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 4
1. Episode One
Thursday 10th September 2020
Russell takes a look at the 'new normal', asks Emmy Award-winning satirist John Oliver Your Questions and ponders Life Lessons.
2. Episode Two
Thursday 17th September 2020
Russell unpicks the new 'rule of six'; chats to queen of Grime, Lady Leshurr; and mulls over Life Lessons with his favourite performers.
3. Episode Three
Thursday 24th September 2020
Russell Howard is joined by award-winning journalist and author Elizabeth Day.
4. Episode Four
Thursday 1st October 2020
Kevin Bridges takes on the Your Questions segment, and Jessica Brown Findlay joins Russell for a chat.
5. Episode Five
Thursday 8th October 2020
Russell chats to Mo Gilligan about his new documentary Black, British And Funny. Plus, stand-up from Slim.
6. Episode Six
Thursday 15th October 2020
Russell takes a look at local coronavirus rules, asks Taskmaster's Greg Davies and Alex Horne Your Questions, and chats to James Bay.
7. Episode Seven
Thursday 22nd October 2020
Russell unpicks tighter local government restrictions and chats to comedian Rosie Jones about disability and access in her new travelogue.
8. Episode Eight
Thursday 29th October 2020
Russell looks at our world in disarray; celebrates Marcus Rashford's free school meal campaign; and chats to pioneer of UK grime, Dizzee Rascal.
9. US Election Special
Thursday 5th November 2020
Russell Howard is here to guide you through the fallout of the 2020 US Presidential Election, and talks to Brian Blessed.
Highlights Special
Thursday 12th November 2020
Join Russell Howard for a compilation of his best moments with guests from the four series so far, with a particular focus on Series 2.
10. Episode Ten
Thursday 19th November 2020
Russell looks at our world in disarray and chats to Oscar winning actor Matthew McConaughey about the US election and his new book.
11. Episode Eleven
Thursday 26th November 2020
Join Russell as he looks at our world, unpicking covid rules for Christmas and alleged US election fraud. Plus, he chats to comedian Tim Minchin.
12. Episode Twelve
Thursday 3rd December 2020
Join Russell as he delves into the new coronavirus vaccine, and chats to comedian and podcast pioneer Richard Herring.
13. Episode Thirteen
Thursday 10th December 2020
Russell celebrates the covid-19 vaccine and chats to ex-footballer Jamie Redknapp and Spitting Image's Matt Forde.
Christmas Special: The Russell Howard Christmas Hour
Thursday 17th December 2020
Russell Howard takes a look back at the biggest moments this year alongside chatting to Joel Dommett and Matt Lucas, hearing music from Flo & Joan, inviting his favourite performers including London Hughes, Aisling Bea and Guz Khan to reflect on festive 'Life Lessons', and celebrating 2020's 'Good Deeds' in a jam packed Christmas special.
Highlights Special: The Big Issues
Wednesday 23rd December 2020
Russell presents a compilation of the best Big Issues from all four series to date.
Highlights Special: Goodbye 2020
Wednesday 30th December 2020
Join Russell for a look back through the biggest laughs and best interviews from 2020's episodes of The Russell Howard Hour.
Series 4 trailer
Russell Howard says lets laugh at everything, for the rest of the year.
Featuring: Russell Howard.