Over 40,000 Extra Tickets On General Sale Now

What The Press Said About Russell’s Recent Stand-Up

“completely irresistible…one of the most effective political stand-ups around, for the way he can keep any crowd on board, being didactic without being divisive… God, the man can put on a show. Howard is a brilliantly talented live performer” ★★★★
Tristram Fane Saunders, The Daily Telegraph

“British comedian Russell Howard has that special knack for pointing out both the absurdity in the mundane and the ridiculousness in the terrifying”
Whitney Friedlander, The LA Times

“you’ll not find a slicker, more personable performer the length and breadth
of the land” ★★★★
Mark Wareham, The Mail on Sunday

“comedy A-lister…With smart, satisfying and well-rationed callbacks, Howard builds his giddy anecdotes into a tsunami of feelgood humour, drenching the sizeable crowd in positivity. No wonder they were moved to rise to their feet.” ★★★★½
Steve Bennett, Chortle

“Hilarious and Humble… established a solid international fan base thanks to years of touring and his work spreading like wildfire on the internet… wildly successful and acclaimed”
Simon Thompson, Forbes

It was announced today, 10th October 2025, that following phenomenal demand – with multiple shows selling out within hours – Russell Howard has added 22 extra dates and over 40,000 tickets to his brand-new 2026 stand-up tour Don’t Tell the Algorithm.

The iconic London Palladium will now host six performances, following the addition of two extra shows, while Russell’s homecoming run in Bristol has grown to five performances with two more added. Across the rest of the tour, extra performances include a fourth show in Manchester and Birmingham, a third show in Nottingham, Liverpool, Leeds, and Brighton, and a second show in Cardiff, Swansea, Edinburgh, and Glasgow, bringing the total UK and Ireland tour to 96 performances.

Tickets are on sale now. Further information is available at Russell-Howard.co.uk.

 

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After the global success of writing and starring in 182 episodes of The Russell Howard Hour (Sky) and Russell Howard’s Good News (BBC), as well as seven stand-up specials, Russell’s clips have been viewed over 1 billion times on social media, and he has sold more than 2 million tickets worldwide.

Spanning 237 gigs across 141 cities in 30 countries throughout Europe, North America, Oceania and Asia, Russell’s fourth and biggest world tour to date, Russell Howard Live, sold over 435,000 tickets. Earlier this year, during the record-breaking international run, he premiered Russell Howard Live at the London Palladium as an exclusive global stream. The 60-minute special captured him putting the world to rights in his uniquely hilarious way, with bonus content available only to stream audiences, and- for the first time – live conversations with fans around the world on launch night.

Russell’s previous world tours have seen him perform a record-breaking 10-night run at the Royal Albert Hall, overtaking eight in a row jointly held by Frank Sinatra and Barry Manilow, and play the biggest ever stand-up show in China.

Launching into the Top 10 Comedy Podcasts, Russell’s Five Brilliant Things podcast has seen him chat to guests including John Oliver, Jameela Jamil, Shaun Keaveny, Roisin Conaty, Munya Chawawa, Jimmy Carr, Jack Whitehall, Greg Davies and Guz Khan, about items from their lives that makes it worth getting up in the morning for. Clips from episodes have amassed over 80 million views on social media, with several going viral such as  Jimmy Carr describing his dream cocktail (17 million views),  Greg Davies on his missing Paella dish (7.9 million views) and Fatiha El-Ghorri diving into language (3.1 million views). Bonus episodes based entirely on listener suggestions are available only through media and community platform Patreon.

Russell has over 9 million followers on social media.

Other things the Press Said About Russell Howard Live:-

“a comedy fixture. And as the standing ovation at the end suggests, it’s a crowd-pleasing, highly professional, at its best delightful oddness”
Dominic Maxwell, The Times

“One of the best British comedians of his generation”
Babis Kalogiannis, Athens Voice

“Everything seems up for discussion in Howard’s universe. He also loves improvisation, in which he can express his boundless wit and with which he has managed to conquer comedy hearts worldwide”
Ela Colak, De Volksrant (Netherlands)

“His flow is punchy and unstoppable”
The New Zealand Herald

“a humor phenomenon made in the UK, which social networks have spread around the world. Without barriers or borders, his stand-up shows have already won fans from geographies as diverse as the USA, China or Denmark. Language is not an obstacle to getting a good laugh”
Ana Pina, The Portugese Jornal Econonomico

“Open and generous, and funny in a way that many famous comedians simply cannot muster over coffee with an audience of one at 11am… he’s now been a comedian for more than half his life, staying at the very peak of the industry for more than 15 years. He’s sold in excess of two million tickets, toured all over the world, sold out Wembley Arena, and had multiple filmed Netflix specials. His TV career has been arguably even more successful.”
Guy Kelly, The Telegraph

