The last time Richard Herring performed in Wimborne was six years ago when 40 people came to see him. On this occasion, however, a more sizeable crowd is poised to enjoy the reworking of his 2001 show Christ On A Bike.
The show’s subtitle, The Second Coming, could almost refer to a recent resurgence in the podcasting stand-up’s career.
Based on atheist Herring’s obsession with religion, it’s a provocative but consistently hilarious show that is never cheap or gratuitous as he examines his relationship with Christianity.
An early heckle – an audience member asking if he could shout “blasphemy” – actually worked to aid the performance’s development, as the former Lee & Herring star turned the situation to his advantage, gaining plenty of laughs in the process.
From there on in, he had a highly receptive and engaged audience in fits of laughter, from his analysis of the Ten Commandments to skilfully, comically reciting the first page of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament.
He’s a potty-mouthed performer, but Herring’s well-read, smart and never controversial for the sake of it, and the majority of the Tivoli audience left notably impressed.
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