Al Murray (Retro) - "Too Much Farage Piss"

Al Murray (Retro) - "Too Much Farage Piss"

From Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast (RHLSTP) by Sky Potato, Go Faster Stripe and Fuzz Productions

June 8, 2026 · 1h 12m · Episode 147

About this episode

Richard Herring talks with comedian and historian Al Murray about various topics including his new book and the challenges of touring.

#436 Too Much Farage Piss - Rich is mourning the Veneziana pizzas that he bought and the terrible effects they have wrought and the loss of a man whose friend assumed he was joking. His guest is historian, comedian and puppeteer, Al Murray. They talk about the evolution of the new Spitting Image live show and, hosting a chat show with proper famous guests, the toll of touring in your 50s and Al’s first proper serious history book Command, including the impact that VD had on the British fighting forces. Plus why being a conformist in real life allows non-conformity on stage Buy Al’s book here  https://www.amazon.co.uk/Command-Allies-Learned-Second-World/dp/B09V6HP2YR/ Come and see us live  http://richardherring.com/rhlstp 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: Al Murray

Topics covered

  • comedy
  • history
  • touring
  • puppetry
  • chat shows

Keywords

  • Al Murray
  • Richard Herring
  • Spitting Image
  • Command
  • comedy
  • history
  • touring
  • puppetry

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Spitting Image, Acast, Go Faster Stripe, Fuzz Productions

Books & works: Command

Places: Veneziana, British

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