Richard Herring

British comedian and writer
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Richard Herring

Summary

Richard Herring is a human[1]. His place of birth was Pocklington[2]. He was born on July 12, 1967[3]. He worked as a comedian[4] and podcaster[5]. He ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,248 views/month, #6,788 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Richard Herring was born in Pocklington[2].
  • Richard Herring was born on July 12, 1967[3].
  • Richard Herring held citizenship in United Kingdom[7].
  • Richard Herring worked as a comedian[4].
  • Richard Herring's professions included podcaster[5].
  • Richard Herring's education included a stint at St Catherine's College[8].
  • Richard Herring's education included a stint at The Kings of Wessex Academy[9].
  • A notable work attributed to Richard Herring is Warming Up[10].
  • A notable work attributed to Richard Herring is Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast[11].
  • Richard Herring received the Chortle Awards[12].
  • Richard Herring is recorded as male[13].
  • Richard Herring's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Richard Herring is part of Lee and Herring[15].
  • Richard Herring's Commons category is recorded as Richard Herring[16].
  • Richard Herring's family name is recorded as Herring[17].
  • Richard Herring's given name is recorded as Richard[18].
  • Richard Herring's given name is recorded as Keith[19].
  • Richard Herring's official website is recorded as http://www.richardherring.com/[20].
  • Richard Herring's medical condition is recorded as aphantasia[21].
  • Richard Herring's partner in business or sport is recorded as Stewart Lee[22].
  • Richard Herring's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[23].
  • Richard Herring's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Richard Keith Herring'}[24].
  • Richard Herring's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Richard Herring'}[25].
  • Richard Herring's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+253322'}[26].
  • Richard Herring's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+224060'}[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: GB[29]

  • Began / founded: 1967-07-12[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 93c9d2ad-5184-4067-adcd-2a4557ecbcc6[31]

Body

Origins and Family

Richard Herring was born in Pocklington[2]. He was born on July 12, 1967[3].

Education

Educated at St Catherine's College[8], a college of the University of Oxford[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in 1962[34], headquartered in Oxford[35] and The Kings of Wessex Academy[9], a school[36], in United Kingdom[37], founded in 1976[38].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include comedian[4] and podcaster[5].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Warming Up[10], a blog[39] and Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast[11], a podcast show[40].

Recognition

Richard Herring received the Chortle Awards[12].

Why It Matters

Richard Herring ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,248 views/month, #6,788 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41]

FAQs

Where was Richard Herring born?

Born in Pocklington[2], Richard Herring…

What did Richard Herring do for work?

Richard Herring worked as comedian[4] and podcaster[5].

Where did Richard Herring go to school?

Richard Herring was educated at St Catherine's College[8] and The Kings of Wessex Academy[9].

What awards did Richard Herring receive?

Honors received include Chortle Awards[12].

References

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  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . richardherring.com. Retrieved . richardherring.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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    Notable work Warming Up, Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast
    Medical condition aphantasia
    Partner in business or sport Stewart Lee
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