Richard Herring - The Headmaster's Son

Richard Herring's latest Fringe show is a mostly serious reflection back on his Somerset upbringing, examining the choices and environmental factors that led to his life turning out so ridiculously. At forty-one years of age, the nationally-known comedian has never married or had children like many of his friends have achieved, and he earns a living driving around the nation discussing cocks and arguing the social benefits of masturbating a paedophile. Where did it all go wrong? Is this really the future the sixteen-year-old schoolboy from Cheddar envisaged for himself - and if not, can the blame all be conveniently offloaded on the fact that his dad was the school's ...  Read the complete review