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Russell Howard

Russell Howard

  • 44 years old
  • English
  • Writer and stand-up comedian
Russell Howard: Recalibrate. Russell Howard. Copyright: Avalon Television

Russell Howard is a stand-up comedian from Bristol who first found prominence as a regular panellist on topical BBC comedy Mock The Week. He has since fronted multiple topical stand-up series for both the BBC and Sky, and has enjoyed a string of highly successful domestic and international stand-up comedy tours.

Year Production Role
2024 The Big Fat Quiz Of Everything - The Big Fat Quiz Of Telly
  1. The Big Fat Quiz Of Telly
Guest
2024 Victorious Festival Self
2024 Russell Howard: Work in Progress Self
2024 Russell Howard's Wonderbox: Live Self
2023 Screenshot: Double Acts Self (Archive Material)
2023 The Lateish Show With Mo Gilligan - Series 4
  1. E7 - Episode Seven
Guest
2023 Fantasy Football League - Series 1 - Part B
  1. E8 - Episode Eight
Guest
2023 Russell Howard Live Self
2022 Russell Howard: Lubricant Host / Presenter
2022 Mock The Week - Series 21
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Regular Panellist
2022 Fantasy Football League - Series 1
  1. E1 - Episode One
Guest
2022 A League Of Their Own - Series 17
  1. E5 - Episode Five
Guest
2022 Never Mind The Buzzcocks - Series 30
  1. E1 - Episode One
Guest
2022 The Russell Howard Hour - Series 6
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Writer
2022 The Russell Howard Hour - Series 6
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Host / Presenter
2022 Latitude Self
2021 The Russell Howard Hour - Series 5
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Writer
2021 The Russell Howard Hour - Series 5
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Host / Presenter
2021 Marlowe Comedy Weekender Self
2021 Russell Howard Stands Up To The World
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Host / Presenter
2021 Meet The Richardsons - Series 2
  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E4 - Episode Four
  3. E5 - Episode Five
  4. E6 - Episode Six
  5. E7 - Episode Seven
Self
2021 The Jonathan Ross Show - Special Guests: Series 1
  1. Special - Highlights Special
  2. Special - Highlights Special
Guest
2020 Meet The Richardsons - Meet The Richardsons At Christmas
  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
Self
2020 The Jonathan Ross Show - Series 16
  1. E2 - Russell Howard, Katherine Jenkins, Daniel Mays, Dizzee Rascal
Guest
2020 The Russell Howard Hour - Series 4
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Writer
2020 The Russell Howard Hour - Series 4
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Host / Presenter
2020 Who Said That? - Series 1
  1. E14 - Bonus
Guest
2020 Russell Howard's Home Time
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Writer
2020 Russell Howard's Home Time
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Host / Presenter
2020 Stuart Goldsmith's Infinite Sofa
  1. E5 - Episode Five
Guest
2019 Romesh Presents...
  1. E7 - Kiri Pritchard-McLean: Couchsurfer
Self
2019 The Russell Howard Hour - Series 3
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Writer
2019 The Russell Howard Hour - Series 3
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Host / Presenter
2019 Russell Howard & Mum - Globetrotters - Series 2
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Self
2019 The Jonathan Ross Show - Series 15
  1. E3 - Adam Lambert, Mel B, Russell Howard, Emily Mortimer, Ava Max
Guest
2019 Russell Howard: Respite Self
2019 Russell Howard: Work in Progress Self
2019 Jon Richardson: Ultimate Worrier - Series 2
  1. E3 - Leisure Time
Guest
2019 Russell Howard & Mum - Globetrotters - Series 1
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Self
2019 The Inbetweeners: Fwends Reunited Self
2018 The Last Leg - Series 15
  1. Special - The Last Leg Of The Year
Self
2018 Alan Carr's Christmas Cracker Guest
2018 The Russell Howard Hour - Series 2
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Writer
2018 The Russell Howard Hour - Series 2
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Host / Presenter
2018 The Last Leg - Series 15
  1. E4 - Episode Four
Guest
2018 Russell Howard - Work in Progress Self
2018 Taskmaster - Series 6
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Self
2018 Russell Howard & Mum - USA Road Trip - Series 2
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Self
2018 When Comedy Goes Horribly Wrong Self (Archive Material)
2017 Russell Howard: Recalibrate Executive Producer
2017 Russell Howard: Recalibrate Writer
2017 Russell Howard: Recalibrate Host / Presenter
2017 The Last Leg - Series 12
  1. E1 - Episode One
Guest
2017 The Russell Howard Hour - Series 1
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Writer
2017 The Russell Howard Hour - Series 1
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Host / Presenter
2017 Romesh: Talking To Comedians
  1. E1 - In Pubs About Comedy
Guest
2017 Russell Howard Live: Wonderbox Writer
2017 Russell Howard Live: Wonderbox Host / Presenter
2017 Russell Howard: Round The World Self
2017 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown - Series 11 (Channel 4: Series 12)
  1. E2 - Episode Two
Guest
2016 The Last Leg - Series 9
  1. E8 - Episode Eight
Guest
2016 Michael McIntyre's Big Show - Series 2
  1. E2 - Episode Two
Guest
2016 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown - Series 10 (Channel 4: Series 11)
  1. E7 - Episode Seven
  2. Special - Christmas Special
Guest
2016 Russell Howard & Mum - USA Road Trip - Series 1
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Self
2016 Dara O Briain's Go 8 Bit - Series 1
  1. E4 - Episode Four
Guest
2016 Russell Howard and Steve Williams Work in Progress Self
2016 Stand Up Central - Series 2
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Host / Presenter
2016 The Jonathan Ross Show - Series 10
  1. E12 - Carrie Fisher, Russell Howard, Katherine Jenkins
Guest
2016 Room 101 - Series 5
  1. E8 - John Torode, Russell Howard, Katherine Parkinson
  2. Special - Best Of Series 5
Guest
2015 A Gert Lush Christmas Associate Producer
2015 A Gert Lush Christmas Writer
2015 A Gert Lush Christmas Dan Colman
2015 Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled - Series 3
  1. E4 - Episode Four
  2. Special - Out-takes
Guest
2015 Alan Carr: Chatty Man - Series 15
  1. E10 - Dawn French, Russell Howard, Richard Osman, Little Mix
Guest
2015 Russell Howard's Good News - Series 10
