Heads Up with Richard Herring
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Heads Up with Richard Herring or HUWRH, was a British celebrity chat show
written by and starring Richard Herring
, who is best known as one half of comedy duo Lee and Herring
, the stars of BBC Two
shows Fist of Fun
and This Morning With Richard Not Judy
. HUWRH featured professional poker
players and celebrities talking about their lives, their careers and their love of poker. The title is a reference to poker terminology, meaning a game where only two players remain at the end of the game. Richard would interview each guest individually during the show.
The show was hosted in an evening chat show format in front of a studio audience. It was the first UK produced Poker chatshow. The regular structure features an opening monologue by Richard followed by interviews with three guests from the world of poker and entertainment.
This programme first aired in 2005 on the Sky Digital channel Pokerzone
in the UK
.
Talk show
A talk show or chat show is a television program or radio program where one person discuss various topics put forth by a talk show host....
written by and starring Richard Herring
Richard Herring
Richard Keith Herring is a British comedian and writer, whose early work includes his involvement in the double-act, Lee and Herring...
, who is best known as one half of comedy duo Lee and Herring
Lee and Herring
Lee and Herring were a British standup comedy double act consisting of the comedians Stewart Lee and Richard Herring. They were probably most famous for their work on television, most notably Fist of Fun and This Morning With Richard Not Judy but had been working together on stage and on radio...
, the stars of BBC Two
BBC Two
BBC Two is the second television channel operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It covers a wide range of subject matter, but tending towards more 'highbrow' programmes than the more mainstream and popular BBC One. Like the BBC's other domestic TV and radio...
shows Fist of Fun
Fist of Fun
Fist of Fun was a popular British comedy television and radio programme, written by and starring Lee and Herring . A lot of the show's comic material was adapted from Lee and Herring's radio programme Lionel Nimrod's Inexplicable World.Each episode of Fist of Fun featured several disparate sketches...
and This Morning With Richard Not Judy
This Morning With Richard Not Judy
This Morning With Richard Not Judy or TMWRNJ was a BBC comedy television programme, written by and starring Lee and Herring. Two series were broadcast in 1998 and 1999 on BBC2...
. HUWRH featured professional poker
Poker
Poker is a family of card games that share betting rules and usually hand rankings. Poker games differ in how the cards are dealt, how hands may be formed, whether the high or low hand wins the pot in a showdown , limits on bet sizes, and how many rounds of betting are allowed.In most modern poker...
players and celebrities talking about their lives, their careers and their love of poker. The title is a reference to poker terminology, meaning a game where only two players remain at the end of the game. Richard would interview each guest individually during the show.
The show was hosted in an evening chat show format in front of a studio audience. It was the first UK produced Poker chatshow. The regular structure features an opening monologue by Richard followed by interviews with three guests from the world of poker and entertainment.
This programme first aired in 2005 on the Sky Digital channel Pokerzone
Pokerzone
Pokerzone was a channel dedicated to poker, broadcasting on Sky Digital channel 843 since 19 May 2005. Previously known as Game In TV it rebranded on 26 April 2005 and launched the following month....
in the UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
.
Episode Guests
- Episode 1: Chris BrooksChris BrooksChris Brooks may refer to:*Chris Brooks , Australian guitarist*Chris Brooks , American football wide receiver...
, Malcolm "The Rock" HarwoodMalcolm HarwoodMalcolm Harwood is an English professional poker player who learnt how to play whilst doing his National Service. He later appeared in Channel 4's Late Night Poker, where he reached the Grand Final in seasons 1, 2 and 5...
, Ewen Macintosh - Episode 2: Andrew Black, James HewittJames HewittJames Hewitt is a former British household cavalry officer in the British Army. He had an affair with Diana, Princess of Wales for five years, receiving extensive media coverage after revealing details of the affair.-Early life:...
, John Thomson - Episode 3: Roberto ConteBig Brother (UK series 6)Big Brother 2005 was the sixth series of Big Brother in the UK, a reality television show on Channel 4, in which a number of contestants live an isolated existence in a purpose-built house who try to avoid being evicted by public vote, with the aim of winning a large cash prize at the end of the run...
, Tiffany WilliamsonTiffany WilliamsonTiffany Williamson is an American corporate lawyer who qualified for the 2005 World Series of Poker in the Gutshot Poker Club. She went on to finish in 15th place, earning $400,000, after having spent just one year learning the game...
