British Comedy Guide

Episode 54 - Fanta Claus - It's Christmas so this week is much more impromptu than the usual tightly scripted episodes. There's songs, laughter, rapprochement and an old man lamenting his failing sperm production. Everything you want from Christmas. Plus a proper joke, some Coldplay anecdotes and a discussion about whether aliens are religious. And a beautiful duet to end on and Rich ending up wit...

Frame 125 - The Not Christmas Frame - Richard is back playing with himself, live on Twitch and he's determined that this fine sport should not be tainted by Yuletide chuff. It's a thrilling frame which could go either way, with some amazing talking points. Perfect to watch on Christmas morning (as long as you are not celebrating Christmas). Back the RHLSTP Kickstarter here: http://rhlstp.co.uk/kic...

Chapter 111 - Furry Dog Fhit. It's 3.40pm on 21st December 2022 and Richard is taking a look back over a turbulent year for stones of all kinds, plus a seasonal look at which of the seven dwarves Richard would choose to pleasure (with their consent). The Stone Stasi are out in force and somehow manage to interrupt transmission just at the end of the stone pole. We pick up at the Brexit ditch and b...

In Young Howard's sci-fi adventure movie script, the world is running out of power. One company says they have a clean, renewable solution - but Penny, an investigative journalist who will stop at nothing to get the truth, suspects they are hiding something sinister... More episodes: https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/worst_writer/

Episode 53 - Gusy Gusy Gee - The gang are all back, with their hilarious take on all the main news stories, including THAT Christmas party, Omicron, deadly otters, swearing Clangers and what politicians like to do with globes. Plus will Prince Andrew ever be able to resume royal duties? This is the only topical puppet show that dares give you the answer. Also is there a hut on the moon and what us...

Still time to polish that Hat Trick sitcom script to perfection. In this episode we answer your last-minute queries. What's a self-contained episode? How do we introduce characters? How much rewriting should we do? How can we be sure you won't steal your ideas? (SPOILER: we won't) Find out more about the competition: https://www.comedy.co.uk/hattrick More episodes: https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcast...

Frame 124 - All The Angles. It's all change at Me1 vs Me2 Snooker today, with an unnecessary degree of professionalism introduced (to the presentation at least). It won't really make much difference to the audiophiles though. There's high breaks, controversy and one of the Mes wins a frame of snooker. But which one? I can't say here as finding out is essentially the only thing that makes this wort...

In Young Howard's sci-fi adventure movie script, the world is running out of power. One company says they have a clean, renewable solution - but Penny, an investigative journalist who will stop at nothing to get the truth, suspects they are hiding something sinister... More episodes: https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/worst_writer/ Join the gang: https://www.patreon.com/manbuycow

Episode 52 - Cocaine Hippo - A sleep deprived Richard Herring becomes surprisingly loquacious and doesn't let the puppets get much of a word in edgewise, but if he's going to get back on the TV then he has to go it alone. Topics for discussion are lots of BJs of all sorts. Did BJ have a baby to distract from his party? Did a man really give himself a BJ in his car? Has BJ ever taken drugs? Plus sh...

Frame 123 - BJ Fan? - Things get a little political ahead of this crucial frame in the contest, with so much resting on the result, but there comes a time to let the snooker do the talking and there's a chance of a maximum break for one player, but will he take it? Or will he blow it? There's only one way to get the answer. Tune in to the world's premier self-playing snooker match now. More episod...

In Young Howard's sci-fi adventure movie script, the world is running out of power. One company says they have a clean, renewable solution - but Penny, an investigative journalist who will stop at nothing to get the truth, suspects they are hiding something sinister... More episodes: https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/worst_writer/ Join the gang: https://www.patreon.com/manbuycow

Episode 51 - Gagy, it's Cold Outside. Richard and some of his puppets discuss Omicron, Arwen, Meghan, Rees-Mogg, Jizzlane, sex mess and George Michael. Will Ally and Sally get a Christmas number one. And how much would you pay for a RHLSPT Rubik's cube? You can bid for that and more here: https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/herring1967/ More episodes: https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/ally_and_herring/

The Hat Trick Sitcom Script competition window is now open. Brrr! You've got five weeks to bash that script into shape. Everyone talks about the first ten pages but how do you write the end? James and Dave explain why "it's not about the pumpkins." Find out more about the competition: https://www.comedy.co.uk/hattrick More episodes: https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/sitcom_geeks/ Support Sitcom Ge...

