https://www.richardherring.com/warmingup/ en robs@notbbc.co.uk Tue, 09 Jun 2026 02:56:12 +0100 https://www.richardherring.com/warmingup/7/6/2026/index.html Sun, 07 Jun 2026 19:10:00 +0100 8590/21509It was the big St Albans Roman Theatre gig tonight. What a thrill it was to perform in this space where 2000 years ago Romans were doing something vaguely similar.Stand up comedy traditionally goes best in a low-ceilinged room, but in this theatre the ceiling has always been the sky. I worried that intimacy and laughter might be lost, but even in the current dilapidated state of this once great theatre the space worked. https://www.richardherring.com/warmingup/6/6/2026/index.html Sat, 06 Jun 2026 09:46:00 +0100 8589/21508As if to prove how remarkable that 8 hour uninterrupted sleep was, let me present last night's stats. 6 hours and 1 minutes sleep and I woke up 8 times (only 2 or 3 of those were for trips to the loo though).A couple of things I forgot to mention yesterday - firstly, obviously Ernie was 100% fit and fine, but still unable to go to school because of their 48 hour vomit/diarrhoea ruling. So he won that battle. Luckily his Nanna was on hand to look after him for the day. https://www.richardherring.com/warmingup/5/6/2026/index.html Fri, 05 Jun 2026 19:09:00 +0100 588/21507The most amazing thing happened to me last night (at least according to my Apple Watch). I slept for 7 hours and 58 minutes (I know that's incredible, but that's not all of it) and I didn't wake up ONCE. I did not need a single night time wee. I slept for (basically) eight hours undisturbed  and without my bladder or any of my children nudging me awake.I can't remember the late time this happened and I am pretty sure it will never happen to me again. I just had to tell someone. https://www.richardherring.com/warmingup/4/6/2026/index.html Thu, 04 Jun 2026 20:28:00 +0100 8587/21506The only good thing about being a parent is that eventually, once they've already broken you, your kids have to go to school and between 9am and 3pm you get a slice of your life back.This all goes out the window when your kids are ill though. And it's more annoying if they get ill at school, because that's a whole extra pick up (if you've got more than one kid at school).Ernie's school got in touch whilst I was recording Newsround to say that Ernie SAID he'd had diarrhoea. https://www.richardherring.com/warmingup/3/6/2026/index.html Wed, 03 Jun 2026 11:26:00 +0100 8586/21505Another intense round recording four podcasts in four hours at the Podcast Room in London. For the first time I actually messed up my timings a bit so I actually did four and a quarter hours and thanks to the Podcast Room for letting me run over a bit so that I could get a decent length interview with Lorna Rose Treen.Unusually I only did one Book Club (with Andrew Hunter Murray) and three RHLSTPs (with Andrew, Ronni Ancona and Lorna). https://www.richardherring.com/warmingup/2/6/2026/index.html Tue, 02 Jun 2026 21:17:00 +0100 8585/21504Battling against the behemoth that is the underfunded NHS to get the treatment I require for my new exciting medical condition. Yesterday I got a letter that was composed on the 19th May advising me to get in touch with the secretary of my haematologist regarding the results of my scan. Not only did I have no contact details (and none were provided on the letter) but I wasn't super happy that they knew two weeks ago that I needed to speak to someone, but I only found out yesterday. https://www.richardherring.com/warmingup/1/6/2026/index.html Mon, 01 Jun 2026 12:33:00 +0100 8584/21503I enjoyed Marcus Payne's post on Bluesky which read "It's all kicking off in Richmond" with a picture of the front of a TG Jones shop with the new name crossed out and WH SMith written next to it. (WH Smiths would of course be more correcter)Whilst I do not suppose for one second that someone actually did this in real life (but if I am wrong, well done), even as a fabricated tweet it is a worthy act of rebellion that makes a greater point.