Event: British comedian Russell Howard to perform in Hong Kong in May


Russell Howard, one of the UK’s favourite comedians, will perform on May 27 at the Academic Community Hall, Hong Kong Baptist University.

He is currently on the road as part of his 2017 Round the World tour, which will have performances spanning 11 countries.

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Photo: Russell Howard.

“Also known as the writer and star of BBC Three’s most popular entertainment show, Russell Howard’s Good News, Russell has hosted two series of Russell Howard’s Stand up Central on Comedy Central, which achieved viewing figures of 159% above the slot average for its first episode. Russell also fronted a travelogue called Russell Howard & Mum: USA Road trip, which premiered in October last year. In 2015, Russell starred in his first scripted comedy for BBC2’s A Gert Lush Christmas, which he co-wrote with Steve Williams. He has four bestselling stand-up DVDs, 2014’s Wonderbox Live, 2011’s Right Here, Right Now, 2008’s Russell Howard Live and 2009’s Russell Howard Live – Dingledodies, which have sold over 619,000 DVDs and all been in the top 5 DVD comedy chart.”

Tickets are on sale now via HK Ticketing. They cost between HK$488 – HK$888.