Russell Howard
- 44 years old
- English
- Writer and stand-up comedian
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Russell Howard signs major deal with Comedy Central
Russell Howard has signed a deal with Comedy Central which will see him front two shows for the channel, a total of 42 new episodes.
British Comedy Guide, 12th June 2014Russell Howard's Good News moves to BBC Two
Russell Howard's hit topical comedy show Russell Howard's Good News is moving to the more high profile BBC Two channel.
British Comedy Guide, 9th June 2014Russell Howard review - 'beige with nothing to say'
There's no denying Russell Howard's technical mastery, but his show relies on funny voices rather than content.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 16th April 2014Russell 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.
Ben Williams, Time Out, 15th April 2014Review: 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.
Jonathan Whiley, This is Gloucestershire, 14th April 2014Classic 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.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 8th April 2014Opinion: 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?
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 31st March 2014Russell 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.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 28th March 2014Review: 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.
Dominic O'Key, Leeds Student, 25th March 2014Radio 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?
Paul Whitelaw, Radio Times, 22nd March 2014