RHLSTP 607 - Andy Hamilton

About this episode

Richard Herring interviews writer and performer Andy Hamilton about his career and various comedic topics.

RHLSTP #607 - Next Stop: Very Green Park - Richard has written his one joke for 2026, so don’t miss it. His guest is writer, performer, wit and possible Satan, Andy Hamilton. They chat about why the dentist in Peppa Pig never does any dentistry, how Andy got on to the writing team of Not The Nine O Clock News, why his first sitcom taught him some important lessons (whilst not being the most remembered of his work), how the BBC bodged getting Drop The Dead Donkey and the incredible casting story of the kids from Outnumbered, the incredible story of the man who pretended to be Andy Hamilton, Rich’s attempt to turn Andy’s life into a musical and why actors like to get some input from writers Support Smelt here  https://www.leadmojo.co.uk/smelt Watch The Kit Curran Radio Show here  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxkHDn00A70&list=PLjVRVyRgpZFKNkMJSRokgZIOsqkVck7WI 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: Andy Hamilton

Topics covered

• comedy
• writing
• sitcoms
• television
• performing arts

Keywords

• Andy Hamilton
• Richard Herring
• comedy
• sitcom
• Peppa Pig
• Not The Nine O Clock News
• Drop The Dead Donkey
• Outnumbered

Sponsors

Smelt

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Peppa Pig, Not The Nine O Clock News, Drop The Dead Donkey, Outnumbered, The Kit Curran Radio Show, GO FASTER STRIPE

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