There's understandably a lot of praise for Matt here, and deservedly so. But I wanted to take this opportunity to praise you Richard for yet another wonderful interview. You really bring out the best in your subjects.

Really enjoyed this, I think you should get Matt on again, lots more to chat about.

I downloaded this to watch on the train tomorrow. But, as often happens with RHLSTP (RHLSTP!) interviews, by the time hit my 'mental firewall' of 5 mins, it's too late. I'm hooked.

Really interesting chat with Matt what a nice chap

Loved every minute of this one. Great conversation.

I'm definitely going to tweet Matt pretending to be offended about a 10 year old sketch so we can go for a coffee.

Grew up watching Rock Profiles on DVD on repeat, absolutely amazing show.

Matt Lucas was at the last game at Highbury before we moved to Emirates. He came up on a video on the big screen and said ‘did you know, Highbury is so small and Emirates is soooo big, you can fit 5 THOUSAND ‘Highburys’ into one of the Emirates. My brother and I pissed ourselves, nobody else seemed to understand he was exaggerating for affect. Classic Matt Lucas, classic football fans.

interesting point from Lucas about RuPaul's Drag Race, it'll be interesting to see how it stands up over time

Great interview. Matt comes across as really down to earth and humble. I still love his interview with Elton John,,, just brilliant. Hope to see more of him in the future.

Thank you both for talking about this, great episode ;)

One of the best podcasts, loved it

"Everyone was Patrick Marber" hilarious wisdom

Brilliant as always!!

Saw the Bernard Chumley stand-up the only time I ever went to Edinburgh (the only time I saw Rich and Stew too), it was very funny, occasionally the big punchline drifts into my head and it still makes me very happy to this day.

That was really enjoyable. Matt is a genuine, warm, interesting person. He needs to come back for a catch up.

Matt - it was a good one and you are national treasure :)

Nice to see Jerry Sadowitz getting a mention at 15.00. Matt's just given him more exposure here than whoever the hell is supposed to be his publicist seems to manage. .

Great episode mate. A few really good points brought up about how much T.V has changed and what you can get away with nowadays.

I think the good point on this one is Matt bought the best out of Richard.

Brilliant but damn you need to get Matt back, felt like there was SO much more to talk about!

1:11:58 - the joke of Rich's, of everything that he's done, that has made me laugh the most.....

Brilliant. Just purchased the audiobook.

really enjoyed this, thanks Richard. PS. I'd love to see Phil Wang on this podcast.

I was in the school play with Peter. It was hilarious and we carried him out on our shoulders on the last night.

I like the new start, very flash.

Peter Kay is marvellous, I heard he went back home after a week at Liverpool university saying he was home sick , I wonder if it was because he wasn't the funniest in the room ?

Got my tickets booked for Winchester in October, I'll probably die before then though!

A very good episode. I like it when its more normal.

Rich, Matt, thank you.

Do you really think everyone reflects on everything they've made positively? People grow, people change...... If you interpret every 'apology' (which he didn't really do, I just think Matt was just trying to explain that he's in a different headspace now) as a cynical grab for 'commercial acceptance', I find that really sad...

1:22:00 I recognise that woman’s voice from the RHLSTP with Ray Peacock aka Ian Boldsworth. Will somebody please explain that she is not involved in the conversation?

I think Matt is a delight, a fragile delight.

I like to think that I go out of my way in trying to see, if only for one episode, as many and if not all British comedy that I can find. Hours wasted of course out of the many gems. I saw Pompidou and can only say I gave it a pretty good go, in fact I think I watched them all. I struggled, I'm not going to lie, and the main problem was that I could not get Mr Bean out of my head whilst seeing it. It was Mr Bean light, and I wasn't the greatest fan of Bean, but it did work well for many. That said, I find Matt Lucas very funny in general on basically everything else he has done.

Rich! Matt would make a brilliant Boris Johnson ( get it written!)

always had a bit of a bone on for Richard Herring, who doesn't, you keep coming back every week. sure he's funny, and structurally adorable with a sweet wife and cute children living a cottagey country life (in a converted hospital) okay now it's getting sappy, my fingers are sticking the to keys, enough, Richard Herring A+

I was in an elevator with Matt Lucas once at Gatwick Airport, my Mom, Dad, my wife and myself just stood there staring at him trying to figure out if it was actually him (it was). At one point Matt locked eyes with me and I could see he was thinking "oh crap they know who I am". One of the greatest regrets of my life was not saying hello to him, I just stood there staring like an idiot.

