Russell Howard
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| Russell Howard | |
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| Birth name | Russell Joseph Howard |
| Born | 23 March 1980 Bath, England |
| Medium | Stand-up, television, radio |
| Nationality | British |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Genres | Satire/Political satire, Observational comedy |
| Subject(s) | Everyday life, politics |
| Notable works and roles | The Milk Run, Mock the Week |
| Website | http://www.russell-howard.co.uk/ |
Russell Joseph Howard (born 23 March 1980, in Bath, Somerset) is an English comedian who has won several awards for his comedic talents, notably making Zoo magazine's top 10 list of "Britain's Funniest Comics 2005" at number 2 and winning "Best Compère" at the 2006 Chortle Awards. He was also nominated for an if.comedy award in 2006 for his Edinburgh show, Wandering.[1]
Personal life
He was born in Bath, although he attended Perins Community School in New Alresford, Hampshire, leaving in 1996 at the age of 16, going on to sixth form and then university at the University of the West of England.
He has mentioned several times that his family had many dogs when he was growing up. He has a sister named Kerry and a brother called Daniel, who has epilepsy.
TV and Radio
In 2004 he was commissioned by BBC Radio 1 to write and perform on the comedy series, The Milk Run.
He is a regular on British topical panel show Mock the Week and Out to Lunch the latter of which he co-hosts with fellow comedian Rob Deering. He has also made appearances on 8 out of 10 cats, Would I Lie To You?, Live At The Apollo, The Secret Policeman's Ball 2008, Law of the Playground and Never Mind the Buzzcocks (Series 18, Episode 2 and Series 20, Episode 4).[2]
On BBC Radio 4, he has appeared on the shows Banter, hosted by Andrew Collins, and Political Animal, on which he ended his routine by giving John Oliver a piggy-back ride which resulted in one "hurty-elbow", although this did not make it to the broadcast.
He was one of several comedians picked as the best comedy talent from the 2005 Edinburgh Fringe Festival that recorded 10–15-minute spots for the 'Edinburgh and Beyond show' which was aired on Paramount Comedy 1 in the autumn of 2006. The show was filmed at The Bloomsbury Theatre.
From November 2006 to July 2008, Russell co-hosted The Russell Howard Show[3] on BBC 6 Music with fellow comedian Jon Richardson in a Sunday morning slot previously hosted by Russell Brand.[4]
He is currently touring with his new show Dingledodies.[5]
He has a DVD which came out on 17 November 2008, called "Russell Howard Live" featuring his 2007 show, Adventures.
References
- ^ Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide chortle.co.uk
- ^ Never Mind the Buzzcocks (a Guests & Air Dates Guide) epguides.com
- ^ The Russell Howard Show bbc.co.uk
- ^ "Russell Howard presents new show for 6 Music" - BBC Press Release, 2 November 2006
- ^ "Russell Howard: Dingledodies Review". Chortle. Retrieved 2008-11-02.
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