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.
Press clippings
Russell Howard: "If I ever do Strictly, you know I am in deep financial trouble"
Russell Howard tells Lara Kilner why he can't relax when it comes to his career - but why you won't see him signing up to dance any time soon.
Lara Kilner, i Newspaper, 24th September 2022More comedies dropped from the schedules
Mock The Week, Have I Got News For You, Am I Being Unreasonable?, Late Night Mash, The Russell Howard Hour and Stuck have joined the schedule casualties in the wake of the Queen's death. But in some good news, the fourth series of Ghosts has been given a launch date.
Chortle, 13th September 2022Russell Howard and his mum: 'She has a shrine to me. It's creepy'
The comedian and his mother Ninette on family catchprases, heated loos and milking Japanese cows.
Kate Leahy, The Times, 8th September 2022Russell Howard: 'A new PM to poke fun at? Bring it on'
The comedian speaks to Serena Kutchinsky about finding the funny in politics and loving the new 'punk rock' era of TikTok comedians.
Serena Kutchinsky, Evening Standard, 5th September 2022Russell Howard Hour Series 6 start date announced
Sky has announced the September date upon which topical comedy series The Russell Howard Hour will return, airing its sixth series.
British Comedy Guide, 12th August 2022Russell Howard interview
'When your friends realise you're using material on them, it's really awful'.
Tom Ough, The Telegraph, 13th September 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 2021The Russell Howard Hour to return for two more series
The Russell Howard Hour will return to Sky One for two more series. The next, Series 5, will be fourteen episodes long.
British Comedy Guide, 17th December 2020McConaughey 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: '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 2020