, Norman PaceNorman PaceNorman Pace is an English actor and comedian, best known as one half of the comedy duo Hale and Pace with his friend and comic partner Gareth Hale... - Episode 4: Edward Giddins, Terry Frisby, John DuthieJohn DuthieJohn Duthie is a London-based English television director and creator of the European Poker Tour.-Film and television:...
- Episode 5: Andy CollinsAndy Collins (television)Andy Collins is a British television personality. -Career in brief:Andy Collins was an active member of the British Army.During the 1990s, he presented Game Over, a show on BSkyB's short-lived computer & technology channel .tv...
, Phil "The Power" Taylor, "Mad" Marty WilsonMarty WilsonMarty Wilson is an English professional poker player from Wolverhampton. His nickname originates from when, as a teenager, he escaped several rival football fans by jumping into a polar bear pit.... - Episode 6: Grub SmithGrub SmithMichael 'Grub' Smith is an English television presenter and journalist for FHM and Poker Player magazines.-Early life:Born Michael Smith, he adopted the name Grub when at Downside School, effectively a promotion after being given the nickname Maggot by a master at his prep school.Grub Smith is a...
, Anthony HoldenAnthony HoldenAnthony Holden is an English writer, broadcaster and critic, particularly known as a biographer of artists including Shakespeare, Tchaikovsky, Leigh Hunt, Lorenzo da Ponte and Laurence Olivier, and of members of the British Royal family, notably Charles, Prince of Wales...
, Major Charles IngramCharles IngramCharles Ingram is a former British Army major who made headlines worldwide after he was accused of cheating in the game show Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? in 2001. He was convicted of deception, although he maintains that he did not cheat...
& Diana Ingram - Episode 7: "Nasty" Nick BatemanNick BatemanNicholas "Nasty Nick" Bateman is a British media personality and a former contestant on the first series of the British version of Big Brother.-Big Brother:...
, Greg "Fossilman" RaymerGreg RaymerGregory Raymer nicknamed "Fossilman," is a professional poker player. He is best known for winning the 2004 World Series of Poker Main Event.-Early life:...
, John McCririckJohn McCririckJohn McCririck is an English television horse racing pundit. He is notable not only for his racing opinions but also for his old-fashioned style of dress and mannerisms... - Episode 8: Fiona FosterFiona FosterFiona Foster is a British television presenter and journalist with a lively high note voice, who has also spent several years working in the United States. She is currently a presenter on the BBC World travel programme Fast Track....
, Dave "El Blondie" ColcloughDave ColcloughDavid E. Colclough is a Welsh professional poker player, now living in Thailand.-Before poker:Prior to becoming a poker professional, Colclough worked as a computer programmer. Amongst the companies he worked for were the Post Office and the National Health Service...
, Oliver ChrisOliver ChrisOliver Chris is an English actor from Tunbridge Wells.-Early life:He passed his Eleven plus exam and attended Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys before moving to the Michael Hall Steiner School in his fourth year. He later attended the Central School of Speech and Drama... - Episode 9: Addy Van Der BorghAddy Van Der BorghAddy van der Borgh is a British stand up comedian who appeared on the BBC One ‘Stand-up Show’. He has subsequently appeared on ‘Live at Jongleurs’ and ‘The World Stands Up’ for Sky TV and the BBC3 series from Baby Cow Productions, 'Brain Candy'...
, Brandon BlockBrandon BlockBrandon Block is a British club DJ. He was born in 1967 in the East End of London. At the age of 4, he moved to Wembley along with his mum, who still lives there today. His career started out in 1985 at the John Lyon pub in Harrow, West London...
, "Barmy" Barny BoatmanBarny BoatmanBarny M. P. Boatman , is an English professional poker player and the oldest member of the poker-playing foursome known as The Hendon Mob... - Episode 10: Jonathan MaitlandJonathan MaitlandJonathan Maitland is a British broadcaster, writer and author.-Early life:He was educated at Epsom College, and holds a law degree from King's College London.-Journalism:...
, Roy "The Boy" BrindleyRoy BrindleyRoy 'The Boy' Brindley is an English professional poker player, now living in Wicklow, Ireland.-Early years:...
, Michael Greco
Credits
- Richard HerringRichard HerringRichard Keith Herring is a British comedian and writer, whose early work includes his involvement in the double-act, Lee and Herring...
- Written & Presented by - Derek Brandon - DirectorTelevision directorA television director directs the activities involved in making a television program and is part of a television crew.-Duties:The duties of a television director vary depending on whether the production is live or recorded to video tape or video server .In both types of productions, the...
- Ray Addison - Series Producer