Russell Howard
- 44 years old
- English
- Writer and stand-up comedian
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Comedians ready for Barnardo's Edinburgh gig
The charity Barnardo's is putting on a big gig at the Edinburgh Fringe on the 8th August. Lost Voice Guy, Russell Howard, Tape Face and Zoe Lyons are amongst the performers looking forward to taking part in the two hour show.
British Comedy Guide, 16th July 201817 familiar TV faces appearing at the Fringe
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the single biggest celebration of arts and culture on the planet and this year alongside the acts old and new honing their craft are a number of familiar telly faces.
Elliot Gonzalez, I Talk Telly, 5th July 2018Taskmaster: TV's best comedy is back, bigger and better
The best comedy of 2017 is back - bigger and better than ever.
James Croot, Stuff.co.nz, 15th May 2018The daft panel show returns for a sixth series, with Greg Davies and Alex Horne doling out challenges both inane and insane. Alice Levine, Liza Tarbuck, Russell Howard, Tim Vine and Asim "Chabuddy G" Chaudhry are their victims, taking on lemons, wheelbarrows and orienteering in this opening episode.
Hannah J Davies, The Guardian, 2nd May 2018TV review: Taskmaster, Series 6, Dave
This programme is getting so popular it can only be a matter of time before Taskmaster becomes an Olympic sport.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 30th April 2018The entertainingly daft gameshow returns for a sixth series. The USP is bewildering and pointless tasks - towers of lemons, wheelbarrow stunts etc - attempted by game, silly comics including Liza Tarbuck, Russell Howard and Asim Chaudhry.
The Guardian, 27th April 2018Taskmaster gets 40 more episodes
Channel Dave has ordered four more series of Taskmaster, each extended to 10 episodes. Alice Levine, Asim Chaudhry, Liza Tarbuck, Russell Howard and Tim Vine will take part in Series 6.
British Comedy Guide, 22nd February 2018Russell Howard brings limitless energy to Recalibrate
Sometimes you wish the special would slow down and take a second, but at the same time you can't help but grin at the absurd degree to which this audience is getting their money's worth.
Graham Techler, Paste Magazine, 31st December 2017The 10 most memorable comedy gigs of 2017
Every year, I see more than 300 gigs as Chortle's editor and chief reviewer. Here's my personal round-up of the ten most memorable of 2017. Not necessarily the best - though that's a good metric - but the performances that will stay with me.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 29th December 2017Russell Howard: Recalibrate review
An audacious stand-up but mediocre example of British comedy
Utkarsh Srivastava, FirstPost.com, 26th December 2017