I Cuddled Koalas With Robert Irwin

From Russell Howard Stands Up To The World, Russell visits Robert Irwin at his zoo in Australia and cuddles some koalas along the way.
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[@TrevorSturman]

Robert is a spitting image of his dad (in both looks and mannerisms) and I know Steve would be proud of the man that he has become

[@megachonkboi7694]

he’d be so proud. he became a little him

[@RickReasonnz]

To be fair, I prefer Robert to Steve. His passion is there, but much more grounded than the somewhat over the topness of his father. There's something truly pure about Robert.

[@megachonkboi7694]

@@RickReasonnz that might happen after learning what happened to his father.

[@palmeristo]

😢❤

[@sargentrowell81]

I could see his dad having the same reaction to the condom joke. It's incredible the seeing the similarities between them when they didn't really get to spend a lot of time together. Maybe it's Bob Irwin that sort of influenced both Steve and his kids so that they would have this wonderful sort of persona, though I don't want to say it that way because I think this actually is how Steve was and his kids are. Something about the environment they were raised in is really something special.

[@rollingmetal949]

"You can come give him a pet. He is very bity" 😂😂😂

[@wolverine9787]

That's just a bit of personality, nothing to worry about. But I'd rather get bit by an anaconda than an iguana to be honest.

[@alvallac2171]

*pet. He (to fix your run-on sentence)

[@autumbreeze1129]

Watching Robert just effortlessly leaping over that wall like it was nothing. I am not lying when I say I'm jealous of that agility

[@juliaconnell]

I came looking for someone else who appreciated that - maaatte - I could NEVER ever do that - just does it like it's nothing!

[@t-mac1236]

Edit: I saw the second jump he did getting out of the Iguana enclosure and you are 100% right. Forget about it I got to be honest with you it’s not that hard. Many in shape young people can do that. Many older people can too if they workout. Are you by chance on the older side? If you are then your comment makes total sense.

[@juliaconnell]

@@t-mac1236 😂 - *thank you* so glad you kept the original comment - _and_ the edit. I had the same thought process, 'yeah, impressive' - but can understand, fit, active, young ... second - *woah* - wait, what! - 😯replay, replay, replay -

[@t-mac1236]

@@juliaconnell 😂😂 thought I would leave my original comment for comedic value. I got humbled real quick with that jump he did

[@juliaconnell]

@@t-mac1236well it worked !😂 plus *respect* - very few people can admit when they're wrong 'on ya mate! 👍

[@chrisashton4800]

Robert getting flustered will never not be funny

[@itsdantaylor]

Every clip I see of Robert Irwin, I just get the feeling that Russell did "there is no one like more happier with himself and his job then this guy"

[@alvallac2171]

*no one happier (or "no one more happy") The -er suffix on "happier" means "more," so "more happier" is redundant. *than (comparative)

[@RavenSimracing]

​@@alvallac2171Shut up, no one cares.

[@letolethe3344]

His blushing is adorable.

[@JenWren4]

Robert is so self assured and confident you'd think he's 25 but as soon as something off color like the mention of a condom comes up he's just this cute embarrassed teenage boy! He's stinking adorable! And it makes my heart happy because part of Steve lives on in the love Robert had for his job!❤❤❤❤

[@YeeSoest]

The crossover I didn't even know to ask for😅 Robert is the GOAT of celebrity sons!!!

[@jameslewis2635]

Robert Irwin looks to be a walking talking definition of the phrase 'chip off the old block'. He seems just like a younger version of his old man.

[@TopHatNat]

All us Aussies have a soft spot for The Irwins, Australians Royal Family .

[@geoffrush2744]

Love Robert Irwin on social media and for everything he stands for, he is one of the most positive, passionate humans on the planet (check out his photography too). Robert and the rest of his family are an inspiration and when the world loses people like Sir David Attenborough, I'm hopeful, at least, there's those in the wings as enthusiastic about all things wildlife to push for a better world! Great little video Russell, thank you and much love :) x

[@alvallac2171]

*for. He (to fix your comma splice run-on) *there will be those *video, Russell. Thank *love!

[@geoffrush2744]

@@alvallac2171 Thanks. It's quite difficult to type and read back from the little box before posting isn't it? I won't edit for about the 3rd or 4th time, but thanks for pointing out, appreciated :)

[@jessieb7290]

I thought both their kids and his wife had “taken over his mantle”. I love how he taught them to love animals so much. Can you imagine growing up with zoo animals instead of a cat or dog? Someone needs to recruit Robert Irwin as the new Indiana Jones or something, the energy he has. Russel we NEED more of these episodes! Love the travel; please do Australia with your mum. I really miss those.

