Russell Howard

On Saturday night Gemma and I went to see Russell Howard at the Albert Halls in Bolton.

It was the first comedy gig that we’d been to and we were not disappointed. We’d taken the decision to see Russell Howard after seeing him on the BBC show ‘Mock The Week‘.

Russell Howard is like a hyperactive kid trapped inside an adults body. He is so excitable about his subject matter that you cannot help but get taken along for the ride.

The speed at which the stories and subjects come out of his mouth makes you wonder whether his head will explode with so much going on. He just can’t wait to tell the audience. Then all of a sudden he goes off on a complete tangent, talking about something completely different.

Whether he is talking about the current economic climate and readers of the Daily Mail who’s biggest complaint is that ‘the world is going mad’, or telling antecdotes about the time when he was wearing his friend’s mum’s swimming costume as a wrestling outfit, he has endless reserves of enthusiasm.

We were truly impressed with his performance, and we left with our faces hurting from the constant laughing.

I urge you, if you get the chance, to go and see Russell Howard.