Russell Howard is one of the UK’s most successful comedians, with an impressive 6.4 million followers across various social platforms making him one of the most-followed comedians in the English-speaking world.

Russell was the writer and star of The Russell Howard Hour (Sky One), and Russell Howard’s Good News (2009-2015), BBC Three’s best-performing entertainment show. His travelogue, Russell Howard & Mum: Globetrotters (Comedy Central), launched as Comedy Central’s highest rating original commission.

Russell has recorded 4 sell-out live stand-up shows. He is currently performing his world tour show, Respite, which is his biggest to date, spanning over 24 countries across 5 continents. Following on from his previous world tour, Round the World, which performed at the Royal Albert Hall on 10 consecutive nights, breaking the venue’s record previously held by Frank Sinatra and Barry Manilow of 8 shows in a row. The tour was then released as a Netflix Special entitled Recalibrate. Russell partnered with Netflix and again in 2021 with a 2-part release of a comedy special Lubricant which was the 2nd second most watched stand-up special of 2021 for the streamer.