{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/aacb15fc-f2a9-43e6-9d0f-521463063cef/697362bf283ec80e15dc5e1a?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"RHLSTP 597 - Mark Simmons","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61ba0fda1a8cbe093a3cf14b/1769170289645-71650601-805b-48ab-87bd-1349c0637482.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><strong>RHLSTP #597 - University of Bee-Keeping - </strong>Richard is back at the Podcast Room where he is chatting with one-liner king, Mark Simmons. They discuss the difficulties of producing a good succinct joke, how rarely Richard manages it, how the language used can serve as a hidden copyright sign in the DNA of the thing and what can be done if someone nicks a good one to make into a greetings card. Plus the perils of being the support act for a sore-throated Seann Walsh, whether the man at Pret fancied or pitied Richard, living with a poltergeist and the importance of giving your audience something to laugh at. Plus why it’s fun to punctuate one-liners with patience testing nonsense.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>See Mark on tour - <a href=\"https://marksimmons.co.uk/live-dates/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://marksimmons.co.uk/live-dates/</a></p><p>See RHLSTP live -&nbsp;<a href=\"http://richardherring.com/rhlstp\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http://richardherring.com/rhlstp</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>SUPPORT THE SHOW!</strong></p><p><strong>See details of the </strong><a href=\"https://richardherring.com/gigs\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">RHLSTP LIVE DATES </a></p><p><strong>Watch our </strong><a href=\"https://twitch.tv/rkherring\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">TWITCH CHANNEL</a></p><p><strong>Become a badger and see extra content&nbsp;at our </strong><a href=\"https://rhlstp.co.uk/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">WEBSITE </a></p><p><strong>Buy DVDs and books from </strong><a href=\"https://gofasterstripe.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">GO FASTER STRIPE</a></p>","author_name":"Sky Potato, Go Faster Stripe and Fuzz Productions"}