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Richard Herring again On Nicholas

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jeremy keensAug 30, 2012
 

 
A couple of mentions in his blog

23 August
But tonight Nicholas Parsons came to see my [Talking] Cock {his current show] and that's about as good as it gets. I am doing his chat show tomorrow and unlike me he is a true pro and clearly does some research on the people he's talking to, so he wanted to be up to speed on what I was doing this year.

24 August
A couple of nice extra curriculars today. I was on Nicholas Parson's Happy Hour this evening, a non-podcast chat show (how quaint) in the Pleasance Cabaret Bar (where we did the second Edinburgh run of This Morning With Richard Not Judy in 96). Parsons unsurprisingly said he was a bit tired before we went on, but it didn't show in the performance. He bantered with his front row, handing out Smarties, managing to get a hug from an attractive opera singer in the front row, lightly taking the piss out his audience and telling some jokes and anecdotes and doing a fantastic Glaswegian impression (even better than my own). And in spite of his worries that my show was a bit spicy for his audience he did a fair few risque jokes himself, alluding to backdoor activities and penises and I believe he even said "fucking" (though in the middle of his slurring Glaswegian bit) and his packed crowd lapped it up.

The interview was lovely too and I got a chance to ask him a few questions, including about his appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show. Arthur Haynes had just informed Parsons that he thought it was time for them to go their separate ways before the gig, but Sullivan was effusive after their bit telling Haynes he was working with the best straight man in the business. Parsons was justifiably proud. Nicholas asked me why I hadn't asked him to be on my podcast - I wish that I had, though then again, I am not sure I would want to ask him which animal he would have sex with if he had to. But then again I think he might actually answer quite brilliantly. He is a wonder of the modern age.

Jeremy

 
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