Mark Steel - Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast

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  • čas přidán 21. 08. 2024
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    It’s the end of the series and Rich wonders how tourists in Kings Cross will feel if their last action of earth is to queue to stand by a fictional wall. His guest is a man who has a lot of stories about how he got into comedy, it’s Mark Steel.
    They chat about eating pork pies with Joseph Heller, helping failed escapologists, an idea for a brand new radio 4 panel show, whether you can stand for political office and still be a comedian, the extraordinary story of Mark’s birth parents, what it’s like having a child going into comedy and getting your own back on a snooty Darwin expert. It’s a fabulous end to what has surely been the best series yet. Will the commissioners bring the show back? Yes of course they will - more in September (and a couple of specials coming out before then too)
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Komentáře • 99

  • @philpheburbs
    @philpheburbs Před 4 lety +11

    Easily one of the funniest and most interesting guests ever. Always been a fan - can't understand why he isn't more recognised for being one of the best comics in the UK...

  • @petergilbert7106
    @petergilbert7106 Před 6 lety +7

    Mark Steel is a genius and seems not to age. Richard Herring is my favourite interviewer. He surprises most of his interviewees with his research and he is content to listen to their answers. I look forward to the next RHLSTPs.

  • @jamietrev
    @jamietrev Před 9 měsíci +4

    I adore Mr Steel and I think this is one of the best RHLSP’s, thanks

    • @mohammedomar4652
      @mohammedomar4652 Před 5 měsíci +1

      welcome to the Appreciation Club..... but anyone who says 'what's the point if we draw Easter Island we'd lose to the statues' i'm searching the son

  • @alisonwinter9022
    @alisonwinter9022 Před 6 lety +7

    This one is an absolute blinder . Love Mark Steel !

  • @skippy6462
    @skippy6462 Před 3 lety +5

    I'm binge watching. Fantastic interview.

  • @mikejames-er6di
    @mikejames-er6di Před 6 měsíci

    This is one of the best RHLSTP to watch. Mark Steel is superb. I highly recommend you listen to his radio 4 programme 'Mark Steel's in town.

  • @rienpost3145
    @rienpost3145 Před 4 lety +4

    Steel is utterly brilliant. Have him on again, please.

  • @stewmott3763
    @stewmott3763 Před 3 lety +2

    The ultimate insult in the Comedy Marks confusion came in 2003, when Mark Thomas played the Left Field tent at Glastonbury. It was packed for his whole set, and when he finished the place emptied out almost completely. Then Mark Steel came on and did what an intimate but very funny set. I felt so bad for him that I sat right at the front and tried to look really supportive.

  • @minifuzz5
    @minifuzz5 Před 11 měsíci +1

    Mark Steel is truly magnificent!

  • @pauloliver1842
    @pauloliver1842 Před 6 lety +6

    i think mark has been my favourite this year

  • @stewmott3763
    @stewmott3763 Před 3 lety +3

    I always forget how good Mark is at accents. Even Geordie, which is one of the hardest ones to do.

  • @emmaemma6641
    @emmaemma6641 Před 5 lety +2

    Went to see him last year...he was so good and even took the time to find stuff out about my naff little town. Love him!

  • @bleakoctober4375
    @bleakoctober4375 Před 6 lety +2

    One of the best. Thanks Rich and Mark.

  • @m.j.nicholls
    @m.j.nicholls Před 6 lety +5

    Hilarious end to the series, I've always enjoyed Mark's work. I hope the podcast returns again.

    • @m.j.nicholls
      @m.j.nicholls Před 6 lety +1

      I didn't read the description. See you in September, then.

  • @scotchbeef6078
    @scotchbeef6078 Před 6 lety +4

    that was awesome richard. gonna binge watch some mark steel lectures now.

  • @barblessable
    @barblessable Před rokem +2

    The Mark Steel Lectures are very funny and informative well worth a look ,sadly his mates lefty comics Jeremy Hardy and Linda Smith died too young ,its good that Mark like the "Dude"abides.

  • @frankhumbug
    @frankhumbug Před 6 lety +2

    This is really good, Mr. Herring is so funny (right from when he does his introduction, when the music intro ends,) at the beginning and Mark Steel is brilliant. I'm gonna miss these RHLSTP's (rhlstp(s.))

