Russell Howard
- 44 years old
- English
- Writer and stand-up comedian
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McConaughey tells Russell Howard he'll try stand-up
Matthew McConaughey, speaking on The Russell Howard Hour, said: "The plan before Covid was, I was planning on taking to the road and telling stories in an hour of stand-up."
The Sun, 19th November 2020Russell Howard donates £5000 to Clapham Grand
Russell Howard has extended his run of 'work in progress' dates at newly reopened The Clapham Grand to include two further dates: 4th October and 11th October after completing a run of 3 sold out shows, whilst kindly donating the £5k proceeds from 20th September's show to the 'Save The Grand' campaign.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 24th September 2020Russell Howard 'probably did right thing' as act filmed
Russell Howard said he "probably did the right thing" in walking off stage mid-set when a woman in the crowd started filming him.
BBC, 10th September 2020Russell Howard: 'The real world isn't social media'
The stand-up on getting through lockdown in his childhood bedroom, the joy of comedy in horrific moments and the trouble with finding Jordan Peterson interesting.
Iman Amrani, The Guardian, 3rd September 2020Russell Howard's phone tantrum was pointless
Unlike live theatre, stand-up comedy is a grey area when it comes to audience interaction and the allure of a camera phone to record it, writes Adam White.
Adam White, The Independent, 14th August 2020Russell Howard storms out of Bristol gig
The comedian cut his performance short after noticing a phone being pointed at him.
The Bristol Post, 13th August 2020Russell Howard: interview
Russell Howard should be packing arenas. Instead, he's pleasing himself in his bedroom. He explains...
Steven MacKenzie, The Big Issue, 17th June 2020Online comedy night attempts Guinness World Record
For one night only on 1st May at 8pm become part of an official Guinness World Records title attempt for the most visitors to a virtual pub.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 25th April 2020Russell Howard on making comedy during a pandemic
My wife, who is a doctor, had taken a six-month sabbatical to come on tour with me in Europe, America, Australia, Dubai and India [the tour is on hiatus for obvious reasons]. She's been a doctor for ten years and she was having a career break. When coronavirus happened, I started writing about it, that's my coping mechanism as a comedian, while my wife volunteered to go back to work.
Deadline, 10th April 2020Russell Howard on creating a show from self isolation
"It's basically you performing to nobody!"
Helen Daly, Radio Times, 9th April 2020