.com slash Rahalusper.
0:43.6	You can see who is coming up.
0:45.4	It includes Tom Rosenthal.
0:47.5	It includes Reese Darby and Dan Schreiber and Buttons from the Cryptid Factor.
0:51.9	It includes Nina Conti.
0:54.3	Lots of fantastic names that you will not want to miss.
0:59.3	Check it out, richardine.com slash for Hallisterpah.
1:01.3	Come and see us in Edinburgh.
1:02.2	We've got a lot of money to pay for our accommodation.
1:04.5	So please, please buy some tickets.
1:06.9	And thank you for listening to the podcast.
1:08.6	Do tell your friend.
1:09.3	See you again.
1:13.4	Hello, the Bill Murray.
1:15.8	Welcome to the show.
1:17.1	Please welcome to the stage.
1:19.0	A man who I'm sure it's a good podcast.
1:22.6	He's Richard Heron.
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