  • @unearnedreservations
    @unearnedreservations Před 6 lety +26

    Good to see Andrew on again so soon.

  • @mohammedomar4652
    @mohammedomar4652 Před 5 měsíci

    I thought this podcast with Mark was one of the very best ..... as an aside i decided to check our Elliot Steel on CZcams and watch some of his stand up. Now I can safely report this - MARK - YOUR JOB IS SAFE. I wouldn't sweat it at all......

  • @reprobate337
    @reprobate337 Před 6 lety +1

    Such a good podcast, though laughing this much didn't help my fractured ribs! Finishing on a high with Mark Steel.

  • @charliegreen4128
    @charliegreen4128 Před 6 lety +15

    This is in my top 10 RHLSTPs and I've no idea who this guy is.

    • @seanlockwood1092
      @seanlockwood1092 Před 6 lety +5

      You should definitely look up the Mark Steel lectures they mentioned. You'll enjoy.

    • @gladtobeangry
      @gladtobeangry Před 6 lety +4

      Have to agree that was brilliant, Mark Steel was on fire. I always liked him on radio 4 shows, but here he's just amazing. One of the best RHLSTP's of all time.

    • @TheBassHeavy
      @TheBassHeavy Před 6 lety +2

      He kills it on news quiz in the small number of recent ones he is on. When I was listening to last weeks (or perhaps the one before) I thought that Susan Calman was doing a perfect Steel impression. I know a lot of comedians naturally copy each other's style due to working together for a long time, but fuck, the whole time of her monologue I was thinking 'this is great, but would be better if Mark actually did it himself'.

    • @HeartHandmade
      @HeartHandmade Před 3 lety

      I know this is an old thread but Mark is on The Bugle podcast a few times - he’s always great. They’re on CZcams 👌

  • @readventurekids
    @readventurekids Před 6 lety +2

    Wahey! I got to see two new ones in one day. Lovely stuff!

  • @cemerson
    @cemerson Před 6 lety +11

    Did I miss it, or were there no emergency questions at all? A high accolade for Mark Steel if so

    • @TheBassHeavy
      @TheBassHeavy Před 6 lety +4

      Very good point. It was brilliant, but I'm still interested in which chocolate he would have up his arse.

  • @akaNOCTURN
    @akaNOCTURN Před 6 lety

    That flew by! I need at least another 3 hours. Felt like was only just getting started.

  • @paulrouhan7288
    @paulrouhan7288 Před 2 lety +1

    A great show. I saw Mark at a lot of SWP benefits back in the day. Always good fun, unlike those horrible paper sales outside tube stations, which was a mad thing to do with my leisure time! Pointless!

  • @trevorrandom
    @trevorrandom Před 6 lety

    Fabulous looking forward to seeing you live at some point ☺

  • @herbivarsawus4359
    @herbivarsawus4359 Před 6 lety +1

    I've heard Mark Thomas is a big-headed in real life but that Mark Steel is the kind of bloke you can hang out with.

    • @Jake-vy2bh
      @Jake-vy2bh Před 6 lety +2

      I'm not so sure, I met Mark Thomas after his recent show at Stratford East, he hung around for ages afterwards chatting and joking with everyone.

    • @herbivarsawus4359
      @herbivarsawus4359 Před 6 lety +2

      Ah, maybe someone just caught him on a bad day then x

    • @charliegreen4128
      @charliegreen4128 Před 6 lety +1

      His on-stage character kind of is big-headed, but he gives the impression of being quite friendly. I get a feeling he does have a big impression of himself, but I don't think that that makes him kind of a dick, you know?

    • @Jake-vy2bh
      @Jake-vy2bh Před 6 lety +2

      Livelongandpostmemes Memes Absolutely. I think it helps he's just a bloody good bloke who initiates real social change. That, and his McDonalds bit on Comedy Product one of the funniest clips I'll always keep going back to

  • @mohammedomar4652
    @mohammedomar4652 Před 5 měsíci

    this is something special

  • @johngreenwood1972
    @johngreenwood1972 Před 6 lety +1

    Excellent stuff.

