Substacks recommended by Richard Herring's Substack

Recommended by Richard Herring's Substack

The Sophist

Wisdom for idiots, the love of fools, and houses worth lusting over.

Brilliantly funny journalist.

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THE KUREISHI CHRONICLES

By Hanif Kureishi

Dispatches from my hospital bed. Writing on writing; sex and drugs and music, TV shows and writers I admire, my memories, among other matters.

Michael Ian Black

Better than a blog? I don't know. But I always hated the word "blog." If you'd like to subscribe, the orphans I support would love it.

What's Left?

By Amy Hoggart

A nosy comedian interviews interesting people about their left-wing politics.

Amy is terrific and honest and confused about politics or is she just pretending to catch you out. Either way she's producing great stuff and join me in paying to subscribe for it!

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Count Binface Lifts The Lid

The greatest satirical substack in the omniverse.

Crushed by Margaret Cabourn-Smith

By Crushed by MCS

Funny people talk to podcaster and actor Margaret Cabourn- Smith about their crushes and unrequited loves.

I love MCS and her podcast is fantastic too!

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The John Robins Vibemail

By John Robins

Updates on #BrandRobins from the UK's most indefatigable lounge-based #contentprovider

I Dare Say with Julia Raeside

By Julia

Some things that it might be useful to see written down.

Mutual

By Ginny Hogan

mostly political satire

The Fruit Salad Therapy Tapes

By Joz Norris

A weekly creative newsletter. The Tapes function as an interactive notebook/sketchpad exploring comedy, art, creativity, making stuff, etc.

If you want to find out if Joz ever Jozzes his own Norris, this is the place that you'll find out.

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Eleanor Morton Comedian

Everything I'm up to, including live gigs, videos and more

Eleanor is the real deal. Always funny.

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The Cosmic Shambles Network’s Substack

Indie creators of content for the curious. Exploring where Science, Comedy, Books, Music and Art meet.

If Robin Ince is involved in anything then so should you be.

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Pick The Scab

By Alice Levine

Never leaving it alone, letters on overthinking. Great! Now it's going to scar.

Gralefrit

By Joel Morris

Writing, podcasts and other stuff by writer Joel Morris.

Joel is an authority on the workings of comedy and very funny as a result.

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A Fan's Notes, by Nick Hornby

Music, books, movies, work, football, TV and so on.

Beyond The Joke

By Bruce Dessau

I'm the editor of the website beyondthejoke.co.uk and I've launched a Substack where I'll be publishing pieces about comedy - exclusive comedy think pieces and recommendations, classic comedy memories. It's my life in comedy, from the gaffes to the gags.

If you want to know what's happening in the UK comedy scene then Bruce has all the info.

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The S is a 5

By Stevie Martin

I'm a comedian writing about things. It’s just a bit of a laugh isn’t it

Stevie is the absolute BEST

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Wordings

By John-Luke Roberts

Writing by John-Luke Roberts, shared regularly - poetry, stories, other. Always some whole thing.

John-Luke is a great force for original, inventive, crazy, comedy.

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Rhys Darby

Rhys Darby (me) is a comedian/actor/writer from New Zealand. I'm quite famous actually because I've done a lot of cool stuff. You know me from comedy TV shows and movies. I also have a podcast called The Cryptid Factor. It's pretty bonkers.

Richard Wiseman

By richard wiseman

Quirky stuff on psychology, magic and the paranormal

Butt News

By Lindy West

we're here to watch movies and talk about butts, and we have a lot of both, don't even worry about running out AT ALL

Lindy is the absolute best. Sharp and hilarious.

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Emma Kennedy

Writing, books, LEGO and cooking.

We are star-crossed lovers without the sex or suicide pact. We try to get out but fate keeps pushing us together. As mad as a bag of Flumps and a brilliant writer, blogger and funny person. You MUST subscribe.

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