Russell Howard
- 44 years old
- English
- Writer and stand-up comedian
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The daft panel show returns for a sixth series, with Greg Davies and Alex Horne doling out challenges both inane and insane. Alice Levine, Liza Tarbuck, Russell Howard, Tim Vine and Asim "Chabuddy G" Chaudhry are their victims, taking on lemons, wheelbarrows and orienteering in this opening episode.
Hannah J Davies, The Guardian, 2nd May 2018TV review: Taskmaster, Series 6, Dave
This programme is getting so popular it can only be a matter of time before Taskmaster becomes an Olympic sport.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 30th April 2018The entertainingly daft gameshow returns for a sixth series. The USP is bewildering and pointless tasks - towers of lemons, wheelbarrow stunts etc - attempted by game, silly comics including Liza Tarbuck, Russell Howard and Asim Chaudhry.
The Guardian, 27th April 2018Taskmaster gets 40 more episodes
Channel Dave has ordered four more series of Taskmaster, each extended to 10 episodes. Alice Levine, Asim Chaudhry, Liza Tarbuck, Russell Howard and Tim Vine will take part in Series 6.
British Comedy Guide, 22nd February 2018Russell Howard brings limitless energy to Recalibrate
Sometimes you wish the special would slow down and take a second, but at the same time you can't help but grin at the absurd degree to which this audience is getting their money's worth.
Graham Techler, Paste Magazine, 31st December 2017The 10 most memorable comedy gigs of 2017
Every year, I see more than 300 gigs as Chortle's editor and chief reviewer. Here's my personal round-up of the ten most memorable of 2017. Not necessarily the best - though that's a good metric - but the performances that will stay with me.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 29th December 2017Russell Howard: Recalibrate review
An audacious stand-up but mediocre example of British comedy
Utkarsh Srivastava, FirstPost.com, 26th December 2017Russell Howard: Recalibrate review
Whenever the material teeters towards mawkishness or a trite feelgood message - which is relatively frequently - Howard always undercuts it with a daft image or some sniggering sexual material, not always sophisticated, but done with flair.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 20th December 2017The Russell Howard Hour Series 2 confirmed for 2018
The Russell Howard Hour is to return to Sky One in 2018 for a second series. The news has been confirmed as it's confirmed John Oliver will make his first British TV appearance in over a decade on the show.
British Comedy Guide, 28th November 2017Russell Howard condemed for race advice remarks
Russell Howard has been criticised for claiming white people in the UK should not take advice from ethnic minorities on how to speak about race.
Ben Kentish, The Independent, 20th November 2017