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Richard Herring interviews Mhairi Black about her experiences as a young MP and her transition into comedy.

RHLSTP #626 - Maths is Sh*te - Rich is back at the Edinburgh Fringe, 39 years after his first appearance. His guest is fiery MP turned brilliant comic, Mhairi Black. They talk about how she became the youngest MP since 1667 (maybe), why the toxic, alcohol-sodden Houses of Parliament was not the place for her, her record breaking swearing, calling Rishi Sunak a dickhead (or not), impressing David Cameron and the media attention and death threats that come with it all. Plus thoughts on Farage, Scottish Independence and Brexit in Mhairi’s usual uncompromising stance. Plus ghosts, ham hands, how Mhairi pivoted into acting and the ultimately doomed United Kingdom and its outdated parliament. Great start to the Edinburgh run. See RHLSTP live (for possibly the last time) in London this autumn 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 Audio mix by Ben Evans (NTO) Thanks to Chris Evans (NTO) and Ben Walker Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Richard Herring

Guest: Mhairi Black

Topics covered

• politics
• comedy
• Scottish Independence
• Brexit
• Edinburgh Fringe
• acting
• parliament

Keywords

• Mhairi Black
• Richard Herring
• Edinburgh Fringe
• politics
• comedy
• Scottish Independence
• Brexit
• Houses of Parliament
• acting
• interview

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Houses of Parliament

Books & works: RHLSTP

Places: United Kingdom

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