RHLSTP 577 - Bernie Clifton (Part 1)

RHLSTP with Richard Herring

British Comedy Guide

Comedy, Performing Arts, Tv & Film, Arts

4.8 • 5.7K Ratings

🗓️ 27 August 2025

⏱️ 66 minutes

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RHLSTP #577 - From Clogs to Biscuit Tins - Richard is at the Crossed Wires Festival in Sheffield where his guest is the legendary Bernie Clifton, a man with so many stories that we couldn’t get them into one podcast (and to be fair we didn’t have time to get them all into two). And it’s a couple of great weeks coming up for anyone who thinks Richard talks too much. Bernie takes us through his early days growing up in poverty, nearly getting killed by the Nazis and leaving school to deliver bread. He also talks about being the world’s worst plumber, how National Service changed his life and starting out as a singer. Plus the huge star who diverted him towards the prop-comedy that would make him famous, a decade or more of working the clubs and can Rich persuade Bernie to talk about the ostrich. I am not so sure. One hour in with 53 more years to cover. Buckle up. A podcast that really proves it’s worth coming to see these shows live!

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0:00.0	Hi, Ratfans. Welcome to another Richard Herring podcast. Thank you very much to everyone who came to the Edinburgh Fringe.
0:06.0	Fantastic shows. All 12 of them, they'll be going out between now and November, I think. So buckle up.
0:13.3	I hope you'll enjoy listening to those. They were a lot of fun to do. I am doing one more show, definitely live this autumn.
0:21.5	I'm at St George's Hall in Bugley on the 16th of October,
0:25.3	and there are about five tickets left.
0:26.7	It's near Kid and Mr. Apparently, so come along if you want, no guest announced yet.
0:30.2	We might be doing some more in London later on.
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0:46.1	But just listening to podcasts and telling your friends about it is good enough for me, my fan friend.
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0:53.6	Thank you. Goodbye.
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