RHLSTP 606 - Wendy Wason

About this episode

Richard Herring interviews Wendy Wason about her experiences in comedy and writing, touching on various topics including witch hunts and parenting.

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. SUPPORT THE SHOW! See details of the RHLSTP LIVE DATES Watch our TWITCH CHANNEL Become a badger and see extra content at our WEBSITE Buy DVDs and books from GO FASTER STRIPE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Richard Herring

Guest: Wendy Wason

Topics covered

• comedy
• acting
• writing
• stand-up
• witch hunts
• crystals
• parenting

Keywords

• Wendy Wason
• Richard Herring
• comedy
• witch hunts
• stand-up
• crystals
• parenting
• acting
• Nicholas Lyndhurst
• John Travolta

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Organizations: RHLSTP

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