To Richard's final question I wish Matt had answered: Pain in the ... neck

That was so interesting . I am a big fan and I feel like Richard , I wish I could go back in time and tell him everything will get better . Don't feel sorry for a show that was a huge success at the time just because young people decided to be so intolerant . We need humour to make this life tolerable .

Man with gorgeous hair talks to man with gorgeous skull.

I liked Plunkett and Maclean

Great chat. Now... how the hell are you going to knock the Ricky Wilson episode into anything?

check him out in 'Polar'. Maads Mikkelson. Brilliant.

I really enjoyed this. I think Matt feels like he needs to apologise more than anyone else feels like he needs to. I remember him being really hard on himself on the James O'Brien Unfiltered interview, and think he needs to give himself more of a break.

Matt Lucas. great comedy does come from great tragedy. one's 'funny' is the wall against the horrors of life. have you seen Badd SANTA on this channel?

I’m glad he apologised for his racist and transphobic content, it makes me enjoy his comedy more and shows he’s grown as a comedian. The best comedy punches up, not down.

Fascinating discussion.

Ooooo, I'm going to save this one till I'm sitting down with a nice cup of rooibos.

What a ripper!

Have you seen Spike Milligan in curry and chips

I'm deeply offended that Matt only offered to sit down for a cup of tea with anyone who is deeply offended. Wheres my entitlement as a previously not deeply offended person to tea based / celebrity meet up rights? ..... And what if you identify as a coffee drinker? 🤔.....

Rare occasion where I like before I watch, because George Doors is a natiaional treasure.

17:41 - ouch, he really didn't have a sense of humour about Peter Kay

I thouroughly enjoyed this. Didn't know much about Mr. Lucas going into this but now I'm sad that he isn't my friend ☹

Great interview. I hated the section where Matt thought it necessary to defend himself in the way that he did.

You're heterosexual so don't enjoy musicals but like Minchin's work? Great guest, and Richard as always. The Stew talk was fun but wonder how Merchant didn't get a mention. And who is this Walliams?

have a people born in 1963 day i think i'll start it

Matt ❤️

Little Red Riding Hood

Matt 😍 such a lovely guy.

Hello Richard Herring, I'm writing this very formally because it's a big deal to me. I'm 30 years old. I've been absolutely enamoured with comedy since I was a bored little kid in a council house in Wheathampstead with nothing to do but watch cable TV. I was seldom supervised and mainly watched Live TV, play UK, Bravo, Paramount and MTV. Comedy, music and literature have always been my closest companions. While the neglect I suffered has brought on long-term negative consequences for me emotionally, it also imbued a sense of intellectual freedom and autonomy that most people aren't afforded at a young age. Anyway, I first came across you on This Morning With Richard Not Judy, and ever since I've felt a fairly intense yet inexplicable sense of disdain for you. (Stick with me, this gets better) Acquaintances I've had throughout the years have always expressed surprise that I'm not a fan of yours. I've been massively into Stewart Lee ever since he went solo (I promise, the pay off is coming...) and have always thought of him as some kind of genius. So, I found RLSTP a couple of years ago and started watching it and enjoying it. I put this down to the quality of the guests you have on the show rather than anything to do with you. I then got -really- into it and decided you were just okay. Around this time I got a job as the manager of The Waffle House in St Albans where I served you and wanted to say, "You're Richard Herring" but restrained myself. By this point, I wouldn't say I disliked you anymore. When I watched this interview with Matt Lucas, I realised that you are, in fact, the genius. Stewart Lee is a whinging manboy whose negative perceptions of everyone and everything don't do anything for anyone. He's actually just a bit of a bastard, wielding his intellect like some kind of phallic symbol. Hearing the way you speak to Lucas; the mutual respect and admiration between the two of you, was illuminating. The honesty and unbridled, raw emotion that you display and encourage in all of your guests, not just Lucas, is inspirational and moving. You're deeply intelligent and give an insight into the work you do with a DIY style that I am sure will encourage countless people to follow their dreams. I probably liked you all along but was blindsided by how open you are. I struggle to be open, myself, so maybe I was jealous? Who knows. I thought I disliked Sara Pascoe too but that was definitely jealousy... I've stopped working as a restaurant manager now and begun a career writing professionally, which is going unbelievably well. I never thought that someone like me could follow my dreams, but here I am. I wanted to say thank you for making me challenge myself and for showing me how to be open and the importance of hard work. I'm going to publish my first novel next year and don't think I'd be in this place if it weren't for you. It seems like a million people have developed a similar podcast to you, celebrities interviewing other celebrities etc. None of them (except maybe Adam Buxton) are as moving or sapient as yours. In the long run - in the annuls of history - I believe that you'll be the one out of you and Stewart who is remembered and revered. All the very best Imogen