[@zeldacoach2528]

Ohh EVERYONE should go to Australia Zoo x The Irwin Family are so passionate… started off decades ago as a reptile park. Gorgeous family, lovely place ❤

[@fatherofchickens7951]

Two of the most beautiful people 🥰

[@tREVVA1]

He (Robert) is, in his own words "Just amazing!"; all the moreso given his youth. And Russell has always been amusingly entertaining, too 😄

[@CharlotteXMoon]

Like father like son! His father would be SO PROUD of him!

[@shaniamcgowan9268]

Robert may not remember much about his father and I hope his father would be so proud of him and Robert Irwin had lost his dad at his age of 2 in 2006 but his mother and his sister were here after his dad died

[@Average_OnePiece-Fan]

One of the best comedians ever

[@bakker_productions]

True, but Russell isn't far behind

[@hadenman5]

Gotta love Robert he’s so passionate with what he does and he’s such a polite and caring young man, his father would of been proud of the person he’s become :)

[@alvallac2171]

*Robert (to fix your run-on sentence) *man. His (to fix your comma splice run-on) *become.

[@howareyoualiveifyoudonteatbeef]

The Irwins are Australia's national treasure, they are absolute diamonds! Australians should be so proud of these guys. Robert is a chip off the block of his dad, Steve would be super proud of Robert. What a legacy.

[@therebellion96]

It's nice to see some extra footage that's relatively fresh!

[@trudimclaren4301]

How can you be scared of a koala, Russ?! 😅 They're such adorable little animals, and so great to cuddle! ❤

[@moondaughter1004]

I'm guessing it's the same as when people are scared of cats. They find them frightening because they don't know a lot of them and don't understand them much

[@leonie7754]

My mum is terrified of all animals other than dogs. I don't get it, coz I'm into all animals like my dad. However she was a teacher for over 30 years and could master a classroom in seconds, something most people would be terrified to attempt. Some people are just better with other people and find animals too unrelatable and unpredictable because they don't understand them. I find animals very predictable, but my mum is both terrified of them hurting her or her hurting them and just wants them away from her.

[@CdPerth]

Absolute spitting image of his father, and a wonderful young bloke to boot. Good on him.

[@Shebeast3]

robert is an incredible young man.he is so passionate and loving about his love of wild animals and he is carrying on his fathers work and passion

[@louiselill1528]

Poor Robert didn't know what he was letting himself in for 😂

[@bricktasticanimations4834]

I put the forks prongs up in the dishwasher so they don't interfere with the bottom fan.

[@DNTXPCTMCH]

I wish I could have hang out with Robert. I love how much he loves animals! 😍

[@michelesmith7396]

Everything the Irwin family does for conservation is amazing, their passion and dedication is incredible ❤

[@milly4556]

His dad would be so proud of him following in his fathers footsteps,… and the amazing passion he has for it, just like his dad ❤️

[@jessgunn6639]

rus telling him how bringing a girl to the zoo was an awesome first date made me laugh after all thats how his mom met his dad in the first place!

[@alvallac2171]

*Rus *me laugh. After *all, that's

[@AshleySef08]

chill out bro@@alvallac2171

[@leonie7754]

@@alvallac2171 I'm a proofreader and not even I do this to the comments of strangers online. You must have no life and you have my pity.

[@amritarose5325]

Made my day!!!!!!!! I so so needed this! Thank you for your humour!

[@LH-cj8bk]

Great video guys, I needed that belly laugh today so thank you😂❤

[@sw9618]

Gotta love both of these guys good natured down to earth funny and friendly Steve would be proud! And Russ is hilariously awkward it’s great!

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

Love your content 😊😊

[@angelasieg5099]

😂 oh I needed that laugh. And yes, the young Irwin lad is very cute in a way young ladies will appreciate especially when he got all flustered

[@nicolenotizieeamici]

God bless this guy !! We need 50% of the world like the Irvin’s …. ❤❤❤ god the world would be soooo much better

[@alvallac2171]

*guy! *Irwins. *God, the *better.

[@robertpetre9378]

Tortoise 🐢 , tickling 😅

[@franklingoodwin]

Robert absolutely wouldn't say "so you wanna hug a Koala bear?". Because he knows they're not bears lol.

[@ElGordo1959]

Graham makes an exception for Robert's smile...

[@VickyNewland-ds1zr]

That koala was so lucky to have a hug from Russell

[@crazydinosaur8945]

yeah, when is it's his humans fans turn

[@nicobernt9049]

robert just hopping in and out of the enclosures. lmao i love him

[@connorlammin8189]

Man's got hops🤣police in London would never catch this man in a footchase🤣

[@itsjohndell]

Love you mate!

[@alvallac2171]

*Love you, mate!

[@louiseb6111]

I'm struggling to breathe! 🤣🤣👏👌

[@CarrieArt7]

Russell Howard did some great impromptu comedy in response to the heckler

[@jaydenwatson5956]

I can't wait to see he's show in Melbourne 😊

[@alvallac2171]

*his he's = contraction of "he is" or "he has" *Melbourne.

