Russell Howard
Russell Howard

I'll sit down for 'Stranger Things' or 'The Handmaid's Tale' - or a really good documentary.

Russell Howard
Russell Howard

The last thing you want to do is preach to the converted. What you want to do is talk about issues from a non-political point of view, from a human point of view.

Russell Howard
Russell Howard

The strange thing about people considering me upbeat is that I'm really not.

Russell Howard
Russell Howard

It's a bit of a cliche but throughout London, even in places like Notting Hill, you'll see utter luxury alongside council flats - it shows the tapestry of life and I adore that.

Russell Howard
Russell Howard

Tommy Tiernan is an Irish comic who I believe is one of the finest in the world.

Russell Howard
Russell Howard

I think you just have to be comfortable in your own skin, and when I do stand-up or the show I'm in a really good mood.

Russell Howard
Russell Howard

Sometimes I skip breakfast, pop to the butcher and get sunburned while cooking meat.

Russell Howard
Russell Howard

Real life is hard. I'm sorry, but shopping at Tesco is not as much fun as writing jokes for TV shows, and I struggle with it.

Russell Howard
Russell Howard

Death by rats would be the worst.

Russell Howard
Russell Howard

Genuinely, the first gig I did when I was 18, it felt like the world shifted. I realised that I had stumbled upon a mechanism through which you could view life.

Russell Howard
Russell Howard

I'm not a particularly ambitious person.

Russell Howard
Russell Howard

I buck the trend: I eat avocados on a Sunday morning and I'm a homeowner.

Russell Howard
Russell Howard

I lived at home until I was 23.

Russell Howard
Russell Howard

I'd like to have kids.

Russell Howard
Russell Howard

I would just like to be remembered.

Russell Howard
Russell Howard

It takes a lot to stop myself scrambling around and reading the news.

Russell Howard
Russell Howard

I'm a bit of a Luddite.

Russell Howard
Russell Howard

I'm not the kind of comic who would try stuff on Twitter, because I have to work up ideas and I can only do that in front of people.

Russell Howard
Russell Howard

I've been doing stand-up for 15 years and I've never even been invited to the Comedy Awards! How mental is that?

Russell Howard
Russell Howard

I love Dublin and the locals are extraordinary.