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Writer
2015 Russell Howard's Good News - Series 10
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Host / Presenter
2015 The Last Leg - Series 6
  1. Special - Stand Up 2 Cancer Special
Guest
2015 Stand Up Central - Series 1
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Host / Presenter
2014 Alan Carr: Chatty Man - Series 13
  1. E9 - Gillian Anderson, Charlie Day, Jason Sudeikis, Russell Howard, Mick Hucknall, Lorde
Guest
2014 Russell Howard's Good News - Series 9
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Writer
2014 Russell Howard's Good News - Series 9
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Host / Presenter
2014 A League Of Their Own - Series 8
  1. E4 - Episode Four
  2. Special - Unseen Vol 1
  3. Special - Unseen Vol 2
  4. Special - Unseen Vol 3
  5. Special - Unseen Vol 4
Guest
2014 Comedy Central At Just For Laughs
  1. E1 - Episode One
Self
2013 Never Mind The Buzzcocks - Series 27
  1. E2 - Episode Two
  2. Special - Buzzcocks: The Hunt For The Missing Episode - A Documentary With Krishnan Guru-Murthy
Host / Presenter
2013 Comic Relief's Big Chat With Graham Norton Guest
2013 Mock The Week Looks Back At...
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Self (Archive Material)
2012 Mock The Week - Series 11
  1. Special - Christmas Special
Self (Archive Material)
2012 Russell Howard's Good News - Series 7
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Writer
2012 Russell Howard's Good News - Series 7
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Host / Presenter
2012 Russell Howard: Right Here, Right Now Writer
2012 Russell Howard: Right Here, Right Now Host / Presenter
2012 Russell Howard's Good News - Series 6
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Writer
2012 Russell Howard's Good News - Series 6
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Host / Presenter
2012 Late 'N' Live Guide To Comedy
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  1. E3 - Antics
Self
2011 Frank Skinner's Opinionated - Series 3
  1. E5 - Norwich
Guest
2011 Russell Howard's Good News - Series 4
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Writer
2011 Russell Howard's Good News - Series 4
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Host / Presenter
2010 Russell Howard Live: Dingledodies Writer
2010 Russell Howard Live: Dingledodies Host / Presenter
2010 The Graham Norton Show - Series 8
  1. E1 - Charlotte Church, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Russell Howard
Guest
2010 Russell Howard's Good News - Series 3
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Writer
2010 Russell Howard's Good News - Series 3
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Host / Presenter
2010 Genius With Dave Gorman - Series 2
  1. E1 - Russell Howard and Hazel Irvine
Guest
2010 Mock The Week - Series 9
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Regular Panellist
2010 Russell Howard's Good News - Series 2
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Writer
2010 Russell Howard's Good News - Series 2
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Host / Presenter
2010 Scrooby Trevithick - Series 2
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Ensemble Actor
2010 Alan Carr: Chatty Man - Series 3
  1. E7 - David Haye, Miranda Hart, Russell Howard, Justin Bieber
Guest
2010 Mock The Week - Series 8
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Regular Panellist
2009 Russell Howard Live Self
2009 Friday Night With Jonathan Ross - Series 17
  1. E13 - Gordon Ramsay, Reese Witherspoon, Russell Howard, Them Crooked Vultures
Guest
2009 Russell Howard's Good News - Series 1
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Writer
2009 Russell Howard's Good News - Series 1
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Host / Presenter
2009 Would I Lie To You? - Series 3
  1. E1 - Episode One
Guest
2009 Mock The Week - Series 7
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Regular Panellist
2009 Tough Gig
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Self
2009 Live At The Apollo - Series 4
  1. E6 - Russell Howard and Jo Brand
  2. Special - Best Of Live At The Apollo
Host / Presenter
2008 8 Out Of 10 Cats - Series 7
  1. E11 - Episode Ten
Guest
2008 Would I Lie To You? - Series 2
  1. E6 - Episode Six
  2. Special - The Best Of Would I Lie To You?
Guest
2008 Mock The Week - Series 6
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Regular Panellist
2008 Banter - Series 3
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E4 - Episode Four
Regular Panellist
2008 The Leicester Comedy Festival
  1. E2 - The Leicester Comedy Festival 2007
Guest
2007 Live At The Apollo - Series 3
  1. E1 - Jack Dee, Jason Manford and Russell Howard
Guest
2007 Armando Iannucci's Charm Offensive - Series 3
  1. E5 - Episode Five
Guest
2007 Would I Lie To You? - Series 1
  1. E5 - Episode Five
Guest
2007 Mock The Week - Series 5
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Regular Panellist
2007 Never Mind The Buzzcocks - Series 20
  1. Special - Buzzcocks... Imagine a Mildly Amusing Panel Show
Self (Archive Material)
2007 Out To Lunch - Series 3 Host / Presenter
2007 Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive - Series 2
  1. E5 - Episode Five
Self
2007 Political Animal - Series 1
  1. E4 - Episode Four
Guest
2007 Never Mind The Buzzcocks - Series 20
  1. E4 - Episode Four
Guest
2007 Mock The Week - Series 4
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Regular Panellist
2006 Out To Lunch - Series 2 Host / Presenter
2006 Banter - Series 2
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E4 - Episode Four
  4. E6 - Episode Six
Regular Panellist
2006 Mock The Week - Series 3
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Guest
2006 Out To Lunch - Series 1 Host / Presenter
2006 Never Mind The Buzzcocks - Series 18
  1. E2 - Episode Two
Guest
2006 Banter - Series 1
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  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. E3 - Episode Three
  3. E4 - Episode Four
  4. E6 - Episode Six
Regular Panellist
2005 Banter - Pilot Regular Panellist
2004 The Big Fat Quiz Of The Year - Series 1
  1. E13 - The Big Fat Quiz Of The Year 2012
Guest
2004 Spanking New On 7 - Series 2
  1. E1 - Episode One
Guest
1988 Comic Relief
  1. E17 - Comic Relief 2019
Self
Russell Howard: Dingledodies Self
Russell Howard: Dingledodies Writer
Russell Howard: Wandering Self

