Russell Howard

Christmas 2014: Top five live comedy DVDs

Featuring releases from Lee Evans, Simon Evans, Russell Howard, Miranda Hart and Jason Manford.

Russell Howard's comedy inspirations

What makes that "nice" Russell Howard so hilarious? Is it Lee Evans - or his mum?

Russell Howard: US doesn't want my comedy show on TV

For most people in showbiz, cracking America is the ultimate dream. But what happens if you pursue that dream and in a nightmare turn of events, the States says no?

That's exactly what's happened to comedian Russell Howard, whose BBC Three show, Russell Howard's Good News, is moving to BBC Two in the UK.

"I have tried so hard, but they do not want me," he said. "We've tried to get it to like BBC America, but they're not having it."

Essential tips for new comics by James Woroniecki

James Woroniecki is the Director of the 99 Club, which runs Comedy Clubs across London and has been awarded Best London Club at the Chortle Awards for the last four years running. He has an enviable record of nurturing new talent as well as playing host to some of the biggest names in comedy such as Jack Whitehall and Russell Howard. He has kindly offered to share some of his wisdom: "In my capacity as the UK's most successful multi-award winning comedy promoter I'm often asked to offer advice to new comedians. In such cases I naturally seek insight from the source of all wisdom late 90s dance music, specifically Olive's classic "You're not alone"...

Radio Times review

Kerry Howard is best known as a brilliantly vile bridezilla in BBC Three's superlative black comedy Him & Her. (Trivia alert: she also happens to be the sister of comedian Russell Howard.) Here, her character Marilyn works in promotions, which involves donning tangerine tights and pushing a lurid orange drink called Nectarino ("the taste of sunshine in a bottle!") on resistant shoppers. Ex-EastEnder Tracy-Ann Oberman plays her delightfully un-PC boss, and look out for X Factor finalist Diana Vickers as another of the tangerine mannequins.

Bravo to Comedy Central for putting so many funny women in one sitcom. Sadly, though, the jokes in this first episode are often as weak as Marilyn's work ethic.

Review: Russell Howard at the Bristol Hippodrome

It was the venue he dreamed about headlining in his early days on the Bristol comedy club circuit.

Fin Taylor interview

Aged 23, Fin has supported the likes of Glenn Wool and Russell Howard on tour and warmed-up for TV shows such as Never Mind the Buzzcocks.

Interview: Jack Barry

The Fringe's funniest, most prestigious and longest running showcase is back! Previously bringing you the likes of Dave Gorman, Russell Howard, Al Murray, Russell Kane and many more, The Comedy Zone is the go to showcase to see the stars of tomorrow.