  • @musician4776
    @musician4776 Před 6 lety

    Excellent.

  • @chilrad
    @chilrad Před 6 lety +1

    Oh! Andy Burnham's let himself go! Terrific episode. Can you get Sam Harris on? I'd like to hear him take three and a half hours to answer the human centipede question!!!

  • @abegarfield7031
    @abegarfield7031 Před 2 měsíci

    Steven Tyler had a 15 year old girlfriend.
    He was signed over as her legal guardian.
    She had his abortion.
    One day she accidentally burned one of his houses down
    when he was on tour.
    Now she was covered in burns,
    he didn't fancy her anymore,
    so he legally gave her back to her parents.

  • @RIXRADvidz
    @RIXRADvidz Před 6 lety +1

    excellent as always. the House for Jesus I've known about for years, it always brings up the question, ''Why Does God Need Money?''....discuss

    • @grahamlive
      @grahamlive Před 4 lety +1

      He took out a loan with Ocean Finance to create the Universe. Which makes sense if you think about it. He wanted to finance an ocean, among other things.

  • @shammyjeff
    @shammyjeff Před 6 lety +1

    I was waiting for the Mitford sisters, gutted.

  • @TheStevenWhiting
    @TheStevenWhiting Před 6 lety

    Finally. Didn't know he was gonna be on. 'T was good.

  • @SerendipityChild
    @SerendipityChild Před rokem

    :) I first saw Mark Steel on HIGNFY

  • @NeoDragoN7676
    @NeoDragoN7676 Před 6 lety +5

    Another great SERIES......still hoping for Frank Skinner in SERIES 14!

    • @philipcurnow7990
      @philipcurnow7990 Před 6 lety

      CollectioNeo why?

    • @akaNOCTURN
      @akaNOCTURN Před 6 lety

      Ugh, please no. He would probably be quite good. But I don't like the man.

  • @CANNIBoy
    @CANNIBoy Před 6 lety +3

    Cheers for the laughs Richard! Hope you get some good down-time. Guest suggestions for the new/future sea-ries:
    Tim and/or Jeremy Vine
    Jo Brand
    Adam Buxton (obviously)
    Dawn French
    Rob Brydon
    Nick Parsons
    Tim Key
    Alex Horne
    Simon Pegg
    Nigel Farage
    Alistair Campbell
    Paul Foot
    Claire Balding
    Marine Le Pen
    Edward Snowden (via Skype, obviously)
    John Mcafee
    Sean Lennon
    Krist Novoselic
    Or Dianne Abbot
    You secure an interview with any one of these in future and I’ll become a badger!

    • @charliegreen4128
      @charliegreen4128 Před 6 lety +3

      Can you do Andy the Nuclear Physicist? I'd love to see one with just some guy and he's got a wonderfully interesting sounding job. I don't even really care how much you have to rely on the emergency questions.

    • @TheXitone
      @TheXitone Před 6 lety +3

      Farage? waddafuq?

    • @alisonwinter9022
      @alisonwinter9022 Před 6 lety +1

      I'd love to see Rob Newman

    • @tactless
      @tactless Před 6 lety

      Stewart lee (again) would be good

    • @abegarfield7031
      @abegarfield7031 Před 2 měsíci

      ​@@TheXitone
      Sean Lennon and Krist Novoselic might be a bit of a stretch too.

  • @p00ky76
    @p00ky76 Před 6 lety +1

    Oh, your "Artistic", that explains a lot :P :)

  • @rienpost3145
    @rienpost3145 Před 6 lety +1

    27:50 The clip of the caller Mark is referring to is available on CZcams as "James O'Brien's Proof That Brexiteers Won't Listen To Reason"

  • @jennycortes1792
    @jennycortes1792 Před 6 lety +2

    RHLSP. which celebrities have been on twice?.. David Mitchell and ....

  • @pauloliver1842
    @pauloliver1842 Před 6 lety +1

    richard, ..i'm sorry but it felt you cut the conversation short. i understand this is a fine line, but watch it back

    • @Herring1967
      @Herring1967  Před 6 lety +4

      We had to stop so we could do the get out, so there was an end time, which I took us right up to and a bit beyond and then left it once the final story was up. So in fact I packed in more than I should have. All the best.

