RHLSTP 606 - Wendy Wason
Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast (RHLSTP)
British Comedy Guide
4.7 • 5.8K Ratings
🗓️ 8 April 2026
⏱️ 57 minutes
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Summary
RHLSTP #606 - Why Nicholas Lyndhurst Is Like John Travolta - It’s another Podcast Rooms episode - I like them, do you? This week’s guest is someone Rich has known since drunken nights in the 90s in Edinburgh, actor, comedian and writer Wendy Wason. They chat about why Johnny Depp and John Malkovich touched Wendy’s tummy together, writing a play about witch hunts both historic and modern day, the possible power of crystals and why it’s OK for people to believe any rubbish they want (apart from flat earthers) and deciding to start doing stand up when your baby is 6 weeks old because it’s possible to do anything once you’ve created an actual human.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, monkey fiddlers. It's me, Richard Herring. Thank you for downloading my podcast. Please keep listening if you can. The big news is 20th April, Lester Square Theatre. One of the guests has been announced. It's Natasha Hodgson. One of the geniuses behind and in front of Operation Mincemeek the Musical. Sorry, my cat's running around the kitchen, making a ringing sound hook. That's not disturbing you. Once the Operation Mincemeat fans hear about this, it's going to sell fast. So get your tickets now. Go to richsharing.com slash Rahalesterpur. And you can see all the dates. There's a couple in July as well. I'm doing a great which Rick Mail Festival as well, |
| 0:39.8 | but that is sold out. |
| 0:42.1 | Become a badge at go fastestripe.com slash badges if you want to help us continue to make |
| 0:47.3 | these bloody things. |
| 0:48.7 | Anyway, sit back, relax and enjoy another episode of one of my podcasts. |
| 0:53.9 | You little fiddly monkey fiddler. |
| 0:56.3 | Stop ringing those bells. |
| 1:01.0 | Hello, my fanist friends. |
| 1:02.5 | Welcome to another rare hellasthapa coming from the podcast rooms. |
| 1:05.5 | It's nice and cozy. |
| 1:06.6 | No audience to spoil it. |
| 1:08.8 | And my guest this week is probably best known for playing Stella in After You've Gone. |
| 1:15.6 | You all remember that sitcom is Wendy Weissom. |
| 1:18.9 | How are you doing? |
| 1:19.6 | I'm kidding. |
| 1:20.3 | Do you remember much about that? |
| 1:21.5 | I picked that because I'm obsessed with Nicholas Lindhurst. |
| 1:23.8 | It's a Nicholas. |
| 1:24.4 | But even I'd forgotten about this Nicholas Lindhurst. |
| 1:26.6 | I'm going to get, I remember that sitcom for two reasons. |
| 1:30.0 | One, because I went for a bigger part. And then when I got the script in, I was like, I don't think I'm the one. I think I'm the small part. Oh, no. And my agent was like, what the hell are you doing? And I was like, but I just, I'd rather do something well than wrong. Do you know what I mean? |
| 1:42.3 | Yes. |
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