Russell Howard's Good News: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Russell Howard's Good News is a British comedy, topical news show, using clips, sketches and studio guests to look at things that have made Russell smile during the week. Hosted by Russell Howard he 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. On the 9 June 2014 it was revealed that Russell Howard's Good News will move from BBC Three to BBC Two and BBC Two HD, this is due to BBC Three being axed sometime in Autumn 2015.

Series details

• Title: Russell Howard's Good News
• Format: Variety
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 2009-10-22
• Final broadcast date listed: 2015-12-17
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC Two
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.5/10
• TVMaze ID: 2960

Cast and credited roles

• Russell Howard — Host

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2009-10-22; final listed air date 2009-12-10; episode order: 8.
• Season 2: premiered 2010-03-25; final listed air date 2010-05-13; episode order: 8.
• Season 3: premiered 2010-10-21; final listed air date 2010-12-25; episode order: 9.
• Season 4: premiered 2011-03-24; final listed air date 2011-05-12; episode order: 8.
• Season 5: premiered 2011-10-27; final listed air date 2011-12-15; episode order: 8.
• Season 6: premiered 2012-04-12; final listed air date 2012-06-29; episode order: 12.
• Season 7: premiered 2012-09-27; final listed air date 2012-12-13; episode order: 12.
• Season 8: premiered 2013-04-25; final listed air date 2013-07-11; episode order: 12.
• Season 9: premiered 2014-10-23; final listed air date 2015-01-08; episode order: 9.
• Season 10: premiered 2015-10-22; final listed air date 2015-12-17; episode order: 9.

Source and licence

Adapted from Russell Howard's Good News on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.