Biography

A compulsive hoarder all his life, the comedian's collection of comics, books, CDs and poetry numbers in the thousands.

Not only is Richard "The Hamster" Hammond not a real Hamster, he's not a real Hammond Organ either.

He was awarded the 2004 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best New Musical of the 2003 season for "Jerry Springer --- The Opera", performed at the Royal National Theatre: Lyttelton and Cambridge Theatres.

He was nominated for a 2004 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Director of 2003 for "Jerry Springer --- the Opera", performed at the Royal National Theatre: Lyttelton and Cambridge Theatres.

With British musician Richard Thomas, he was awarded the 2003 London Critics Circle Award for Best Musical for "Jerry Springer, the Opera", performed at the Royal National Theatre: Lyttelton and, later, at the Cambridge Theatre.

I remember when Princess Diana died, and there was all this mass hysteria. And I went down to look at all the floral tributes. And in amongst the flowers, cards and poems I saw a rubber ET doll. Now, who thought that that was appropriate? "Darling, I just heard on the news that Princess Diana died in a terrible accident." "Oh, well, I suppose I'd better go out and buy a rubber ET doll, as you do, in remembrance. I'd better hurry, there's going to be a rush on them."

I walk out on to that stage through a Forest of Ghosts.... and they whisper "Join Us!"

How can this women have 20 children and expect them to be paid for by me, a hard working stand up comedian who sometimes does as much as 5 minutes work a day?

Game of Thrones? Peter Stringfellow's Lord of the Rings? Bilbo Baggins in Spearmint Rhino? ... I shall never watch Game of Thrones! I shall take no wife, hold no lands, father no children, wear no crown, win no glory and I shall not watch Game of Thrones.

Richard the Hamster Hammond. Not a real Hamster.