Russell Howard

This update of Channel 4's 2007 poll of the 100 greatest stand-ups should include some of the new comedy stars who have risen to fame since. It's unlikely that Frankie Boyle, Russell Howard or Michael McIntyre will have shot straight in at No1, but four hours of watching skits from some of the nation's funniest people remains an undiluted pleasure.

Review of Series 2 of Russell Howard's Good News

Russell Howard continues where he left off last series with his not-so-bad new run of news based comedy and stand-up.

Puppyish Russell Howard brings out the worst in many people. But, as we've said many times before, he's a good stand-up, so there are hits among the misses on this show. And the fact that the last series grew to be BBC3's highest rating entertainment programme ever hints he improved into the run - and it will be interesting to see how he handles the election. The Mystery Guest bit is rubbish though.

Good news for Russell Howard: he's already had a third series of this filmed-in-front-of-a-live-audience show commissioned, and we're only just starting the second one. Not that this excellent comedian needs much reassurance to buoy up his always vibrant stand-up. Expect more riffing on the week's news, then - and if you're the sort of bright young thing who must get involved, submit your own news stories via the web or through Twitter.

Russell Howard, the young blonde T-shirt-wearing one from Mock The Week, is back for a second series of his Good News show, BBC 3's best-performing entertainment show to date.

Once again filmed in front of a live studio audience, Russell takes a look at the major news stories of the week and casts, as they say, his "own unique perspective" on them. If you know that his website comes with the warning "Contains Adult Humour", you'll get the drift...

His legions of fans get the chance via Twitter or the website to contribute their own topical suggestions for the wacky, the weird or the plain-old-fashioned funny items which have also made it into the news.

Suggestions so far include the man who's made cheese out of his wife's breast milk, a surfing alpaca and residents in Wakefield successfully protesting to stop the local council changing the name of their local landmark, Tickle Cock Bridge.

Such is the show's popularity a third series has already been commissioned and will be aired later in the year. Russell's probably stocking up on T-shirts as we speak.

Russell Howard's Good News: Weak Mocking

Whether or not you'll like Russell Howard's Good News depends solely on whether or not you like Russell Howard.

A second series of the comedy written by and starring Andy Parsons continues to follow the exploits of the hapless Scrooby (Andy Parsons), a well-meaning but flawed young man who is desperately trying to better himself through his own website. This week, he tries to become an entrepeneur by misspending his inheritance. Dara O'Briain, Russell Howard, Hugh Dennis all also star - obviously they all had some time free between recording episodes of Mock the Week...

Comedy stars saddle up for charity ride

Comics David Walliams, Miranda Hart, Russell Howard, Jimmy Carr and Patrick Kielty, plus presenters Fearne Cotton and Davina McCall are to cycle the length of Britain in a bid to raise £1m for Sport Relief.

BBC Three orders up two more helpings of Good News

Following the huge success of his first series, Russell Howard will be returning to BBC Three with two more helpings of his topical news show.

More Good News!

Good news, Good News fans! Russell Howard's topical BBC Three show will return - and in just a month's time!