
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.
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 1

Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 21st September 2017
- Time
- 10pm
- Channel
- Sky One
- Length
- 60 minutes
- Recorded
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- Tuesday 19th September 2017, 18:00 at Television Centre
Cast & crew
Russell Howard | Host / Presenter |
Diane Abbott | Guest |
Kiri Pritchard-McLean | Guest |
Megan Beech | Self |
Lou Sanders | Self |
Matt Keane | Self |
Russell Howard | Writer |
Steve Hall | Writer |
Steve Williams | Writer |
Steve Bugeja | Writer (Additional Material) |
John Robins | Writer |
Peter Orton | Director |
Christopher Poole (as Chris Poole) | VT Director |
Robyn O'Brien | Series Producer |
Dan Atkinson | Producer |
Jason Dawson | Producer |
Richard Allen-Turner | Executive Producer |
James Taylor | Executive Producer |
Jon Thoday | Executive Producer |
Shirley Jones | Executive Producer |
Dominic Wells-Martin | VT Producer |
Chris Hay | Editor |
Steve Nayler | Editor |
James Dillon | Production Designer |
Martin Kempton | Lighting Designer |
Videos
Parsons Green terror attack
Russell Howard gives his take on the Parsons Green tube incident, aka the really really bad secret Santa!
Featuring: Russell Howard.
Why Trump's transgender ban is totally nuts...
Russell looks at Trump's ban on transgender people in the army.
Featuring: Russell Howard.
Playground Politics - Vladimir Putin
Russell chats to kids around the world about Vladimir Putin.
Featuring: Russell Howard.
Diane Abbott interview
Diane Abbott discusses online bullying.
Featuring: Russell Howard & Diane Abbott.
Kiri Pritchard-McLean stand-up
Kiri Pritchard-McLean jokes about going to nightclubs in your 30s.
Featuring: Kiri Pritchard-McLean.
Press
The Russell Howard Hour review
From puppyish stand-up to spiky satire.
Michael Hogan, The Telegraph, 22nd September 2017Preview - The Russell Howard Hour
This is a show in which comedian Russell Howard takes a light-hearted look at the news this week. Sound familiar?
Ian Wolf, On The Box, 21st September 2017Russell Howard's first series since he took the Sky shilling finds the comedian offering his take on the week's major stories. This doesn't sound a million miles from Howard's Good News show for the Beeb, but at the very least it will be intriguing to see if he can sustain laughs through a longer running time. Over 14 episodes, we're promised celebrity guests, expert comment and "fledgling global correspondents", whoever they may be.
Jonathan Wright, The Guardian, 21st September 2017Russell Howard interview
"I have seen first hand how hard NHS staff work - yet we value reality TV stars more".
Mark Jefferies, The Mirror, 19th September 2017