A LOT has happened since Richard Herring first unveiled his show about Jesus, himself and his atheism back in 2001.
Ten years, for a start.
But with Christ as part of your subject matter, the possibility of resurrecting the show and giving it its second coming was there from the start.
Back in 2001, Richard had hit 33 the age Jesus was when he died and it got the comedian thinking.
But a decade on, with lots of other shows in between, Richard felt there was more to say.
So welcome Christ On A Bike: The Second Coming.
"It was always one of my favourite shows and now with my podcast and radio, there is a whole new audience who haven't seen it.
"It was my first solo show and I've been in stand up for 10 years since then."
He's all about challenging himself with big ideas in his shows.
He based the last one on wearing a Hitler moustache for months and it doesn't sound much fun.
"The most chilling thing was when this white van man came up to me in London and said 'You're a man after my own heart!'.
"But having the moustache made me quite unhappy and scared.
"People were just confused if they saw me on the street because they don't know why you're doing it.
"Some people were slightly intimidated by it.
"That show was about how far you should go to do a comedy show.
"I think I had to grow the moustache to show people I really had done it.
"But it was a horrible time looking back. I put on a stone and a half because I was so miserable and scared.
"And travelling around different parts of the country, I was worried someone would smash me in the face.
"So I was glad to get rid of it.
"I did Have I Got News For You during that time and that episode still crops up. You forget until you see the moustache.
'It's a show I'm very proud of but it was a big commitment and I'm glad it's over.
"I don't think I'll be bringing that one back!"
Richard is already thinking about his next show for this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
And it is likely to be about love.
"I've not started writing it yet. I tend to wait till the tour is over. It's called What Is Love Anyway and I have a few little ideas. I think even quite cynical people would be upset if they were told love does not exist.
"I tend to do quite big subjects and I like to research quite deeply. I read about them and they tend to come out of own personal story.
"I've not sat down and worked out how many times I've been in love.
"I'm 43 and I've not been married, but I've got a girlfriend and I'm in love.
"But I know that when love is over, afterwards you can wonder if you actually were in love. I have had an amazing life and a lot of freedom, but love is an interesting thing to look at.
"I don't think I'll ever be a stadium-filling comedian. Peter Kay could do six nights and probably play to more people than I have ever played to in my lifetime!
"I've done eight or nine shows in the last nine or 10 years and it has been really good fun. You're finding new jokes and changing the show as you go along. And the older you get, the more professional. You're not getting drunk so much and it's interesting to me, the various technical aspects of each night, when you change words or the intonation or the speed you speak or the volume. It's quite fascinating maybe not to other people but you're trying to perfect the performance all the time."
Richard is also writing a script for a TV comedy drama pilot episode, as well as getting the bones of his new show worked out in the back of his mind and pondering ones that could come later.
Do the ideas for shows turn up in his brain as lightbulb moments?
"Not always," said Richard. "There can be slowburners where you don't think there would be a show in it.
"I did a show years ago where another bearded figure Rasputin was in it and Nostradamus is another figure I'd be interested in doing something about also with a beard but you never know what you're going to come up with."
For Christ On A Bike, Richard will also have a beard.
"The show is about me growing up an atheist, it's very personal and it's not that challenging to religious people unless they are very po-faced about their religion then, they might not want to see it. But it's a show religious people come along to and aren't offended by. I'm not dressing up and mocking Jesus. It's about me coming to terms with what Jesus is."
Richard admitted that touring can be hard work.
"I'm not sure how long I can keep doing this with the driving and sorting out things onstage it can be tiring. I keep fit, but you are on your own a lot and it can be lonely."
On this tour, Richard is out among us for 94 dates.
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