Non-comedy TV and film credits may be found here:
Russell Howard on IMDb

Born
Sunday 23rd March 1980 (44 years-old)
Full name
Russell Joseph Howard
Nationality
English
National Comedy Awards, The 2021
Outstanding Male Comedy Entertainment Performance (Longlisted)
Best Stand Up Show (Longlisted)
Digital Spy Reader Awards 2019
Best Stand-Up Comedian (Nominee)
Digital Spy Reader Awards 2018
Best Stand-Up Comedian (Runner-up)
National Reality TV Awards 2015
Celebrity Personality Of The Year (Nominee)
Digital Spy Reader Awards 2014
Best Stand-Up Comedian (Nominee)
National Reality TV Awards 2014
Celebrity Personality Of The Year (Nominee)
National Reality TV Awards 2012
Celebrity Personality Of The Year (Winner)
Loaded LAFTAs 2010
Funniest Man (Nominee)
Chortle Awards 2009
Best Tour (Winner)
Melbourne International Comedy Festival Award 2007
Most Outstanding Show (Nominee)
Chortle Awards 2006
Best Compere (Winner)
Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2006
Best Comedy Show (Nominee)
BBC New Comedy Award 2001
Main Prize (Nominee)
So You Think You're Funny? 1999
Main Prize (Nominee)

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