Russell Kane

Host Sarah Millican, the mistress of girly self-deprecation, can't stand celebrity fitness DVDs. No, her ideal would be "Fat Lass Has a Go", followed up by "Fat Lass Tries Again".

Millican has fallen into that comfortable female-comedian nest where she pokes fun at her own perceived shortcomings before anyone else can, making the audience complicit in her cheery humiliation. But you let her get away with it. Possibly that's something to do with that deceptively soothing Geordie lilt, a terrific giggle and her charm.

She's funny, too; there are routines about a louche friend with an adventurous life ("To me, exciting is when you start a new tea towel"), her becoming an unlikely lust object on Twitter, and a boyfriend who can't buy decent presents. Elsewhere, Steve Hughes does little more than get the audience cheering along to the naffness of The X Factor, while Russell Kane lets us in on the poisonous reality of being a single man again.

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Russell Kane: TV Heaven & Hell

Russell Kane talks about TV shows he watches. "Pete Vs Life, I love that. Absolutely brilliant. On paper, how can that work - two men commenting on a scene?"

Russell Kane interview

"What people perceived was originality, it was actually just someone who didn't give a s***," explains Russell Kane about his first forays into stand-up.

Rejoining the depressingly interchangeable comedy panel show circuit, the show returns for a fourth series on Dave. As the self-professed "home of witty banter", it should really be what it does best, as witty banter is precisely what Argumental hopes to synthesise. And when the insufferable Russell Kane isn't speaking, it has its moments. Sean Lock looks comfy, having replaced John Sergeant in the host's chair, while Robert Webb and stand-up Seann Walsh take on the roles of the new team captains, replacing the outgoing Rufus Hound and Marcus Brigstocke. Jimmy Carr also guests.

Russell Kane interview

An interview with comedian Russell Kane.

Live webchat: Russell Kane answers your questions

Comedian and Beyoncé impersonator Russell Kane is in at 3pm today to answer your questions. Waddaya wanna ask?

Russell Kane: I fell apart when I split up with my ex

Russell Kane talks to Metro about going through a breakdown, the time a Great Dane sniffed his nuts and his forthcoming novel about a comedy critic.

Russell Kane interview

He was the toast of Edinburgh, he's written a novel and he's had a play put on at the RSC. Yet, comedian Russell Kane is prone to rages and plagued by doubt.