This week we’re joined by a true UK comedy legend. Richard Vranch chucked a budding career as a Physicist in favour of the stage and has never looked back. He joined the Footlights in Cambridge in 1981 as a contemporary of Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, Tony Slattery and Emma Thompson. In 1986 he began performing improv with The Comedy Store Players together with the likes of Paul Merton, Josie Lawrence and Mike Myers. The stage show eventually morphed into the wildly successful Whose Line Is It Anyway? and many of the original cast continue to perform every Sunday and Wednesday at The Comedy Store, making it the world’s longest running comedy show with the same cast. Richard is also a writer and standup comedian (and he occasionally likes to play the piano).
Links:
https://richardvranch.com/
Paul Merton’s Impro Chums play Edinburgh this year: http://paulmerton.com/
Book to see The Comedy Store Players at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre for the 21st Year in a row:
http://www.shakespearesglobe.com/whats-on-2018/comedy-store-players
A Pint With Seaniebee
Audible Feast’s list of Best Podcast Series of 2017: https://tinyurl.com/ya5yj9vs
Top 12 Best New Podcast Series of 2016: http://tinyurl.com/gps9tn5
50 Best Podcast Episodes list 2017: https://tinyurl.com/y7ryajat
50 Best Podcast Episodes list 2016: http://tinyurl.com/hp83rnw
Release date: June 30th 2018
Runtime: 43m
Recorded: A VW Campervan
