Talking Cock (comedy show)
Talking Cock | |
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Genre | Comedy, stand-up comedy |
Location | United Kingdom Europe Australia |
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Richard Herring |
Talking Cock is comedian
"his Cock is as funny and fascinating for women as it is for men. I loved it. I only wished it could have been longer."Stand up show
UK
Herring decided to write and perform a show with a serious take on the penis in October 2001 whilst performing his previous show Christ on a Bike at the Arts Theatre in London's West End. He was sharing the stage with the worldwide success The Vagina Monologues and after seeing this show Herring wanted to prove that the penis, like the vagina, was worth celebrating rather than being purely an object of ridicule or fear. Having settled on the idea he brought the show to the
Australia
The show was brought to the
Norway
Herring sold the rights for the show to be performed abroad and translated into other languages. In Oslo the show was titled "Prik Preik" which translates as "Prick Gossip" or roughly "Bullshit". It was performed by Nils Ole Oftebro, a classical actor famous for performing the plays of Henrik Ibsen.
Finland
The Finnish show was performed in Kotka, titled "Kikkelikiekuu" and was performed by Antti Leskinen.
Belgium
In Antwerp "De Penis Praat" was performed by Erik Goris. This version retained very little of the original material adding pastiches of popular songs. Herring stated that on attending the first night he had to stifle giggles during a rendition of Goris' "Send In the Clowns" to the disapproval of audience members, he found out later that it was a song about date rape.[8]
Italy
In Rome "Il Pene Parlante" was performed by Diego Ruiz with added political jokes about Silvio Berlusconi.
France
Michel Leeb performed the French version, it had a highly successful six-month run entitled "Qu'est-ce que Sexe". Leeb's performance was released on DVD in 2004.[9]
Book
The book was released in the UK, Russia and the USA. Like the stand-up show, the book features statistics gathered by Herring in two long running online polls, one for men and another for women, exploring their thoughts about the penis asking questions such as "Has [fathering any children] altered your perspective on your penis?" and "Have you ever faked an orgasm." Herring used these to reveal that many stereotypes about men and their feelings towards their genitals are false. The book explores sex education, the penis's role throughout history and culture, parenting, circumcision, masturbation, sexual orientation, anxiety and penis worship.
- Talking Cock ISBN 978-1-56025-608-3(2003) reprinted (2012)
Podcast
Herring, known as being a prolific
References
- ^ "Richard Herring – Talking Cock | Metro News". Metro.co.uk. 2002-08-07. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
- ^ Richard Herring. "Tour | Talking Cock 2: The Second Coming". RichardHerring.com. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
- ^ "Go Faster Stripe". Go Faster Stripe. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
- ^ "Richard Herring: Talking Cock - Podcasts - British Comedy Guide". Comedy.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
- ^ "The Stand Comedy Club". Thestand.co.uk. 2013-03-06. Archived from the original on 2014-03-04. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
- ISBN 978-1-56025-608-3(2003)
- ^ Talking Cock - The Second Coming show notes page 4.
- ^ Talking Cock - The Second Coming show notes page 5.
- ^ "Michel Leeb : Qu'est-ce que sexe ?: Amazon.fr: Michel Leeb, Béatrice Leeb, Guillaume Allaire: DVD & Blu-ray". Amazon.fr. 2009-09-09. Retrieved 2014-02-24.