Russell Howard's Good News
| Russell Howard's Good News | |
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| Also known as | Russell Howard's Good News Extra (extended version) |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Format | Topical stand-up, satire |
| Created by | Russell Howard |
| Presented by | Russell Howard |
| Opening theme | Kasabian – "Fast Fuse" (instrumental) |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 42 |
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| Producer(s) | Mark Iddon Robyn O'Brien David Howarth |
| Location(s) | Riverside Studios |
| Running time | 30 minutes 45 minutes (Good News Extra) |
| Production company(s) | Avalon Television |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | BBC Three BBC HD |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
| Original run | 22 October 2009 – present |
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Russell Howard's Good News is a British comedy and topical news show broadcast on BBC Three and, since the show's fourth series, BBC HD.[1] Hosted by comedian Russell Howard, he offers his commentary on the news of the week using mostly standup, but including sketches and guest appearances from people who have been featured in the media recently. It is made by independent production company Avalon Television and produced by Mark Iddon, Robyn O'Brien and David Howarth. Repeats of earlier episodes are also broadcast on Dave. The show also made an appearance on Children in Need 2011, featuring a number of sketches from recent episodes, as well as a new segment of "Its not all gloom and doom".
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[edit] Sections
The show consisted of several regular topics and sections. Most of these were news themes in which Howard would discuss related topics.
Sections include:
- Sports
- Celebrity
- Society
- Weird Politics
- Law & Order
- Art and Culture
- Animals
- Religion
- World Politics
- Kids
- Observational
- It's Not All Doom and Gloom (usually ends regular show)
- Education
- I Did Not Know That
- Technology
- Big News (usually begins regular show)
- Mystery Guest
- What Were They Thinking?
- Stand Up (Good News Extra only)
- Royal wedding (Series 4 only)
- People's Podium (Christmas Special only)
Of all these sections, except for "Royal wedding", is used on every single episode of the show. The others are interchanged depending on the news of the week. The "Mystery Guest" section is a part of the show where a guest is brought in and Russell has to guess why they had been in the news that week.
The "Stand Up" section features on every Good News Extra show which includes a different stand-up comedy act each week.
"People's Podium" was a special segment of Russell Howard's Good News, which was featured in the final episode of series 5. This episode was both a Christmas special and a Best Bits special.
[edit] Russell Howard's Good News Extra
Russell Howard's Good News Extra is an extended version of Good News, in the vein of Have I Got a Bit More News for You and QI XL. Usually broadcast on Saturday nights, Good News Extra episodes serve as extended, uncut counterparts to those of the regular show. Typically, the episodes last 45 minutes long and feature a guest stand-up comedy act. The repeats shown on Dave are actually Good News Extra episodes, but are simply listed as Russell Howard's Good News.
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[edit] DVD release
A DVD was released on 15 November 2010 entitled Best of Series 1.[2]
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[edit] Ratings
Episode viewing figures from BARB.[3]
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[edit] Series 2
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