RHLSTP Book Club 151 - Rhys James

RHLSTP with Richard Herring

British Comedy Guide

Comedy, Performing Arts, Tv & Film, Arts

4.8 • 5.7K Ratings

🗓️ 12 September 2025

⏱️ 58 minutes

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RHLSTP Book Club #151 - You’ll Like It When You Get There - Rich is talking to comedian Rhys James about his surprisingly deep and thought-provoking book “You’ll Like It When You Get There.” They discuss how being pantsed at school has haunted Rhys’ life, why pdfs might not be the best format for books, how comedians often become comedians to control their embarrassment, how mortification can stop you riding a bike or going to an Italian restaurant, whether marriage serves any function other than to control the general population, whether Rhys’ neighbours are going to find out he’s written about them, why this is an interesting book to read in tandem with Ivo Graham’s, how Rich almost lost his virginity wearing pants his mum had bought for him, how reticence to get involved in stuff will only lead to regrets, the girl on the train who rich might have married, why people care less about you than you might think and comedy’s power to finally force you into joining in a bit. Maybe

Buy Rhys’ book here - https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/you-ll-like-it-when-you-get-there-a-life-lived-reluctantly-rhys-james/7844250

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0:00.0	All right there, thanks for downloading my podcasts.
0:02.0	Just to say, I'm doing the Lester Square Theatre on the 3rd and 18th of November.
0:06.5	I have one guest confirmed for the 3rd of November who I can't reveal,
0:10.7	but they're a visiting comedian and it's very exciting.
0:13.7	And have another guest on very heavy pencil,
0:15.9	who I think you would definitely want to see as well.
0:18.3	So if you want to get cheap tickets, book now, richardhering.com
0:22.5	slash Rahalester Perth for all the links. I'm aiming very high with guests, so I think it'll be four
0:28.5	big names. So don't wait to hear. Book now. Get cheap tickets. I don't make any good wait and
0:36.3	pay more money. That's fine. I don't care. I'm just trying to help you
0:39.4	Anyway, we love to see at the theatre. It's really important to get an audience. Thanks to everyone who came to Edinburgh. Those shows were fabulous as a result of all being pretty much full.
0:49.0	So do come along London or I'll keep on doing gigs in other places.
0:54.9	That'll teach you.
0:57.7	Anyway, bridgetown.com slash for a hellasper.
0:59.9	If you want to become a badger and get all the videos and access to the podcast early and ad-free
1:05.0	and find out who the guests are ahead of everyone else, I haven't even told the badges about those two guests yet.
1:10.5	That's how secret it is. Gofastestripe.com slash badges helps keep the podcast going.
1:16.3	Small amount of money every month. Lovely. Thank you very much for those of you who do that.
1:21.3	Anyway, fuck it. Let's listen to a podcast. Why not? This podcast is sponsored by the new Samsung
1:27.2	Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra. You've listened to
1:30.7	this show before. You know I like a good question, sometimes even an emergency question. But when
1:36.7	am I going to ask a useful question? Well, here's one. How do you keep all your ideas and plans
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