RHLSTP Book Club 167 - Jess Robinson
Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast (RHLSTP)
British Comedy Guide
4.7 • 5.8K Ratings
🗓️ 30 January 2026
⏱️ 46 minutes
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RHLSTP Book Club #167 - Life is Rosi - Rich chats to impressionist and actor Jess Robinson about her terrific debut book, (which she describes as Anne Frank meets Bridget Jones), Life is Rosi, an ambitious true story combining the diaries of 20 something Jess with the diaries of her grandmother, Rosi. They discuss the slightly forgotten first stages of the Holocaust where Polish Jews were expelled from Germany in 1938 and how Rosi’s positivity helped her to survive this turbulent period, also the echoes of history that resonate for Jewish people now (even those who are not deemed Jewish enough by Jewish dating services). Plus the similarities and differences between these two young women, the unpleasant things that a hopeful though naive Jess had to endure on her own journey (but how all of us were susceptible to creeps in our younger years), how writing about experiences that we’re uncomfortable about can help others (and ourselves), why Jess wanted to apply for citizenship of a country that had treated her grandmother so badly, the universality of family and how we often fail to learn the lessons of history. Plus the huge technical achievement of combining all these stories and managing to find the humour in it all.
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| 2:15.3 | This week I have been reading an actual book rather than listening to a book. It's called Life is Rosie by the wonderful Jess Robinson who joins me right now. How are you, Jess? I'm very well, thank you. I'm trying to think back to when I was on your rehearsal. |
| 2:16.1 | Yes. |
| 2:34.4 | Thing in Leicester Square Theatre. Yes, it was a while ago ago I can't remember how long ago it was I've lost all track of time I think it was at least 10 years ago I think it was near the beginning of my career Yes Because I was doing I remember doing voices for you Of some of the animations that I was doing at the time And one of them was noddy's dog yes that's right so we've come a long way honestly like time passes so we've been |
| 2:40.8 | doing this about 14 or 15 years now I think this particular podcast or the you know rahelastapa and |
| 2:46.3 | sometimes I meet someone go oh you're on like 16 months ago they go no 10 years and you go, you're on about 10 years ago and you go, no, it was like last August. So all time has fallen apart. I've done about 800 of these, I think, over maybe. That's bonkers. Yeah, so forgive me that I don't remember everything that happened last time we met. I doubt we'll repeat, but we'll see. I don't think so. I won't repeat to bit. I'll probably talk about you being in vaginal tap again because that's... |
| 3:11.1 | Oh, yeah! everything that happened last time we met. I doubt we'll repeat, but we'll see. I don't, I don't think so. We won't repeat a bit. I'll probably talk about you being in vaginal tap again because that's what, that's what my life long of session. Oh my God. It's unforgettable. It's an image. I don't even have mental images. Oh my gosh. And you on the drums are still in there. Some son. Me on the drugs. It probably weren't now. |
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