“Russell Howard, the British machine gun of punchlines… A true stand-up mega-star with incredible acumen and speed… A genius, irresistibly witty, fast and effective”
Angelos Kladis, OneMan (Greece)

“a warm, but above all hilarious look at current affairs, family and fatherhood, in which he breaks down the sentimental just enough with his characteristic British humour… has built up a large number of loyal fans all over the world… Howard’s stand-up has become a household name within the international comedy scene… sharp jokes, a comically critical view of current affairs and a good dose of British self-mockery.”
Noade Keijser, Theater Paradijs (Netherlands) ★★★★

“A gag-packed show that is outspoken and clear-sighted… it’s when he challenges liberal orthodoxy that he’s most interesting… a phenomenally accomplished comedian he’s supremely adept at exploiting the bizarre situations his fame attracts… His act-outs are committed and tremendous, the writing gag-packed but so casually delivered. Superb stuff.”
Jay Richardson, The List ★★★★

“a global comedy phenomenon”
Patrícia Naves, Jornal de Notícias (Portugal)

“a British comedy stalwart… Russell is one of the most lovable male comedians working in the mainstream”
Kitty Chrisp, Metro

“unmatched talent… whether dissecting global events or sharing relatable personal anecdotes, Russell Howard remains one of comedy’s most engaging and uplifting voices”
Pete Holmes, You Made It Weird Podcast (USA)

“his meteoric rise to stardom… one of the world’s top comedians, has gigged all over the world and has more than one billion views on social media”
Heather Greenaway, The Sunday Mail

“raucously funny… 13 sell-out nights at the Palladium and 300,000 tickets sold – wow, great-man”
Chris Evans, The Chris Evans Breakfast Show

“A megastar… he wants to write and perform comedy more than almost anyone else I know”
Stuart Goldsmith, The Comedian’s Comedian Podcast

“one of the UK’s most successful stand-up comedians”
Daisy Sampson, The Portugal News

“one of the most popular stand-up comedians in the world”
Maria Valtzaki, Monopoli (Greece)

“One of the UK’s most popular comedians”
Eleanor Peake, The i

“The TV comedian — who can fill stadiums for his mega-gigs — is returning to the annual festival for the first time in five years.”
David Leask, The Sunday Times

“Top British comedian… understands that despite language, culture and current political divisions, we are all just humans trying to muddle through. And, at our core, we have a shared humanity.”
Dana Gee, The Vancouver Sun

“An international sell-out… hilarious antics”
Jessica Klein, The Chronicle (Australia)

“Russell Howard is the leading stand-up comedian in Great Britain”
Georgina Doutsi, DNews (Greece)

“British sensation”
Chris Distefano, Chrissy Chaos Podcast (USA)

“Russell Howard is one of the forerunners of British Comedy”
Adam Rowe and Dan Nightingale, Have A Word Podcast

NOTES TO EDITORS

About Russell Howard:

