| Russell Howard's Good News | |
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| Also known as | Russell Howard's Good News Extra (extended version) |
| Genre | Topical comedy stand-up, satire |
| Created by | Russell Howard |
| Presented by | Russell Howard |
| Theme music composer | Kasabian – "Fast Fuse" (instrumental) |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 10 |
| No. of episodes | 96 |
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| Production company | Avalon Television |
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| Release | 22 October 2009 – 17 December 2015 |
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| The Russell Howard Hour | |
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Russell Howard's Good News is a British comedy and topical news television show which was broadcast on BBC Three between 2009 and 2014, and on BBC Two between 2014 and 2015. Hosted by comedian Russell Howard, it offered his commentary on the news of the week through mostly stand-up, along with sketches and humorous video clips, whilst also having guest appearances from people who have been featured in the media recently. It was made by independent production company Avalon Television and produced by Mark Iddon, Robyn O'Brien and David Howarth. Repeats of earlier episodes are also broadcast on Comedy Central, Dave and W. The show also made an appearance on Children in Need 2011 and Red Nose Day 2013, featuring a number of sketches from recent episodes, as well as a new segment of "It's Not All Doom and Gloom". In February 2013, users of Digital Spy voted Good News as the Best Show Ever on BBC Three in the run-up to the channel's tenth anniversary.[1]
On 9 June 2014, it was revealed that Good News would move from BBC Three to BBC Two following the broadcast of series 8.[2] Series 9 was aired on BBC Two in late October of the same year,[3] with the tenth and final series starting to air on 22 October 2015.
On 29 November 2016, the BBC announced that they have no immediate plans for another series of Good News for the foreseeable future, but said that Howard would still appear on their channels from time to time. Howard's show moved to Sky One, where it was retitled The Russell Howard Hour.[4]
- ^ Taylor, Frances (9 February 2013). "'Russell Howard's Good News' voted BBC Three's best ever show". Digital Spy. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
- ^ "Russell Howard's Good News moves to BBC Two". BBC. 9 June 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
- ^ "Good News Team on Twitter: Good news! Russell Howard's Good News is back and now on BBCTwo from Thursday 23 October at 10pm". Twitter. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- ^ "Russell Howard to make new comedy show for Sky 1". British Comedy Guide. British Comedy Guide. 29 November 2016.