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Russell Howard
Russell Howard
Russell Howard
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 for his 2006 Edinburgh Festival Fringe show, Wandering.[1]
Personal life
He was born in Bath, although he attended Perins Community School in New Alresford, Hampshire, going on to sixth form at Alton College and then university at the University of the West of England. He played football for the youth team of Basingstoke Town F.C. 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.[2]
TV and Radio
Birth name Born Medium Nationality Years active Genres Subject(s) Influences Russell Joseph Howard 23 March 1980 (1980-03-23) Bath, England Stand-up, television, radio British 2004–present Satire/Political satire, Observational comedy Everyday life, politics Billy Connolly, Daniel Kitson, Phil Kay, Tommy Tiernan, Lee Evans The Milk Run, Mock the Week
Notable works and roles Website
http://www.russell-howard.co.uk/
Russell Joseph Howard (born 23 March 1980, in Bath, Somerset) is an English
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).[3] On BBC Radio 4, he has appeared on the shows Banter, hosted by Andrew Collins, and Political Animal. He was one of several comedians picked as the best comedy talent from the 2005 Edinburgh Festival Fringe 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[4] on BBC 6 Music with fellow
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comedian Jon Richardson in a Sunday morning slot previously hosted by Russell Brand.[5] He has a DVD which came out on 17 November 2008, called "Russell Howard Live" featuring his 2007 show, Adventures. Howard is currently touring with his new show Dingledodies[6], which was named "Best Theatre Show" at the 2009 Chortle Comedy Awards.[7] Russell is currently making a pilot show for a comedy show called "Russell Howard’s Good News", aimed at under-25s, for BBC Three[8]
Russell Howard
[2] Relative Values The Times Online [3] Never Mind the Buzzcocks (a Guests & Air Dates Guide) epguides.com [4] The Russell Howard Show bbc.co.uk [5] "Russell Howard presents new show for 6 Music" - BBC Press Release, 2 November 2006 [6] "Russell Howard: Dingledodies Review". Chortle. http://www.chortle.co.uk/shows/ edinburgh_fringe_2008/r/16021/ russell_howard:_dingledodies/review. Retrieved on 2008-11-02. [7] "Rhod and Tim triumph at Chortles" Chortle.co.uk [8] Stand-up Russell’s Telly Pilot TheSun.co.uk
References
[1] Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide chortle.co.uk
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