  • @b0ll0cks1978
    @b0ll0cks1978 Před 6 lety

    Sittingbourne whoah yeah!

  • @nibunibu4254
    @nibunibu4254 Před 6 lety

    Rich's T shirt kinda matches the curtains in pre intro intro.

  • @davidcrappenshitz1901
    @davidcrappenshitz1901 Před 6 lety

    You should try and get richard fulcher, matt berry, matthew holness and richard ayoude on in the future .

  • @pabloqtoo
    @pabloqtoo Před 6 lety

    "My 8/9 year old son talked about Easter Island head statues and the theory of relativity." That happened.

  • @ERG-hk4vw
    @ERG-hk4vw Před 6 lety +1

    Top bloke. I'm still laughing about the Robert Robinson thing.

  • @pauloliver1842
    @pauloliver1842 Před 6 lety +1

    seb coe, slave owners .... i thought so to once mark reminded me of that fact!

  • @TheGrahamBrechin
    @TheGrahamBrechin Před 6 lety

    The Marks brothers

  • @madderhat5852
    @madderhat5852 Před 6 lety

    Shock illegal betting scandal in the Herring vs Herring snooker tournament.

  • @bulletproofblouse
    @bulletproofblouse Před 6 lety

    Get Jim Bayes on.

  • @jainedutton1619
    @jainedutton1619 Před 6 lety +2

    RHLSTP at its finest !

  • @davevikkuz6821
    @davevikkuz6821 Před 6 lety

    The pub game. Equal to the inappropriate Muppet movies.

  • @user-ny4pu2jx4o
    @user-ny4pu2jx4o Před 6 lety +1

    Где стюарт ли?
    Где новые спэшлы Ричарда Херринга?
    Где это все?

  • @michellehanson7329
    @michellehanson7329 Před 6 lety +6

    Not that awful baggy jumper again!

    • @gazriley624
      @gazriley624 Před 6 lety +1

      Michelle Hanson he looks so Scruffy

    • @bendavies4610
      @bendavies4610 Před 6 lety +1

      really...you care? ffs lol

    • @aprilapril2
      @aprilapril2 Před 6 lety +5

      Well done for not wasting the money on stupid new clothes. ..content is more important than the wrapper. X

  • @B3ntheboy
    @B3ntheboy Před 4 lety

    2020 anyone?

  • @jedtattum9996
    @jedtattum9996 Před 3 lety +1

    is the mark steel account of his origins just another of his comedic fantasies.

  • @NxDoyle
    @NxDoyle Před 6 lety +4

    There's nothing wrong with saying season instead of series, unless you're a Briton clinging on to some kind of weird form over function Britishness. I could go through why season/series makes more sense than series/series...I just did, really.

    • @aprilapril2
      @aprilapril2 Před 6 lety +5

      Nx Doyle ....... just like colour is not color, the season is what you do during cooking, or when you’re weather watching . Series it is.

    • @davevikkuz6821
      @davevikkuz6821 Před 6 lety

      Nx Doyle or would saying "run" solve all the grammatically troubled night's tossing and turning? Or is that prompting apathetic folks to complain? Or which side of the pond does run belong on? Or is it like a fish? No recogniser of national identity?

    • @davevikkuz6821
      @davevikkuz6821 Před 6 lety +1

      APRIL APRIL definitely segment. It's a bourbon biscuits type problem. Add more options. And biscuits. Both series and season sound a bit too rich tea. Both ... too bland for the contents

    • @aprilapril2
      @aprilapril2 Před 6 lety

      True dat. Hot chocolate cookie I’m afraid

    • @davevikkuz6821
      @davevikkuz6821 Před 6 lety

      APRIL APRIL fine choice of biscuit. Two back to back, dunked. Changed my life when I figured that out

  • @owood2288
    @owood2288 Před 6 lety +1

    Excellent podcast, but yet again we barely get through the first five minutes without the now prerequisite pro-EU virtue signalling. Then again, it wouldn't be Mark Steel if we didn't get a bit of questionable political bollocks.

    • @frflinstone
      @frflinstone Před 4 lety +2

      Only a wanker would pick on something like that from a fantastic interview. Well done.