---
name: "Russell Howard"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/russell-howard"
fi1m_id: "russell-howard"
imdb_id: "nm2224565"
tmdb_id: 94005
wikidata_id: "Q5814891"
roles: []
born: "23 March 1980"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-07T18:00:26.072287+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Russell Howard

## Identity

Russell Howard

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/russell-howard
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** russell-howard
- **IMDb ID:** nm2224565
- **TMDB ID:** 94005
- **Wikidata ID:** Q5814891
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Howard, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5814891, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2224565/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/94005

Actor. Born 23 March 1980 in Bristol, England, UK.

## Details

- **Born:** 23 March 1980, Bristol, England, UK
- **Also known as:** Russell Joseph Howard, Russell J. Howard, Рассел Говард
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Howard, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5814891, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2224565/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/94005

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Taskmaster*](https://film.one/tv/taskmaster.md) (82)

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## Biography

Russell Howard is an English comedian, television presenter and actor. Born on 23 March 1980 in Bath, he studied economics at the University of the West of England in Bristol and began performing stand-up comedy while a student.

He is known for regular appearances on the panel shows *Mock the Week* (2005) and *Never Mind the Buzzcocks* (1996), and for hosting his own series including *Russell Howard's Good News* and *The Russell Howard Hour*. In 2018 he was a contestant on series six of *Taskmaster*, finishing third.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, taskmaster.fandom.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Taskmaster* (2015), Fi1m 82, as Self — [page](https://film.one/tv/taskmaster.md)

## Complete filmography (21)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Russell Howard: Live at the London Palladium* (2025), Writer
- *Russell Howard: Lubricant* (2021), series, Executive Producer, Writer
- *Meet the Richardsons* (2020), series, as Russell Howard
- *Zulu Comedy Galla 2019* (2019), as Komiker
- *Touretteshero: Me, My Mouth and I* (2018), as Presenter
- *Russell Howard: Recalibrate* (2017), Artist, Writer, Executive Producer
- *Jeff Goldblum: Basic Bro* (2017), Actor
- *A Gert Lush Christmas* (2015), as Dan · Writer
- *Russell Howard's Stand Up Central* (2015), series, as Host
- *Russell Howard: Wonderbox* (2014), Writer
- *Russell Howard Live: Unscripted and Unplanned* (2014), Actor
- *Gadget Man* (2012), series, Actor
- *Russell Howard: Right Here Right Now* (2011), Director, Writer
- *Russell Howard's Good News* (2010), Writer
- *Mock the Week - Too Hot For TV 3* (2010), Actor
- *ZULU Comedy Galla* (2010), series, as Russell Howard
- *Russell Howard Live: Dingledodies* (2009), Writer
- *Genius with Dave Gorman* (2009), series, Actor
- *Russell Howard: Live* (2008), Writer
- *The Secret Policeman's Ball 2008* (2008), Actor
- *Tough Gig* (2007), series, Actor

## Gallery

- ![Russell Howard](https://film.one/media/person/6796132/gallery-c5f8ec924f7b.jpg) Russell Howard — Loup Dargent, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f3/Russell_Howard.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Russell Howard](https://film.one/media/person/6796132/gallery-e127e155cb26.jpg) Russell Howard — Image via TMDB
- ![Russell Howard](https://film.one/media/person/6796132/gallery-43c49e9eb6b5.jpg) Russell Howard — Image via TMDB
- ![Russell Howard](https://film.one/media/person/6796132/gallery-6f9782cd0db5.jpg) Russell Howard — Image via TMDB
- ![Russell Howard](https://film.one/media/person/6796132/gallery-163acf88b238.jpg) Russell Howard — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Other awards — 1 won

- Chortle Award for Best Compère 2006: Chortle Award for Best Compère (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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