RUSSELL HOWARD TO RECORD NEW DVD AT HOMECOMING GIGS AS PART OF WORLD TOUR
RUSSELL HOWARD TO RECORD NEW DVD AT HOMECOMING GIGS AS PART OF WORLD TOUR

RUSSELL HOWARD announces two very special dates for his 2014 Wonderbox world tour, which will see the Bristolian return to his hometown, performing for two nights and recording his brand new DVD, at the Bristol Hippodrome on 15th and 16th August 2014.

RUSSELL will embark on his brand new world tour Wonderbox in February 2014, with arena shows across the UK and Ireland, including four consecutive nights at London’s Royal Albert Hall, as well as international dates in America, Australia and New Zealand. Tickets for the Bristol Hippodrome dates are on general sale from 9.00am today (Friday 2nd August). For further information visit www.russell-howard.co.uk.

Russell said: “I can’t tell you how excited I am to be recording my next DVD at the Bristol Hippodrome. To quote my mum, “it’s gonna be gert lush”.

Wonderbox will be RUSSELL’s first live stand-up show for three years and follows on from his three-times-extended 2011 tour Right Here, Right Now, which included three sold out dates at London’s O2 and saw RUSSELL perform to over 240,000 fans nationwide.

RUSSELL HOWARD has released three best-selling live DVDs: Right Here, Right Now (2011), Russell Howard Live – Dingledodies (2009) and Russell Howard Live (2008).

Russell Howard’s Good News, BBC Three’s most successful entertainment series and recently voted the ‘Best Ever BBC Three Show’ by Digital Spy users, taking the top spot ahead of Gavin and Stacey, Little Britain and Being Human, peaks at over 5 million viewers a week and is frequently one of the most watched shows on BBC iPlayer, regularly trending globally on Twitter during each episode. RUSSELL HOWARD has over 2.5 million fans on Facebook and alongside LEE EVANS, is the joint-third most searched for comedian on Google.
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WHAT THE PRESS HAVE SAID ABOUT RUSSELL HOWARD…

“His mind is as sharp as a witch’s nose and gags flow from him with the ease and majesty of the river Nile.” Tim Arthur, Time Out

“An awesome ability to connect with an audience” James Kettle, The Guardian

“Russell Howard is packing them in everywhere… he is a stand-up natural.” Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard

“Energetic, uncynical and, most importantly, very funny” David Hayles, The Times

For further information, interview requests and press tickets, please contact:
Lottie Doran or Dan Lloyd. Tel: 020 7598 7222.
Email: lottied@avalonuk.com or danl@avalonuk.com

WONDERBOX TOUR DATES 2014

FEBRUARY
Friday 21st Bournemouth International Centre
Saturday 22nd Bournemouth, International Centre
Sunday 23rd Bournemouth, International Centre
Monday 24th Cardiff, Motorpoint Arena
Tuesday 25th Cardiff, Motorpoint Arena
Wednesday 26th Cardiff, Motorpoint Arena
Friday 28th Manchester, MEN Arena

MARCH
Saturday 1st Sheffield, Motorpoint Arena
Thursday 6th Dublin, Vicar Street
Friday 7th Dublin, Vicar Street
Saturday 8th Belfast, Odyssey Arena
Tuesday 11th Glasgow, The Hydro
Thursday 13th Aberdeen, AECC
Saturday 15th Newcastle, Metro Radio Arena
Sunday 16th Leeds, First Direct Arena
Tuesday 18th Nottingham, Capital FM Arena
Thursday 20th Liverpool, Echo Arena
Friday 21st Birmingham, The LG Arena
Saturday 22nd Birmingham, The LG Arena
Monday 24th Brighton, The Brighton Centre
Thursday 27th London, Wembley Arena
Saturday 29th London, O2 Arena

APRIL
Monday 14th London, Royal Albert Hall
Tuesday 15th London, Royal Albert Hall
Wednesday 16th London, Royal Albert Hall
Thursday 17th London, Royal Albert Hall

MAY
Thursday 1st Washington DC, Improv
Friday 2nd New York, The Gramercy Theatre
Sunday 4th Chicago, Zanies Comedy Club
Wednesday 7th Denver, Comedy Works
Thursday 8th San Francisco, The Punchline
Friday 9th Los Angeles, Largo
Friday 16th Perth
Sunday 18th Melbourne
Wednesday 21st Brisbane
Friday 23rd Sydney
Sunday 25th Auckland

AUGUST
Friday 15th Bristol Hippodrome – DATE ADDED
Saturday 16th Bristol Hippodrome – DATE ADDED

AVALON PROMOTIONS

Avalon is one of the leading promoters of live comedy in the UK. Recent highlights include: RUSSELL HOWARD performing to over 240,000 fans with sell-out tour Right Here, Right Now; AL MURRAY’s twice extended show Al Murray The Pub Landlord The Only Way Is Epic, including two dates at the Queen’s Theatre, London; Edinburgh Comedy Award and the Barry Award winning RUSSELL KANE’s new tour Posturing Delivery; RICHARD HERRING returning to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for his 25th year; DAVE GORMAN’s Barry Award nominated sell-out tour Powerpoint Presentation; GREG DAVIES’s Edinburgh Comedy Award nominated, triple-extended, 109 date sell-out show Firing Cheeseballs at a Dog and new tour The Back of My Mum’s Head, including two dates at the Hammersmith Apollo; LEE NELSON’s sell-out date at the IndigO2 with Lee Nelson Live; ROB DELANEY selling out his UK debut London run at Soho Theatre in one hour from a single tweet; U.S.’s number one podcasting comedian PAUL F. TOMPKINS playing the UK for the first time at London’s Soho Theatre.