Talking Cock is comedian Richard Herring's fourth unique stand-up comedy show (2002–03, 2012–13),[1][2] as well as a book (2003),[3] DVD (French - 2004, English - 2013) and podcast (2013)[4] of the same name.

It is intended to be a sensitive and provocative body of work about men and women's relationship with the penis throughout the world and over time.

In 2012 he brought the show back to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival for Talking Cock: The Second Coming, before touring the UK throughout the rest of the year and half of 2013.

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".