Suggs (Retro) - "Back of the Head With a Plastic Cup"
Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast (RHLSTP)
British Comedy Guide
4.7 • 5.8K Ratings
🗓️ 6 July 2026
⏱️ 55 minutes
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#441 Back of the Head With a Plastic Cup - Richard has been having weird dreams, but don’t try and interpret anything from them. His guest is singer, actor, presenter and legend Graham “Suggs” McPherson. They chat about how Madness might just be the defining band of the 80s, how their songs can make you travel in time, the brilliant social document of their book/documentary “Before We Was We”, the first appearance on Top of the Pops, pranking the clash, the Two Tone tour, plus the Madness sitcom that never was, appearing on the Young Ones, Suggs’ first attempt at stand up, the new album and tour in the works and his explosive acting career. Plus being caught up in a deadly riot and the best answer to the chrysalis question yet.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, Richard Herring here. Thanks for downloading my podcast. Now, you may have heard on the grown-up news that I've not been very well. I'm feeling fine. I'm sort of in the middle of treatment for very minor cancer. It's not curable, but it's completely treatable. So please don't worry about me. In the meantime, if you want to become a badger, this is an excellent time to support us at gofastestripe.com slash badges. If you would like to buy a thank you Moriati t-shirt from Rich and Alley's Craven Newsround, then head to go fasterstripe.com. And you should be able to find them on there. They're only going to be available for a couple of |
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| 0:42.5 | that podcast, particularly, that's a great way to pay us back for that. Look, I'm still coming to the |
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| 0:59.1 | Hellasper. You can see all the dates and the guests confirmed so far who are Mike Wozniak, |
| 1:05.8 | Susie McCabe and Flo and Joan. There are some big names to come, I'm sure. I'm aiming very high with this. |
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| 1:17.2 | interviews over the next few weeks as well. Anyway, thank you very much. Let's sit back. |
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| 1:36.3 | And I'll do my best to carry on doing these until I get bored. |
| 1:39.3 | Anyway, sit back, relax and enjoy another podcast from the head and mouth of R.K. Herring. |
| 1:46.4 | Hello, my fan friends. Welcome to another retro Rahalisterpa. This week it is with Suggs. |
| 1:54.5 | Did he like me? Watch it and see what you think. I don't think he cared for me too much. |
| 2:02.2 | We'll see, but it was a good interview, lots of fun stuff in it. Nice to revisit it. We're putting these out for free on YouTube as full |
| 2:07.8 | videos or you can listen again on your podcast apps or for the first time. If you haven't heard |
| 2:12.8 | them, they're here so you can share them with friends. Thanks to everyone who's been in touch about my |
| 2:19.8 | recent unfortunate medical news. I'm okay. My eye is a bit bloodshot at the moment. Can you |
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