Richard Herring is taking a stand. The 'Herring' half of 'Lee and Herring' and podcasting innovator is sick of forking out thousands of pounds to perform at Edinburgh Fringe Festival every year, so this summer he's choosing instead to gig in London, his home city. And rather than run through the same new show every night, Herring will be digging out his old shows. That's right, all 11 of the consummate comic's solo sets from the past 12 years will get an airing, finishing up with his new hour, 'Happy Now?' on September 12.
First up is Herring's debut and one of his faves (this is the third time he's revived it) 'Christ on a Bike'. Each Friday/Saturday will then revisit another year of the stand-up's life, as Herring explains, 'from post-BBC2 “fame”, through some wilderness years where I was directionless, to meeting my wife and this year having my first child'. Mega fans clawing to see all 12 performances can get an all-inclusive ticket for £100 that comes with a one-off shirt decorated with something 'badly hand-drawn' by the man himself.
For a run down of which show Herring will be doing when, see the Dates & Times tab.