British comedian & writer Richard Herring is set to host this year's UK Music+Sound Awards ceremony.
Richard Herring has enjoyed phenomenal cult success as a writer and performer, not only for his work in live comedy but also on television, stage and through his trailblazing work in the world of podcasts.
Richard’s one-man Edinburgh shows include the critically-acclaimed What is Love Anyway?, We’re All Going to Die, Christ on a Bike and Hitler Moustache and in 2016 he is touring his show Happy Now?.
Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast has seen him interview top comedians including Stephen Fry, Eddie Izzard, Russell Brand, Steve Coogan, Tim Minchin, David Mitchell and Stewart Lee. The show won two Chortle Internet Comedy Awards and a Sony Best Comedy Award. He also writes a weekly column for the Metro newspaper.
Richard's recent TV appearances include Argumental, Set List, Have I Got News For You and Never Mind the Buzzcocks. He also wrote and performed two series of Richard Herring’s Objective for BBC Radio 4 and wrote 37 episodes of the sitcom Time Gentlemen Please with Al Murray.