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Russell Howard's Good News

Russell Howard's Good News

  • TV stand-up
  • BBC Two / BBC Three
  • 2009 - 2015
  • 84 episodes (10 series)

Topical stand-up comedy and chat show hosted by Russell Howard.

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Series 1, Episode 1

Russell introduces his new show and looks at the big stories in the news, including the recent political conferences. His mystery guest turns out to be the most tattooed senior citizen in the world.

Preview clips

Broadcast details

Date
Thursday 22nd October 2009
Time
10:30pm
Channel
BBC Three
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Saturday 24th October 2009 12:15am BBC3
Saturday 24th October 2009 9:10pm
45 minute version
BBC3
Sunday 25th October 2009 11:05pm BBC3
Tuesday 5th January 2010 12:15am BBC3
Thursday 6th January 2011 9:00pm Dave
Saturday 5th February 2011 9:00pm
60 minute version
Dave
Monday 31st October 2011 9:00pm
60 minute version
Dave
Tuesday 1st November 2011 12:40am
55 minute version
Dave
Thursday 12th January 2012 10:30pm BBC3
Friday 13th January 2012 1:35am BBC3
Friday 13th January 2012 9:00pm BBC3
Saturday 14th January 2012 12:40am BBC3
Tuesday 23rd July 2019 2:00am
60 minute version
CC Extra
Wednesday 6th November 2019 2:00am
60 minute version
CC Extra
Monday 11th November 2019 3:25am CC Extra
Thursday 23rd January 2020 1:00am
60 minute version
CC Extra
Sunday 26th January 2020 3:00am CC Extra
Thursday 19th March 2020 1:00am Comedy Central
Tuesday 16th June 2020 3:00am
45 minute version
CC Extra
Thursday 30th July 2020 12:00am
60 minute version
Comedy Central

Cast & crew

Cast
Russell Howard Host / Presenter
Guest cast
Colin Hoult Ensemble Actor
Stan Stanley Ensemble Actor
Madison Welch Ensemble Actor
Writing team
Russell Howard Writer
Karl Minns Writer
Dan Atkinson Writer
Richard Herring Writer
Phil Kerr Writer (Additional Material)
Production team
Peter Orton Director
Robyn O'Brien Series Producer
Mark Iddon Producer
Ben Jessop Producer
David Price Producer
Jon Thoday Executive Producer
Richard Allen-Turner Executive Producer
James Taylor Executive Producer
Karl Warner Executive Producer
Perry Widdowson Editor
Steve Nayler Editor
James Dillon Production Designer

Videos

Behind the Scenes

Russell takes us behind the scenes of episode one.

Featuring: Russell Howard.

BNP Foods

Russell Howard talks about the British National Party.

Featuring: Russell Howard.

Tiny Dancer

Russell Howard proves that everyone has done stuff when they were younger that they are no longer proud off.

Featuring: Russell Howard.

The Bee Dance

Russell Howard talks about the problems of training bees to look for bombs.

Featuring: Russell Howard.

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