Russell Howard

Russell Howard - Wonderbox review

Wonderbox is basically Russell Howard doing what he does best: sharing joyfully funny japes. And, considering the show's running gag about finding filth in the most innocent of phrases, we'd be willing to bet the title is just one big in-joke.

Review: Russell Howard on top form

I'd expected the trivial, laughs from the mundane and everyday and indeed they arrived in plentiful portions but here there was more substance among the style.

Classic interview: Russell Howard

One day your children will say to you "what's a DVD?". You can simply plug their hologooglegizmo into this article and give them the answer. Back in 2009 comedy DVDs were selling by the truckload. People still actually bought things in shops and slid them into machines. While Michael McIntyre, Lee Evans and Peter Kay were the big sellers Russell Howard was comedy's rising star. I interviewed him for The Times in Brighton in sunny June where he was shooting his live DVD for a Christmas release. Five years on Howard is very much in the premier league, taking his feelgood banter around the globe.

Opinion: Howard's Wa-Hey

A blog about Russell Howard. Does a comedian have to be challenging? Isn't making people laugh enough of an achievement?

Russell Howard, Wembley Arena - comedy review

Russell Howard was funny but fairly obvious for much of his Wonderbox show, which was dominated by trademark feelgood anecdotes about his crazy family plus a leitmotif of mucky humour.

Review: Russell Howard - Wonderbox

Although Howard's reputation is enough to fill an arena, his comedy itself is not. It's a shame, because if you look beyond the layers of hype and bicep muscle there seems to be a more humble standup comedian underneath. The problem is, those layers are pretty thick.

Radio Times review

One of the biggest annual events in the international comedy calendar, the Just For Laughs festival in Montreal, Canada has played host to virtually every major comedian of the last 30 years.

In the first of two exclusive compilations for Comedy Central - older viewers will remember the days when Just For Laughs found its natural home on Channel 4 - stars including Kristen Schaal, Russell Howard, Mark Watson and the great Eddie Izzard take to the stages of Montreal's grand Place des Arts and the funkier Club Soda.

For better or worse, an interesting aspect of this coverage is seeing how internationally unknown British comedians fare in front of a foreign audience. Izzard is an established star, but will the lightweight whimsy of Howard and Watson survive the transatlantic crossing?

Russell Howard: the road to the Royal Albert Hall

The superstar stand-up's latest tour - Wonderbox - culminates with a four-night stint at the prestigious Albert Hall. But he's no stranger to iconic venues. Here he remembers the milestone London gigs of his career.

Review: Russell Howard, SSE Hydro, Glasgow

Unsure if he's talking about independence or the English, the statement is met with almost complete silence. As Higher English teachers love to say: know your audience.

Russell Howard: How to survive without social media

Russell Howard explains why staying of Twitter may be good advice for any aspiring comedian...