Russell Howard: Lubricant
- TV stand-up
- Netflix
- 2021
- 2 episodes
Russell Howard's second stand-up special for Netflix.
Press clippings
Jimmy Carr had the most streamed stand-up special of 2021
Jimmy Carr had the most-streamed UK stand-up special in this country last year. The top 10 also featured Russell Howard, James Acaster, Ricky Gervais and Michael McIntyre.
British Comedy Guide, 31st January 2022Russell Howard, Netflix special review - joyous return to live performance
In 2019 Russell Howard was all set to celebrate his 20th year in comedy by going on a world tour. Covid put paid to that, so it was with some genuine celebration that he was able to return to the stage with Lubricant, his second Netflix special, recorded at the Eventim Apollo in late 2021.
Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 20th January 2022Russell Howard on keeping the laughter going
Was it a conscious decision, I ask, to avoid the pandemic on stage? Partly, he admits - not least as he didn't want to be immortalised on film telling predictable jokes about toilet rolls.
The Spectator, 17th December 2021Russell Howard: Lubricant and Until The Wheels Come Off review
They are the actions of an addict, going to extreme lengths to get their next fix. With Covid having denied him the chance to do proper gigs for the best part of a year, Russell Howard leapt on the opportunity to perform in New Zealand. But strict Covid quarantine laws meant he had to confine himself to a hotel bedroom for two weeks just to play three shows.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 15th December 2021Russell Howard shoots Netflix special
Russell Howard has recorded a new Netflix special. The comic shot his latest stand-up tour, Respite, at the Hammersmith Apollo in London last week.
British Comedy Guide, 3rd September 2021