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RHLSTP became a family business today as I invited my son, Ernest, to join me in interviewing Olaf Falafel about his new joke book
"A Poo On A Pogo Stick."Ernie is a big fan of this joke book (as am I), packed with gags and funny cartoons and has been taking it everywhere with him, making it quite hard for me to read it! I thought it would be fun to let him ask some questions and say what he thought of this book and Olaf was very much up for this.
It was a remote record and Ernie started off pretty shy, but was quickly showing off. When Chris Evans (not that one) asked Ernie to say something to test the mic, Ernie said "I like big butts and I can not lie." Chris Evans (not that one) laughed and I could hear him thinking how much this little child was like the big one next to him.
I can't believe my son is this rude. Where has he heard this stuff? Though it reminded me of the time in Reception when Phoebe was asked by her teacher to say something to describer the eponymous hero of the book "Geoffrey Giraffe's Little Lie" and 5 year old Phoebe said "Geoffrey Giraffe is a wanker."
I guess these rude words are somehow beamed into their brains from outer space. Also Geoffrey Giraffe IS a wanker.
Look at him. After about 10 minutes he was meant to go back into the house, but kept coming back to show Olaf "funny" videos he'd made or just lark around in the background.
One of them was from yesterday where he claims I "forced" him to eat a banana and when we opened it, it was the biggest banana he'd ever seen, (in girth rather than length, which is actually more important with a banana, so I am told) saying "This is not out of Facebook - it's REAL!"
It was quite a big banana to be fair.
I don't think it's time to hand over the business to him and Phoebe (who also made a brief appearance on the podcast asking Olaf in a mock offended voice what possessed him to give the book such a rude title - you can talk , potty mouth) but it's definitely a possibility for the future.
The sky potato doesn't fall far from the tree.
I hope to create generations of Herrings, all producing more and more esoteric podcasts, every one getting fewer and fewer listeners, until all my progeny starve.
Catie said she was guesting on a podcast tomorrow and Ernie asked if he could be on it. What have I created? And should Ernie and me do a podcast together? Or both kids if I can stop them fighting. Maybe the fighting would be the best bit.
It was great to see how far Catie has come with her show (she's also my guest on RHLSTP next week cos I love podcasting with my family). I fell in love with her when I saw her doing stand up in Southampton in 2006 and liked what she was doing so much that I married her- and that's not been the case with any other comedian I've ever seen. So if that isn't a strong enough recommend then I don't know what you want. I haven't even married Billy Connolly and he's an amazing stand up, so I think that shows the level we're talking about.
Come and see RHLSTP, then have a late lunch, then go and see Catie! We need to make £500 a day just to pay for our accommodation (Actually it's nearer £600 as we are coming up two nights early). Fucking Hell.
