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The Russell Howard Hour. Russell Howard. Copyright: Avalon Television
The Russell Howard Hour

The Russell Howard Hour

  • TV comedy / stand-up
  • Sky Max / Sky One
  • 2017 - 2022
  • 84 episodes (6 series)

Russell Howard's comedy series for Sky, mixing topical stand-up and interviews.

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Series 2, Episode 1

The Russell Howard Hour. Image shows from L to R: Rukmini Callimachi, Russell Howard. Copyright: Avalon Television
Russell returns to mock the madness of the news. He talks Isis with New York Times journalist Rukmini Callimachi and gets päntsdrunk with Greg Davies.

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Broadcast details

Date
Thursday 8th November 2018
Time
10pm
Channel
Sky One
Length
60 minutes
Recorded
  • Sunday 4th November 2018, 17:30 at George IV (Chiswick) (Warm-up)
  • Tuesday 6th November 2018, 18:00 at Television Centre

Cast & crew

Cast
Russell Howard Host / Presenter
Guest cast
Rukmini Callimachi Guest
Greg Davies Self
Miska Rantanen Self
Steve Wheen (as The Pothole Gardener) Self
Writing team
Russell Howard Writer
Steve Hall Writer
Steve Williams Writer
Kiri Pritchard-McLean Writer
Production team
Peter Orton Director
Nick Vass Playground Politics Director
Robyn O'Brien Series Producer
Dan Atkinson Producer
Jason Dawson Producer
Richard Allen-Turner Executive Producer
James Taylor Executive Producer
Jon Thoday Executive Producer
Shirley Jones Executive Producer
James Fidler VT Producer
Simon Winkler VT Producer
Gezz Mounter Line Producer
Vickie Mansell Post Producer
Chris Hay Editor
Steve Nayler Editor
James Dillon Production Designer
Martin Kempton Lighting Designer
Sam Gale Composer
Dobs Vye Composer

Videos

Russell tells his 'embarrassing' sleep story

This week Russell tackles the silent killer known as embarrassment.

Featuring: Russell Howard.

Rukmini Callimachi interview

Russell sits down with Romanian-American journalist Rukmini Callimachi to talk about Isis.

Featuring: Russell Howard & Rukmini Callimachi.

Press

Who better to satirically scythe through the US midterms and Brexit than Russell Howard? Well, thousands of people, actually - but in their absence, expect another truckload of undercooked topical gags and the odd celebrity guest in this returning series, which is recorded close to broadcast.

Gwilym Mumford, The Guardian, 8th November 2018

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