
Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast, or, as all the cool kids are calling it, RHLSTP, is an award-winning series in which comedian Richard Herring ("The Podfather" - The Guardian) chats with some of the biggest names in comedy and entertainment. Stephen Fry, Eddie Izzard, Dawn French, David Mitchell, Katherine Ryan and Brian Blessed are amongst the many stars to have been interviewe... more
| Publishes | Daily | Episodes | 1078 | Founded | 14 years ago |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Listeners | Categories | Performing ArtsArtsComedy | |||

RHLSTP #610 - Cake in a Graveyard - Richard is excited about the breaking news (at time of recording). Broken years ago by this podcast and treats the audience to his poem about the disgraced Randrew Andrew. His guest is a woman with a life that feel... more
#429 Chlorine Allergy - Rich has some cold hard truths for any murderers out there and is also glad to see that his eventless zombie story idea has been so quickly embraced, with a twist. Today is a momentous meeting of Champions of Champions because... more
Monday May 11th 2026 - Pert Nipples - Rich and Ally are back after a weekend away and Rich is determined to keep the show to its 5 minute time slot. With all the news from the Met Gala. So should be a nice quiet one.
Tuesday 12th May 2026 - Llama Fa... more
RHLSTP Book Club #179 - Thirst - Part two of the interview with John about his new book Thirst. They chat about why alcohol is addictive because it doesn’t quite work, how annoying it is when authors don’t translate stuff in different languages, Swar... more
People also subscribe to these shows.




Still great, but please don’t make everything about you Rich.
I’m not saying I don’t like it. I just have to ask. Re: the craven news round episodes- is Richard OK?
Dignity and all that
Leave the podcast before the podcast leaves you
Been listening from the beginning. Richard is great, the guests are great and this has been in my top podcast list for years! Also, if you haven’t seen Richard live yet, then I wholeheartedly recommend you do.
Key themes from listener reviews, highlighting what works and what could be improved about the show.
How this podcast ranks in the Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube charts.
Apple Podcasts | #225 | |
Apple Podcasts | #51 | |
Apple Podcasts | #97 | |
Apple Podcasts | #150 | |
Apple Podcasts | #166 | |
Apple Podcasts | #181 |
Recent interactions between the hosts and their guests.
Listeners, social reach, demographics and more for this podcast.
| Listeners per Episode | |
|---|---|
| Gender Skew | |
| Location | |
| Interests | |
| Professions | |
| Age Range | |
| Household Income | |
| Social Media Reach |
The series features candid and often humorous conversations with a diverse array of guests including comedians, authors, and entertainers, focusing on their careers and personal anecdotes. Topics frequently include the intricacies of the entertainment industry, the challenges of performance, and the societal issues intertwined with humor. The host's engaging style often punctuates deep discussions with lighthearted banter, making the episodes both entertaining and thought-provoking.
Rephonic provides a wide range of podcast stats for this podcast. We scanned the web and collated all of the information that we could find in our comprehensive podcast database. See how many people listen to this podcast and access YouTube viewership numbers, download stats, audience demographics, chart rankings, ratings, reviews and more.
Rephonic provides a full set of podcast information for three million podcasts, including the number of listeners. View further listenership figures for this podcast, including podcast download numbers and subscriber numbers, so you can make better decisions about which podcasts to sponsor or be a guest on. You will need to upgrade your account to access this premium data.
Rephonic provides comprehensive predictive audience data for this podcast, including gender skew, age, country, political leaning, income, professions, education level, and interests. You can access these listener demographics by upgrading your account.
To see how many followers or subscribers this podcast has on Spotify and other platforms such as Castbox and Podcast Addict, simply upgrade your account. You'll also find viewership figures for their YouTube channel if they have one.
These podcasts share a similar audience with this podcast:
1. THE ADAM BUXTON PODCAST
2. What Did You Do Yesterday? with Max Rushden & David O'Doherty
3. Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster
4. Elis James and John Robins
5. Three Bean Salad
this podcast launched 14 years ago and published 1078 episodes to date. You can find more information about this podcast including rankings, audience demographics and engagement in our podcast database.
Our systems regularly scour the web to find email addresses and social media links for this podcast. We scanned the web and collated all of the contact information that we could find in our podcast database. But in the unlikely event that you can't find what you're looking for, our concierge service lets you request our research team to source better contacts for you.
Rephonic pulls ratings and reviews for this podcast from multiple sources, including Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Castbox, and Podcast Addict.
View all the reviews in one place instead of visiting each platform individually and use this information to decide if a show is worth pitching or not.
Rephonic provides full transcripts for episodes of this podcast. Search within each transcript for your keywords, whether they be topics, brands or people, and figure out if it's worth pitching as a guest or sponsor. You can even set-up alerts to get notified when your keywords are mentioned.
Recent guests on this podcast include:
1. Dr. Sara Kayat
2. John Robins
3. Catherine Bohart
4. Michelle Wolf
5. Ria Lina
6. Keir Starmer
7. Harriet Tyce
8. Ally Sloper
To view more recent guests and their details, simply upgrade your Rephonic account. You'll also get access to a typical guest profile to help you decide if the show is worth pitching.