Richard Herring 'Hitler Moustache'

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Richard Herring, one half of the iconic comedy double act Lee and Herring, brings his latest stand-up show to the Playhouse in which he attempts to reclaim the Hitler ‘tache for comedy.

The toothbrush moustache seems now forever associated with Adolf Hitler, yet Charlie Chaplin had one first. How has this innocent and amusing square inch of hair seemingly taken a turn for the worse?

Like many men, in the privacy of his own bathroom, he has shaven his beard down to see how he looks with ‘the Hitler’. But unlike most men he has decided to venture out onto the streets with it still under his nose. How will people respond?

Richard Herring’s new show examines iconography, the way we judge and are judged, the dangers of political apathy, the point where comedy and madness touch and the very ethics of such a comedy stunt. Is it worth him upsetting strangers, risking physical and psychological damage and ruining his parent’s Golden Wedding photos for the sake of a stand-up show?

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