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title: "Rainer Hersch: Stand-Up Comedian, TV Roles | D.O.C."
description: "Rainer Hersch is a British comedian whose stand-up shows are built around classical music, including All Classical Music Explained, which he took…"
url: https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-rainer-hersch.html
updated: 2026-11-13
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Stand-up comedian

# Rainer Hersch

## Who Rainer Hersch is

Rainer Hersch is a British comedian whose stand-up shows are built around classical music, including All Classical Music Explained, which he took on a 55-date tour, and he sometimes performs with a full orchestra. He made the Radio 4 documentary series All The Right Notes, Not Necessarily In The Right Order and appeared on The World Stands Up and, as a team captain, The Entertainment Game.

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## Is Rainer Hersch on tour?

**No upcoming dates on record** No upcoming dates are on record right now. That doesn't mean they have stopped touring; follow them to hear when the next ones are booked.

Last checked 13 November 2026.

### Are they coming to my town?

No dates are on record right now (checked 13 November 2026), so no town is confirmed yet. Follow them and your town to hear when one is booked.

### Want them in your town?

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Lineups belong to the rooms and the comedians, and can change; each listing has the last word. [Their nights on the Comedy Calendar →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedy-calendar.html) [Build a night out around their show →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/build-my-comedy-night.html)

## Specials, shows and podcasts

### On screen

- **The World Stands Up**
- **The Entertainment Game**

## Comedians like Rainer Hersch

Each linked to them by something on the record — a stage they both came through, a bill, a show, a style or a home town.

- [Colum McDonnell](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-colum-mcdonnell.html) also in The World Stands Up
- [Leighann Lord](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-leighann-lord.html) also in The World Stands Up
- [Matt Welcome](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-matt-welcome.html) also in The World Stands Up
- [Neil Delamere](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-neil-delamere.html) also in The World Stands Up
- [Pat Dixon](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-pat-dixon.html) also in The World Stands Up
- [Rod Man](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-rod-man.html) also in The World Stands Up
- [Stephen Lynch](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-stephen-lynch.html) also in The World Stands Up
- [Tom Stade](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-tom-stade.html) also in The World Stands Up

[Every stand-up comedian with a page, A to Z →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/stand-up-comedians.html)

## Questions and answers

### Where is Rainer Hersch performing next?

No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now.

### What TV shows and films are they in?

The World Stands Up and The Entertainment Game.

### Who are some comedians like them?

[Colum McDonnell](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-colum-mcdonnell.html) (also in The World Stands Up), [Leighann Lord](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-leighann-lord.html) (also in The World Stands Up), [Matt Welcome](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-matt-welcome.html) (also in The World Stands Up), [Neil Delamere](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-neil-delamere.html) (also in The World Stands Up) and [Pat Dixon](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-pat-dixon.html) (also in The World Stands Up).

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## The full SUCDb record

The full record — the career in order, the specials and credits, and the sources for each — is on SUCDb, with a button to add them to your D.O.C., your twelve.

[Their SUCDb record →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-rainer-hersch.html)

### Sources

- [Chortle · chortle.co.uk ↗](https://www.chortle.co.uk/comics/r/144/rainer_hersch) Stand-up shows built on classical music, including All Classical Music Explained (a 55-date tour), sometimes with a full orchestra; Radio 4 series All The…

Updated 13 November 2026 · the record checked 12 November 2026
