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What Is Love, Anyway?   UK TOUR 2011/12


"What is l-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uhve anyway?
Does anybody love anybody anyway?"

So asked the insane, Welsh, poet-philosopher, Howard Jones in 1983. But in the intervening 28 years no one has dared to answer his questions?
Until now.

Comedian Richard Herring returns to Edinburgh for his 20th Fringe and 32nd show. Having sorted out religion (Christ on a Bike), politics (Hitler Moustache) and penises (Talking Cock), the star of award winning podcast As It Occurs To Me and Radio 4's Richard Herring's Objective seeks to define and destroy love. Before love destroys him. Again.

Is love just a chemical reaction in our brains by which our body selects potential sexual partners or is it a magical force which guides us unerringly to our soul mate, oddly usually waiting until we're off our tits at a night club to do so?

Could a romantic gesture involving Ferrero Rocher chocolates get so out of control as to destroy the economic infrastructure of the United Kingdom?

Is the word being devalued if Richard's dry cleaner claims to "love" all his customers, or is he actually only enamoured with Herring and too shy to tell him directly?

"What is love, anyway?" is a heart-warmingly honest and personal examination of the romantic (and not so romantic) adventures and misadventures of the UK's most prolific comedian, as well as a genuine attempt to define this mysterious, debilitating, evil and wondrous emotion.

Press Reviews

  • The New Current interviews me - TNC interviews about Edinburgh

  • Epping Forest Guardian interview - George Nott interviews

  • Interview with ideastap.com - Nancy Groves interviews

  • This is Nottingham review of WILA - Steve Oliver reviews preview at Just The Tonic 10/7/11

  • Venue magazine review of WILA - Regina Papachlimitzou reviews Bristol preview

  • Spoonfed interview - Ruper Uzzell asks the questions - plus one that didn't make it on to the website

  • Edinburgh is Funny piece - My first and worst edinburghs

  • Edinburgh-festivals.com preview - Dave Pollock interviews

  • Gigglesbeat interview - Andrew Dipper talks to me about my 20th Fringe

  • Independent review of WILA - Juilian Hall gives good 3 star review

  • Chortle review of WILA - Steve Bennett gives 4 stars

  • STV review of WILA - Michael MacLennan reviews difficult 1st Sunday gig

  • Fest review of WILA - 4 star review from Malcolm Jack

  • I know this much is true - Observer - Euan Ferguson interviews

  • Broadway Baby review of WILA - 5 stars from Richard O' Brien

  • Scotsman review of What Is Love, Anyway - 4 star review from Jay Richardson

  • 5 star review for WILA in Edinburgh Festival Magazine - Sarah Riddick reviews

  • British Comedy Guide review of WILA - Graeme Strachan gives 4 star review

  • Three Weeks - Four star review in Three Weeks

  • Informed Edinburgh review of WILA - 2 star review from Andrew Jeffrey

  • Spoonfed review of WILA - Rupert Uzell gives the show 5 stars

  • Bruce Dessau reviews WILA - Bruce likes the show but not the poster!

  • List review of WILA - Brian Donaldson gives 4 stars

  • Edinburgh Evening News review WILA - Sarah Nisbet gives 4 stars

  • Dark chat review of WILA - The website scores the show 10/10

  • Edinburgh Guide review of WILA - Al Innes gives 4 stars and the sage advice to not see this if you want to see Stewart Lee.

  • Cherwell reviews WILA - 5 star review from Alex Kealy

  • Interview with Bristol Evening Post - Chat about What is Love, Anyway? and Gorgeous

  • Guardian review of WILA - Brian Logan gives 3 stars

  • The Arts Desk review of WILA - 3 star review from Veronica Lee

  • What Culture review of WILA - 5 stars from Owain Paciuszko

  • Londonist review of WILA - Rachel H reviews

  • Huffington Post review of What is Love Anyway? - 5 stars from Jack Pelling

  • entertainment.ie interview - Caroline Foran asks the questions

  • Thumped.com interview - Siobhán Kane asks the questions

  • Nottingham Live interview - Steve Oliver asks the questions

  • Yorkshire Post Big Interview - Not entirely accurate write up of a chat with Sarah Freeman

  • Nottingham Post review of WILA - Steve Oliver reviews the Nottingham Playhouse show Jan 2012

  • Phonic FM Exeter review - Jenna Richards reviews

  • Exeter Express and Echo reviews WILA - Chris Hallam reviews

  • Skinny interview for the Glasgow Comedy Festival - Bernard O'Leary interviewa

  • The Sprout interview - CeefaxOfLife asks the questions

  • Leamington Courier review of WILA - Sundari Sankar reviews Warwick Arts Centre gig

  • kyeo.tv interview - Adam Clery interviews

  • Extensive British Comedy interview - Si Hawkins asks the questions

  • Giggle Beats review of WILA - Andrew Dipper reviews Newcastle gig

  • Scotsman review of WILA - Brian Donaldson gives Edinburgh Stand show 4 stars

  • Send Away The Tigers - Review of Bloomsbury show 30/3/12

  • Evening Standard review of WILA - 4 star review from Bruce Dessau

  • South Wales Argus reviews Cardiff show - Alex Kalinik reviews

  • link2wales.co.uk reveiw of WILA - Mark Williams reviews


    • Downloads

       RELATED FILES:
    ThreeWeeks I wrote intro and interviews for
    The PDF of ThreeWeeks including interviews with Barry Cryer and Jerry Sadowitz
    • 3wks2011 edweek1.pdf
    Evening Post review of preview 20th July 2011 at Tobacco Factory
    Natalie Hale reviews
    • evening post bristol.pdf
    Interview with Buzz magazine
    Michael Brown interviews for Cardiff magazine.
    • buzz-richard-herring.pdf
    Back of leaflet for Edinburgh
    The back of the Edinburgh Leaflet for What Is Love Anyway?
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    Poster for Edinburgh 2011
    What Is Love, Anyway? Poster
    • poster full version.pdf