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Hosted by Avalon Television · comedy · EN · 177 episodes
Each week Russell sits down with fantastic guests to chat about their Brilliant Things; the items, places and people that make life worth living.
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Signup to Generate a PitchEach week Russell sits down with fantastic guests to chat about their Brilliant Things; the items, places and people that make life worth living.
Russell Howard’s Five Brilliant Things is hosted by Avalon Television. The show has published 177 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Isy Suttie" (21 October 2026, 59 minutes), "Catherine Bohart" (14 October 2026, 60 minutes), and "September's Moments of the Month" (11 October 2026, 66 minutes).
Russell Howard’s Five Brilliant Things publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 59 minutes across 177 episodes.
Booking probability for Russell Howard’s Five Brilliant Things is 35%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Russell Howard’s Five Brilliant Things requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Russell Howard’s Five Brilliant Things's contact route on record: verified email.
Avalon Television hosts Russell Howard’s Five Brilliant Things, a comedy show with 177 episodes published.
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Russell Howard’s Five Brilliant Things
Current Taskmaster contestant and musical comedian Isy Suttie is here and you’d imagine that she would have oodles of brilliant things…and she does! Adrian Mole features for the first time ever on the show, and Isy...
Russell Howard’s Five Brilliant Things
One of the leading lights of Irish comedy: it’s Catherine Bohart and she brings bucketloads of her trademark charm and wit into the podcast studio. I mean it’s worth coming for the Hockey Smut alone. Catherine...
Russell Howard’s Five Brilliant Things
Welcome to September's Moments of the Month. In case you’re new here, this is a compilation show with a little flavour of each guest we’ve enjoyed this month, but not the whole show. Then if you like the taste of any of...
Russell Howard’s Five Brilliant Things
He’s one of the breakout stars of SNL UK and a sketch and comic actor of the highest calibre - it’s George Fouracres! George’s Brilliant Things are signs of an inquisitive and sideways brain, for example ‘roads’...
Russell Howard’s Five Brilliant Things
One of the forefathers of modern British Stand-up comedy, Alexei Sayle sits down with Russell to talk through his brilliant things and they show sides to Alexei that demonstrate the forces in him that make him such an...
Russell Howard’s Five Brilliant Things
The pop megastar is in the studio and her brilliant things are as wholesome as you might hope; a swim through the importance of connecting with nature, the vitality of comedy and there’s a fascinating chat about the...
Russell Howard’s Five Brilliant Things
ALASDAIR BECKETT-KING A tremendous comedian with a distinct voice (and hair) and a talent for making some of the best videos to ever grace the internet - it’s the unstoppable ABK! A man like Alasdair, with an...
Russell Howard’s Five Brilliant Things
Mark Simmons, one of the sharpest joke writers in the country (maybe the world? Maybe the universe?) is here and his five brilliant things give an insight into the man behind the gags. From Taekwondo tournaments to...
Russell Howard’s Five Brilliant Things
Brian Conley has been one of the biggest names in UK comedy and theatre for the past generation. From being the biggest comedian on TV to the most in-demand stage performer, he’s done it all. Come in and listen to a...
Russell Howard’s Five Brilliant Things
Hello there! Welcome to August’s Moments of the Month. In case you’re new here, this is a compilation show with a little flavour of each guest we’ve enjoyed this month, but not the whole show. Then if you like the taste...
Russell Howard’s Five Brilliant Things
One of the most interesting, honest and self-eviscerating comics around at the moment, Alfie Brown brings his happy things to the studio including the city of Liverpool, Love Songs, his own wife and the levelling...
Russell Howard’s Five Brilliant Things
Today, the first guest Russell nearly killed. American director Joe Maggio is here, miraculously, after nearly losing his life on Russell’s stag-do some years ago. He’s written a show about the near-fatal mistake...
Russell Howard’s Five Brilliant Things
Award-winning stand-up comic Dan Tiernan is here! If you thought you’d heard about torturous writing process before, just wait until you hear Dan’s extraordinary stories. He’s been to some tricky places and come back...
Russell Howard’s Five Brilliant Things
Utterly charming, utterly chaotic and singing the praises of cold flannels. The SNL UK star Paddy Young is here, and is the first guest to arrive to the recording with a bottle of milk in hand. Why? It’s all in this...
Russell Howard’s Five Brilliant Things
It's July's Moments of the Month: no new shows, just a smattering of the best bits of all the shows from the past month. Try some, and if you like it, go back and listen to the whole episode! First up in July it was the...
Russell Howard’s Five Brilliant Things
Death and Croissants author and comedian Ian Moore is in the studio! The best-selling author of France-based cosy crime novels, Ian has never lost that razor-sharp comedian instinct and gives a belting show that takes...
Russell Howard’s Five Brilliant Things
He’s danced for Kylie and Shania, he’s a viral sensation, a comedian and a born showman; Christopher Hall is in the studio. Christopher explains why there’s nothing more liberating than pottering around the shops...
Russell Howard’s Five Brilliant Things
Horror gig stories are always fun; Comedian and SNL UK writer Bella Hull serves up some of the best in the business. If art is suffering then Bella is Leonardo da Vinci. Bella is one of the most exciting newer voices on...
Russell Howard’s Five Brilliant Things
Comedian and Actor Peter Serafinowicz takes an hour out of his hectic filming schedule to sit down and explain why we should listen to the Oh-Sees, why the Bionic Commando soundtrack was so groundbreaking and he gives...
Russell Howard’s Five Brilliant Things
Hello there! Welcome to June's Moments of the Month. In case you’re new here, this is a compilation show with a little snippet of each guest we’ve enjoyed this month, so you can get a flavour. Then if you like the taste...
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