Wrong Richard, I hate finding out a double act don't actually like each other .

Think Matt's white washing (so to speak) history a little bit regarding 'Ting-Tong' I can remember plenty of criticism over that character at the time, it was considered a pretty crude racial caricature even then. Don't recall any complaints about the black characters in Come Fly WIth Me, but they were more like characters that happened to be black rather than obvious racial caricatures.

Omg Lucas who it is....... It's Matt erm you know that guy who was the giant baby...... No not David walliams the other one...... 😁

damn right you should be prepared to address anachronism and possible offence in your own work especially when you're prepared to hold python and their contemporaries up to scrutiny, all well and good .. society evolves and in their time those guys were every bit as passionate about shaking shit up as you might imagine you were. It should humble us all that in interview Palin and Cleese remain vehemently anarchistic and progressive (yes, even with Cleese' recently reported comments about London). Just carry the torch on as so many have and let us please have a laff while we go :)

Lucas is a lot more serious than you'd expect. 6/10

I don't think Matt should apologise or feel bad about Little Britain/Come Fly with Me etc. Its not 'offensive' to play anything if you aren't that thing, its about intent and context, why is that lost on everyone these days? The humour was never about being black, or gay, or whatever, it was largely about class and society. Geez.

Didn't know Richard Harding was still about.... Shame!

Get some radio mic's

The lack of incriminating bookmarks is disappointing.

Fun fact... Ben Folds cheated on his wife with their barely-adult babysitter. He then left his wife and child, and ran off with the babysitter. Good ol Ben Folds!

I was not a fan of Little Britain at the time, thought it was old fashioned at the time. I didn’t see a problem with Reeves & Mortimer or The Mighty Boosh or League of Gentlemen even though looking back they were problematic. I honestly never “got” little Britain thought it relied on poking fun at stereotypes at the time.

I'm a little sensitive to racism and sexism, but I've never ever thought little Britain was trying to be anything other than funny

Low on laughs, but high on trying to excuse racism. This is how I like my podcasts 👍

LET THE GUEST TALK. Jesus.

Ffs Peter kay

Pretty sure Lemmy is dead.

The League of Gentlemen blacked up and it was funny, why? The character who blacked up was evil and it was so ridiculous how she did it. It's all about the target of the joke. Matt always knew this.

Matt is so defensive, he must have heard a lot of criticism in recent years.

I'm not really sure you should be apologizing for old comedic material. All comedians,big or small, judged a generation later are "problematic".You think George Carlin would be acceptable now? Comedy is always of its time,any tv show is too. You need to also realize that social media is not real life. You will ALWAYS,ALWAYS get people calling you out for something,virtue signalling offence on behalf of another group. Social media can cause you to disproportionately highlight contrarian views too- you might be followed by 100,000 happy people but all you focus on is the 5-10 who were annoyed in some fashion. Add into the mix the forced virtue signalling of this day and age and you get an inflated contrarian view,for people being offended on behalf of others. Intent-thats what matters. No one thinks you intended to be racist or racially insensitive or transphobic. I get you think you have to highlight you no longer hold whats considered "problematic views" ,but as you say,it was never intended with malice and they aren't even views you actually held. You shouldn't bend the knee for that kind of thing.Apologize if you do something actually wrong.

Centrist melt. (Matt)

Liked this interview until he started apologising 😏

Watching Matt Lucas grovel to the new puritans for forgiveness doesn't make for an interesting interview.

Threw away his reputation and his credibility already. Didn't stand by his old sketches because he;s woke now you understand. Its made comedy so much funnier apparently.

I like the new start, very flash.