Russell Howard
Pleasance Upstairs

Russell Howard is one of the most likeable comics you may ever encounter and a welcome antidote to the shouting, crass stand-ups which seem to grab all the headlines. Without much of a theme or premise Howard bounces from one observation to another in his manic gag-a-minute style. Equally at home with the more formal set up and punch-line as he is with the audience banter and he proves more than a match for any reckless heckler. His spontaneous interaction with an audience member proves to be the comedy highspot here, finding humour where anyone else would be struggling.

Howard is enthusiastically up-beat and enraptures the punters with a charm and sophistication that eludes many others. Everyday situations take on a new light in his world and the downright mundane seems to have a new, unexpected, hilarious angle. Go see Howard in this small venue before his loyal following and new converts inevitably increase his bankability and force him to book larger venues.

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