Frame 122 - Earthquake - As predicted in the Book of Revelations, on the 10th anniversary of the first self-playing snooker podcast the ground fhall fhake and the frame fhall freeze and no one will be fure which Me hath won the frame. It's 10 years since we started and we're still going strong. Expect some guest appearances from your least favourite Mes and some crossover guests too. But mainly ex...

Chapter 110 - Leafy Tricksters - It's just before 6pm on 30th November 2021 and after back pain and bugs, Herring and Dog are back with their hilarious stone-based double act. Includes faffing with taking pictures, trying to open a dog poo bag in the dark and more high-jinx. How much weight of stonage has been removed in the three years this has been going on? Find out by listening to this very in...

In Young Howard's sci-fi adventure movie script, the world is running out of power. One company says they have a clean, renewable solution - but Penny, an investigative journalist who will stop at nothing to get the truth, suspects they are hiding something sinister... More episodes: https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/worst_writer/ Join the gang: https://www.patreon.com/manbuycow

TOF #50 Karma Karma Karma Karma Karma Karma Down! I don't quite know how, but we've got to episode 50 of this show, even though each episode is just exactly the same jokes as last time. Richard has had good news - though his nemesis is upset by it - and he is also continuing with his secret work for charity, that he doesn't like to talk about. The show is recorded under the dulling effect of a nas...

Frame 121 - To Vax or Not To Vax, That is the Question - One week from the tenth anniversary of the beginning of this never ending tournament and there have been some booster jabs in the mix. Will they affect snooker arms? And are you better off unvaccinated? Some incredible break building in this episode and some tromboning too. But who is tromboning who? More episodes: https://www.comedy.co.uk/p...

In Young Howard's sci-fi adventure movie script, the world is running out of power. One company says they have a clean, renewable solution - but Penny, an investigative journalist who will stop at nothing to get the truth, suspects they are hiding something sinister... More episodes: https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/worst_writer/ Join the gang: https://www.patreon.com/manbuycow

Episode 49: Looking Gack it's so Gizarre - In possibly the most fluid and strange episode yet Rich accuses an innocent nurse of murder, blames Santa for Covid, chastises Phillip Schofield for not taking penises seriously (like Rich does) and wonders if everyone else in the world is robots and him and Ally are the only real human beings. Is this a sophisticated parody of an ex-TV star, desperate fo...

Good news - TV's top comedy commissioners want the same as we do for our Hat Trick Sitcom Script Competition. Dave and James discuss Broadcast magazine's Commissioners Panel meet in which Channel 4, Sky and UKTV are all asking for broad, multi-generational, family-like sitcoms by new writers, and not a narrative arc in sight. Plus details of when to send us your scripts. And how to make the leap f...

Frame 120 - BJ - More self-playing snooker like in the other episodes in the ongoing mission to find the best me. Can we bring it home in under 30 minutes? More episodes: https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/richard_herring_snooker/

In Young Howard's sci-fi adventure movie script, the world is running out of power. One company says they have a clean, renewable solution - but Penny, an investigative journalist who will stop at nothing to get the truth, suspects they are hiding something sinister... More episodes: https://www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/worst_writer/ Join the gang: https://www.patreon.com/manbuycow

TOF episode 48 Sex Pest Sex Mess - Twitch of Fun is back after a brief hiatus of having proper work to do. And Ally and Rich get to discuss how it's important to have a name that you can't make rude words out of, if you're an artist, Richard Madden's threeways, Hitler based self-cancellation, selling heir looms and banging against a brick wall. Plus a new old character and some original songs. Wha...

Frame 119 - Poor Ziggy - it's back and it's nearly been going for ten years at a heady pace of almost a frame a month. But someone connected with the wider Self-Playing Snooker universe has passed on and there has to be a moment of reflection. Before the greatest sporting event of the millennium. It will keep you guessing right up to the last minute and wishing you could have joined the millions w...