• Spanning 237 gigs across 141 cities in 30 countries in Europe, North America, Oceania and Asia, Russell Howard’s fourth and biggest world tour, Russell Howard Live, sold over 435,000 tickets.
• On 15th January 2025, Russell premiered his new stand-up special, Russell Howard Live at the London Palladium, as an exclusive global stream on DRIIFT, featuring bonus content (Off The Cuff) and, for the first time, live fan interaction during launch night. The special became subsequently available to watch on Comedy Central from June 2025.
• On the 27^th November 2024, Russell’s hugely popular Wonderbox podcast – featuring an incredible lineup of guests and over 80 million views on social media – relaunched as  Five Brilliant Things, in partnership with Adelicious and Patreon.
• On the 15^th September 2024, Russell began co-hosting an all-new original podcast, GoalLess, focused on the passion, personalities, and pitch drama that make soccer beautiful, with Chris Wittyngham through SmartLess Media: a joint venture between Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes, and Will Arnett.
• In October 2023, Russell Howard’s Wonderbox podcast launched in to the Top 10 Comedy Podcasts and has seen him chat to guests including John Oliver, Stephen Merchant, Jameela Jamil, Jimmy Carr, Shaun Keaveny, Roisin Conaty, Munya Chawawa, Jack Whitehall, Greg Davies and Guz Khan about personal mementos they’d keep to remind them about important moments in their lives. Clips from the weekly episodes have amassed over 80 million views on social media.
• Russell wrapped filming the sixth series of ratings and critical hit The Russell Howard Hour in December 2022. The show immediately became one of Sky’s most successful entertainment series when it launched and went on to see huge success online with over 500 million views on social media.
• Selling over 300, 000 tickets, Russell’s third world tour, Respite saw him play a UK arena run, plus a second national leg including 5 Hammersmith Apollo dates, culminating with taping his second Netflix special Lubricant which is streaming now.
• The two-part Netflix instalment features his stand-up special striving to make sense of a world that is spinning out of control, Lubricant and documentary mapping his attempts to keep performing throughout the Covid 19 pandemic, Until The Wheels Come Off. With this release, Russell became the first comedian to debut a special alongside a documentary on Netflix and the sole comedian to have two of the top ten most-streamed specials across all platforms in the UK.
• Russell became the first stand-up comedian from the Northern Hemisphere to perform in New Zealand and Australia after the global lockdown in 2021.
• Whilst on tour in New Zealand and Australia, Russell filmed a new 3 x 60 min travelogue, Russell Howard Stands Up To The World, airing in the UK on Sky in New Zealand on TVNZ in 2021.
• During lockdown in 2020, Russell was on our screens twice a week presenting a new Sky One show, Russell Howard’s Home Time, from his childhood bedroom for which he donated his fee to NHS Charities Together and The Trussell Trust.
• Russell Howard and his mum Ninette were on our screens with the fourth series of Comedy Central’s Russell Howard & Mum: Globetrotters in 2019. The first three series reached 4.2M individuals, with the first series being the highest rated new commission on the channel the year it launched. After achieving as much as +241% on the 16-34s slot average and +172% on the adult’s slot average, series three and four were commissioned with extended episodes.
• A Netflix special of Russell’s previous critically acclaimed world tour titled Recalibrate launched worldwide in December 2017.
• Russell’s 2017 sell-out international tour, Round the World saw him play a total of 87 dates with runs in the UK, USA, Canada, Europe, China, New Zealand and Australia.  This tour also saw a record-breaking 10-night run at the Royal Albert Hall, overtaking eight in a row jointly held by Frank Sinatra and Barry Manilow, and performing the biggest ever stand-up show in China.
• Whilst Russell was touring Round The World in 2017, his previous stand-up show Wonderbox (2014) went viral with 15 million views in China (with Mandarin subtitles) and 55 million views worldwide.  Russell Crowe and Stephen Fry are amongst some of the Twitterati who shared the heart-warming story of Russell and a sick fan’s triumph over adversity.
• Russell Howard’s Good News is available around the world via a YouTube channel launched in 2014 – allowing fans to watch full episodes of the show (without piracy) in countries where the show wasn’t already broadcast – and has had over 48 million views and been watched in 180 countries (including North Korea and Vatican City)
• Christmas 2015 saw Russell’s first comedy-drama with the premiere of, A Gert Lush Christmas (BBC Two).   As well as co-writing the special, Russell starred for the first time along-side his sister Kerry Howard (Him & Her, BBC Three), Greg Davies (The Inbetweeners, Man Down, Channel 4), Neil Morrissey (Men Behaving Badly, Waterloo Road, BBC1), and Sophie Thompson (EastEnders, BBC1).
• Russell’s stand-up series, Russell Howard’s Stand Up Central, which aired from April 2015 on Comedy Central (UK) achieved viewing figures of 159% above the slot average for its first episode.
• Episodes of Russell Howard’s Good News have even been subtitled and uploaded to Chinese video site AcFun, where the show has also been watched over 4 million times.
• 10 series of Russell Howard’s Good News saw Russell write and star in 96 episodes.
• Russell Howard’s Good News was regularly the most watched show on iPlayer across all BBC Channels.
• Russell’s 2014 Wonderbox tour saw him perform to over 285,000 fans at 40 shows across the UK and Ireland, including four consecutive nights at London’s Royal Albert Hall.
• Russell extended his 2014 Wonderbox tour across the world following over 17,000 suggestions from his fans after he asked them via Facebook where they’d most like to see him perform. The extra sold out dates saw Russell travel to New York, LA, San Francisco, Chicago, Washington DC, Denver, Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane and Auckland.
• Russell’s tour in 2011, Right Here, Right Now saw him perform to over 240,000 fans across the country, including three sold out dates at London’s O2 arena.
• Russell Howard has four bestselling stand-up DVDs, 2014’s Wonderbox Live, 2011’s Right Here, Right Now, 2008’s Russell Howard Live and 2009’s Russell Howard Live – Dingledodies, which have sold over 619,000 DVDs and all been in the top 5 DVD comedy chart.
• Russell made 58 appearances on Mock The Week between 2006 and 2010.
• Russell Howard’s fifth ever stand-up gig got him to the final of Channel 4’s So You Think You’re Funny.
• In 2006 Russell Howard was nominated for the Edinburgh Fringe Comedy Award for his show Wandering, which followed with a nationwide sell-out tour.