129. Life's Curveballs with Richard Dryden

Today's guests is one of my favourite people, Richard Dryden. I know him primarily as a stand up comedian but he's lived a whole life before we even met. The long and short of Richard's story is that he had a kidney transplant at 17, and tongue cancer resulting in a very hefty muscle transplant. He's worked in radio, he does stand up and music, and he's genuinely one of the sweetest guys I've ever met in comedy, even though he refers to himself as a grumpy curmudgeon. Great chatting with Richard agian, hope to share the stage again soon!Check out Richard's TedX Talk here telling his whole story:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ucv5DXVnFSYFollow Richard Online:https://www.facebook.com/RichardDrydenComedianhttps://www.instagram.com/r_b_dryden/https://www.youtube.com/@rd4breakfast--Increasingly uneasy about the American oligarchy's rapidly tightening grip on social media? Me too! Join the mailing list on Substack and together we'll escape the clutches of tyrany but you'll still be able to check out cool shows I have coming up and secret events available only to newsletter members.Ruddle me this now has a proper website! Visit www.ruddlemethis.com to check it out!Watch my full hour-long stand up special Panic! At The Buffet for FREE on YouTube here!I'd love it if you could leave this podcast a review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or GoodPods.Follow Taylor Online:YouTube, Tiktok, Instagram, or Facebook--Ruddle Me This! With Taylor Ruddle is an independently produced Kiwi podcast based in Christchurch, New Zealand where the host Taylor Ruddle, an Award winning stand up comedian chats to artists, comedians, performers and anybody else interesting in a long form, chilled out, cosy conversation. If you want to know what it's like to be an up and coming Stand Up Comedian, then this is the pod for you!Follow me online!Facebook | Instagram | YouTube | Tiktok | LinkTreeTickets for my 2026 tour Absolute Battler are now online at candocomedy.com/battler