DUE TO DEMAND, 2ND AUCKLAND SHOW ANNOUNCED SATURDAY 10TH FEBRUARY.
After the global success of his second Netflix special Lubricant (streaming now), over 1 billion views on social media worldwide including 500+ million views spawned from six seasons of The Russell Howard Hour, and selling over 250,000 tickets over 100+ gigs in the UK alone with his brand-new show Russell Howard Live, British stand-up Russell Howard announces his eagerly anticipated return to New Zealand in February 2024.
As we reel from one global crisis to the next, Russell is set to put the world to rights in his own uniquely hilarious way.
Selling over 300,000 tickets, Russell’s previous third and biggest sell-out world tour to date, Respite, saw him play the UK, USA, Europe, Australia and New Zealand taking him to 79 cities, across 24 countries in 3 continents in total. During this tour, after gaining special permission from the New Zealand government, Russell became the first comedian from the Northern Hemisphere to perform in the country since the global lockdown.
The tour concluded with Russell taping his second Netflix special, Lubricant which is streaming internationally, now. The accompanying documentary Until The Wheels Come Off follows his attempts to keep performing throughout the Covid 19 pandemic. Following Lubricant’s release, Russell became the sole comedian to have two of the top ten most-streamed specials across all platforms in the UK.
Russell was most recently on our screens sharing his takes on stories dominating the cultural zeitgeist with the sixth series of The Russell Howard Hour. Every episode is available to watch worldwide on Russell’s YouTube channel, with over 1.4 million subscribers. The show features in-depth interviews, with an array of fascinating guests including Greta Thunberg, Ed Sheeran, Matthew McConaughey, Naomi Klein, Jim Carrey, Brian Cox nd Elizabeth Banks. It immediately became one of Sky’s most successful entertainment series when it launched and has also gone on to see huge success online with over 500 million views on social media.
Following a staggering number of viral videos, Russell has over 1 billion total views and 9 million followers on social media. His TikTok channel attracted over 100k followers within 48 hours of launching and is currently tracking over 1.5 million followers, with over 262 million views including a video featuring a flustered Robert Irwin gaining over 9.3 million views and a clip of Russell and Greta Thunberg chatting to kids about climate change gaining over 14.7 million views.
“a joy to watch”
The New York Times
“one of the biggest names in stand-up comedy across the globe”
Forbes
“One of the world’s top comedians”
The Sunday Times
“In 2021, what does gratitude sound like? Having witnessed it first hand, I'd say it's the sound of a 2000-seat auditorium lit up with laughter…Howard is one of the world's biggest comedy stars. His flow is punchy and unstoppable”
Maggie Wicks, New Zealand Herald
“Russell Howard is at the top of his game, his elegantly crafted observational stand-up using cunningly spun callbacks and physical comedy to flirt with controversy, domesticity, politics, sex, and Calippo ice lollies”
Stephen Armstrong, The Sunday Times
“Howard is a megastar”
Allan Radcliffe, The Times
“you'll not find a slicker, more personable performer the length and breadth of land”
Mark Wareham, The Mail On Sunday
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