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Russell Howard's Good News

Russell Howard's Good News

20097.010 Seasons95 EpisodesEnded

Overview

Russell Howard offers his unique perspective on the big stories dominating all of our news outlets, from online and print to broadcast, as well as picking up on those sometimes overlooked things. He uses clips, sketches and studio guests to look at things that have made him smile during the week.

NetworksBBC ThreeBBC Two

Top Cast

Russell Howard

Russell Howard

Himself - Presenter

Themes & Keywords

news

About Russell Howard's Good News

Russell Howard's Good News is a comedy, news series that first aired in 2009 exploring themes of news. it stars Russell Howard. Russell Howard offers his unique perspective on the big stories dominating all of our news outlets, from online and print to broadcast, as well as picking up on those sometimes overlooked things. He uses clips, sketches and studio guests to look at things that have made him smile during the week.

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