Mock The Week star Russell Howard presents this weekly topical comedy series on BBC Three filmed in front of a live studio audience.

Russell offers his unique perspective on the big stories dominating all of our news outlets, from online and print to broadcast, as well as picking up on those sometimes overlooked things that make him smile.

Viewers are invited to shape the show's agenda by submitting stories online at www.bbc.co.uk/russellhoward or via Twitter

On Saturday nights BBC Three broadcast Russell Howard's Good News Extra. These extended-length repeats included a guest stand-up spot.

Russell Howard's Good News will be back for a second series at the end of March, and has been commissioned for a third series later in the year too.

Our Review: Launching a topical satire programme is a notoriously hard thing to get right, so congratulations to the team behind Russell Howard's Good News for creating this instant hit. The first series picked up loads of hits on the iPlayer, and bucked the normal trend by seeing its TV ratings actually rise as the series progressed. In fact, Good News is the best performing studio-based entertainment show BBC Three has ever launched.

The programme neatly mixes Howard's stand-up routines with funny clips from the internet, quick-fire sketches and studio games to present a compelling show which treats its audience with more intelligence than many of BBC Three's previous attempts at launching a satire show.

Producing so much new comedy material week in, week out is always draining for both the star and writers, but the star and production team managed to keep the enthusiasm and energy going right to the end of the run.

It's perhaps no surprise to hear that the show will be back for a second series in March and a third series later in 2010. Russell says: "I just want to say thanks to everyone who watched the show and I can't wait to start working on the next series."