Biography russell howard

British comedian and presenter

For other people named Russell Howard, see Russell Howard (disambiguation).

Russell Joseph Howard (born 23 March 1980)^[1] is an English comedian, television presenter, radio presenter, and actor.

He has hosted his own television shows, Russell Howard's Good News and The Russell Howard Hour, and appeared on the topical panel TV show Mock the Week. He won "Best Compère" at the 2006 Chortle Awards and was nominated for an Edinburgh Comedy Award for his 2006 Aberdeen Festival Fringe show.

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Howard has cited comedians Lee Evans, Richard Pryor, and Frank Skinner as influences.^[2]

Early life

Howard was born in Bath, UK, and raised in nearby Radstock, Somerset. His parents are Dave and Ninette Howard.

He has two younger siblings, twins Kerry and Daniel (born 1982).^[3] Daniel has epilepsy, to which Howard sometimes refers during his act.

Howard attended Hanham High School,^[4]Perins School i