Comedian Russell Howard preparing to finish UK tour in Yorkshire

Russell Howard is preparing to finish off his UK tour in Yorkshire with dates in Leeds and Sheffield. It is part of the comedian’s biggest tour to date, travelling the world, which marks his return to the live stage for the first time in three years.

By Arindam Rej

Published 14th Dec 2015, 14:33 BST

The host of Russell Howard’s Good News will perform in Sheffield on April 7 and in Leeds on April 9. He is also appearing in London, Bournemouth, Manchester, Liverpool, Belfast, Nottingham, Newcastle, Aberdeen, Glasgow, Birmingham and Cardiff.

Those dates are part of his Round The World tour which will include performances in New York, Wellington, Toronto, Gothenburg, Amsterdam, Sydney, Oslo, Washington DC, Chicago, Dublin, Helsinki, Vancouver, Reykjavik, Melbourne and San Francisco.

The Bristol-born comedian is well-known from his appearances on Mock The Week. He has already released four best-selling live stand-up DVDs.

Wonderbox, Russell’s previous sell-out international tour in 2014, saw him entertain 285,000 fans at 40 shows across the UK and Ireland, as well as sold-out runs in the United States, Australia and New Zealand.