Favourite bits from the show so far

A few weeks ago you had a brilliant clip about funny guy who slowly creeps into the background of BBC news bulletins (think is was outside BBC after "Dick" Griffin on QT)... Well he keeps appearing in BBC new bulletins. Saw him again last night and this morning. Is very funny material.... I am sure he is in lots of bulletins, and he always tries to look like he has accidentally got into shot...
Can't watch any news bulletins without looking out for him like a "where's wally" game.

https://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Strange-News/Nasty-Cat-Tiger-The-Pussycat-Frightens-Postmen-Who-Are-Now-Boycotting-Deliveries-To-Leeds-House/Article/201004215597857?lpos=Strange_News_News_Your_Way_Region_9&lid=NewsYourWay_ARTICLE_15597857_Nasty_Cat%3A_Tiger_The_Pussycat_Frightens_Postmen_Who_Are_Now_Boycotting_Deliveries_To_Leeds_House Post men who are afraid of delivering post to a house because the cat attacks them!

https://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Strange-News/School-Days-Begin-At-102-For-Chinese-Mother-Ma-Xiuxian-In-Chinese-Primary-School/Article/201004115596381?lpos=Strange_News_Second_Strange_News__Article_Teaser_Region__3&lid=ARTICLE_15596381_School_Days_Begin_At_102_For_Chinese_Mother_Ma_Xiuxian_In_Chinese_Primary_School 102 year old lady goes to school in china.

Some more curious stories:

(1) https://thechoice.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/07/termpaper/?src=mv&ref=us

(2) https://gawker.com/5512680/worlds-worst-mother-hacks-into-sons-facebook-account-and-says-mean-things-about-him

(3) https://www.independent.co.uk/student/career-planning/getting-job/taking-the-plunge-in-male-world-a-radical-firm-of-female-plumbers-wants-to-change-the-trades-macho-image-1938311.html

(4) Hope you have some comments on this, too: https://guanabee.com/2010/04/kim-jong-il-fidel-castro/

Don't you think there's a skit waiting to happen? "So Kim, Mao and Nehru walk into a bar..."

You ran a feature last series where you kept showing a guy who gets in the back ground of news pieces. He's done it again heres the link to the footage; https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/election_2010/8610730.stm

"Pope Vows To Get Church Pedophilia Down To Acceptable Levels"


Thought this would come up with some good comic material!
Heres the link:

https://www.theonion.com/articles/pope-vows-to-get-church-pedophilia-down-to-accepta%2C17201/

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Heyyyyy, though I'd join your blog lol, its a bit quite round here ... I'm normally on the being human blog which is V. popular ahaha.

Btw I love russel howard, my fave stand up!! LOL
and he's a sexy beast ahahhaha LOL
anyways DON'T EVER STOP WITH THE STAND UP, its great :)))))))

Hiya russell!!!!!!! xxxxxxx

what is it like working with Madison Welch? she is really pretty and seems to be verry funny too, is she like that in real life? do you ever get distracted by her? lol

i also saw that man standing behind the news presenter like the one you showed in your first series, you should include him in the show again!

lots of love kerri xxxxxxxxxx

I missed it on thursday (Oh, the shame!) so had to catch the Extra. GREAT show, "Two Tiggers One Cup!?" Was a legendary joke. As well as "He's so cool, I'd let him bang my mum." I for one, would love to see Ed Bryne as the stand up comedian for Good News one time.

Next week, Russell SO needs to talk about some of the hilarious party policies, such as the Green Party's, "Decriminlalise Prostitution" and BNP's "Force schools to hold daily Christian assemblies." I'm sure there's more.

Thanks, Russell you're a legend in the stand up business, keep it up! :D

"Driver blames UFO for failure to pay parking fine" - https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8614134.stm Made me giggle at the reasons to why people haven't paied parking tickets...

Hi Russell :D please can you say hello and happy birthday to our friend, Abi, who is 16 on Tuesday which is when we are coming to see your show :D it would make her birthday, she loves you so much.
Thanks!
Charley & Kirsty
xx

Hi Russell i'm coming to see you on tuesday! It's my friend, Abi's birthday then, would you be able to wish her a happy 16th birthday?! :)
Thanks

Hi Russell,
great to see you at the warm-up gig tonight. Apologies for the heckling but Iguanas down the road had 241 cocktails!
Re: Sexting for old people... Not that they got phones for that purpose (least I hope not!) but when my parents 1st got a mobile not only was it all in capital letters but they took 4 months to figure out where the space button was SOYOUDGETMESSAGESLIKETHISANDHAVETOWORKOUTWHATONEARTHTHEYWANTEDTOSAY.. (I'm sure you and your team can figure out some misfortunate combinations in this vein as you're far wittier than I am!)
Another friend of theirs is an English teacher and couldn't understand why everyone was throwing random punctuation into their texts... (AKA smiley faces etc)
anyway thanks for the feel-good fix for the week.
keep up the good work!
:)

Question for Russell: What is the best, and worst thing about being a comedian?

News: https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_yorkshire/8611776.stm

This is a really strange story about a school in America where the deputy headmaster used taser guns on students after making them sign waivers agreeing to it. However, the students refute that fact and say that they used to go up to the deputy and specifically ask him to taser them. Really odd!
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Also, this little gem where a man in America has threatened to bring down a plane with the power of his mind. He then had to be restrained.
https://maddad0467.newsvine.com/_news/2010/04/11/4145407-man-threatens-to-bring-plane-down-with-mind

https://www.cnn.com/2010/US/04/09/navy.smoking.subs/index.html?hpt=T2
the navy has banned smoking on nuclear submarines

All you shows so far have been amazing and absolutly HILARIOUS!
I have got tickets to see you at the London O2 arena, I cannot wait!!

oh and congratulations at being the 35th best standup comedian 2010 :D

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Would you expect to see this is Cambridge.

Cambridge students 'to get pole dancing lessons to combat stress'
Cambridge students are to receive pole dancing classes to help combat summer exam stress, Cambridge Union Society officers have confirmed.

the full story is at: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/7578896/Cambridge-Union-Society-to-teach-pole-dancing.html

I just wanted to say thank you so much for mentioning the post pals website on last nights show. I was so touched when it came on that the first thing I did today was look it up. It is such an inspiring website and the guestbook comments are on overload today saying thanks to the Russell Howard Good News show they were made aware of the site - so you should be very proud!
I have a parcel all wrapped up and sat waiting to be posted out to a pal tomorrow and will make this a regular in my routine!
I have also set up a facebook group to try and spread the word and many others have too thanks to the show!
:-)

Last nights show was amazing ! I found the bit about your dog hilarious xD

I think the show should have a music section , because theres some pretty funny music videos being and some songs are just side splitting try listenin 'The Assumption Song' on youtube .

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TywmpMQYojs

Thnks. TabbyCat xxx

On a recent show you ended by showing a clip of an M.E sufferer who had created a website where people can send letters and e-mails to sick children. Would it be possible to forward me that website address please?