{"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/6a410ef626d5a6687a36f319?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Harry Shearer and Tom Leopold - \"J Edgar Hoover in a Ballgown\"","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61ba0fda1a8cbe093a3cf14b/1782649078139-af66ca59-8fc7-4983-b078-099d8aa9c5f4.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><strong>RHLSTP #616 - J Edgar Hoover in a Ballgown -</strong> Richard has a remote chat with two powerhouses of American comedy Harry Shearer and Tom Leopold. They talk about Tom writing on some of the biggest sitcoms of the last few decades, how the pair met, their failed TV pilot that saw the birth of Spinal Tap, Tom’s conversion from Judaism to Catholicism, their brand new 32 year old project Here Comes J. Edgar! a comedy musical about a terrible man who held US politicians hostage to his will by use of his blackmailing list, how ridicule is the only thing that can hurt men like this. Plus what is Chevy Chase really like, how Paul McCartney is one of the great comedy improvisers and why Harry is still happy working on the Simpsons after all these years and how have these two maintained their friendship for so very long.</p><p><br></p><p>Tickets for the show here <a href=\"https://kingsheadtheatre.com/whats-on/here-comes-j-edgar-a-comedy-musical-t7zc\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://kingsheadtheatre.com/whats-on/here-comes-j-edgar-a-comedy-musical-t7zc</a></p><p>See RHLSTP at the Fringe <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><p><br></p><p><em>Audio mix by Ben Evans (NTO)</em></p><p><em>Thanks to Chris Evans (NTO) and Ben Walker</em></p>","author_name":"Sky Potato, Go Faster Stripe and Fuzz Productions"}