Russell Howard

What I admire about Russell Howard is his relentlessly upbeat brand of comedy. Most topical comics mine the news for cynicism; he mines it for hope. Coming out of Bristol and breaking through on Mock the Week before landing his own shows, he built a career on machine-gun delivery and a genuinely warm worldview. That 2006 Best Compère win feels like recognition of his real gift, which is making a room feel good rather than just laugh. In an era of corrosive irony, a comedian who leaves you a little more optimistic than he found you is rarer and more valuable than people give him credit for.

Name (English)

Russell Howard

Name (Japanese)

ラッセル・ハワード

Reading

らっせる・はわーど

Born

March 23, 1980 (age 46)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Monkey

Origin

Bristol, Avon, United Kingdom

Occupation

comedian / screenwriter / stand-up comedian / television presenter / television actor

• Official sitehttps://www.russell-howard.co.uk/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/russellhoward/
• Xhttps://x.com/russellhoward
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell%20Howard
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5814891

Tags

• Avon
• comedian
• screenwriter
• stand-up comedian

Last updated

2026-06-17

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.