[@sheriroberts2954]

😂😂 my face hurts from laughing!!

[@MissRoseLily]

❤❤❤

[@andrewwhite1305]

Lol. You and Robert should do a podcast

[@perfect12386]

Poor kid. 🤣

[@Megancookie640]

Nice

[@nunyabiznez666]

He's only 17?! Thought he was older by now. Bindi is younger or older?

[@lilymarinovic1644]

Older

[@melissasandison6437]

This was a while ago, he's 20 now.

[@sarahalice7034]

Bindi is older, I believe she's 25 now.

[@alvallac2171]

@@melissasandison6437 *ago. He's (to fix your comma splice run-on)

[@alvallac2171]

@@sarahalice7034 *older. I (to fix your comma splice run-on)

[@crashawashere]

I didn't realise koalas could get any cuter then Russell came along...

[@alvallac2171]

*cuter. Then

[@crashawashere]

@@alvallac2171 huh? I didn't spell it wrong.

[@dagmarsigridmanondenijs-bl7156]

You’ve got the laughter (humour) down! Love your show.

[@lucybarnard3954]

Oh I wish I was that koala just to have a hug from you x

[@alittleodd1]

Can't wait to see Robert co-host Im a Celebrity in Africa in march,good luck matey.

[@tangomoggynoengi8518]

Our family always loaded forks prongs up, unless they were the cake forks with a more slender profile to the handle...! 🧐

[@MotoCat91]

Fork down!? not in my dishwasher it doesn't! Utensil basket in my house has everything except for knives pointing up so that the eating end gets the full force of the spray rather than being obscured down in the shadows.. Knives down is an old habit just for safety so you can mindlessly grab stuff without getting stabbed

[@moragwilliamson1736]

You've converted me.

[@itookallthenames]

I live in Queensland and study animals myself. Bloke in the car is right, It’s not an act!

[@TyMarshall007]

Steve Irwin would've been so Proud of his Son

[@alvallac2171]

*proud *son.

[@jessieb7290]

And his daughter. 🥰

[@justsaying14]

Let's do Koalas!

[@RickyMaveety]

Robert is going to make a great husband and father someday. No doubt about it.

[@TessaTron92]

Interesting choice to have the pegging bit on the end...that went from wholesome to intense real fast

[@justandy333]

I was thinking this would be quite a nice video to show my parents, until the last bit. 😒🤣

[@itookallthenames]

Graham. Of course.

[@5f2f4c]

Long live Steve. we miss you man ❤

[@witcheywoman420]

Hey love your videos

[@channelzero2252]

Is the full show available on DVD or streaming?

[@HughSmith]

How is Russell Howard still relevant, good to see Rob though he has real talent

[@Rainbowofthefallen]

Just commenting for the algorithm 🤍

[@Luxapricityarchives]

ROUND 2?!

[@RiverSucksAtEditing]

I didn't see him when I went

[@Z0R0VP]

Love my Aussie brothers, thanks for taking the risk of going to my country

[@alvallac2171]

*brothers. Thanks (to fix your comma splice run-on) *country.

[@EvilGrin]

That's cheating. You're already funny. It's against the rules to enhance yourself further with "cute/cuddly" attachments!

[@alvallac2171]

*funny. It's (to fix your comma splice run-on)

[@Schmidtelpunkt]

That girlfriend talk had a serious Captain Oveur vibe. Rob, have you ever been in a Turkish Prison...

[@Its_Shaun_the_Sheep]

Drop Bears will get ya

[@Jpow5734]

Ending a segment on Steve Erwin’s son and going to his zoo with answering a question about pegging definitely is a first

[@alvallac2171]

*Irwin's *first.

[@Jpow5734]

@@alvallac2171 ok… who asked?

[@lintonkenneally7954]

I once watched Robert get dunked in a toss and dunk in 2011 on Steve Irwin day

[@AdrianMars]

This technology will flow down to consumer drones if the regulators incentivise its use. Safe consumer BVLOS one day?

[@RoninMilli]

Robert might be happy but I know deep down hes sad his father isnt around. Poor dear

[@alvallac2171]

*happy, but *he's *isn't *dear.

[@RoninMilli]

@@alvallac2171 incel

[@jamesguffogg7119]

521...

[@fatherofchickens7951]

He’s only 17!

[@gingerfool]

This was a few years ago, he's 20 now

[@fatherofchickens7951]

@@gingerfool has his shit together better than I do!🤣

[@troysmith3082]

The older you get the more you look like Paul O'Grady

[@cheryl1766]

what a great kid..he did so well as host of IM a celebrity get me outta here...would be good to see him as a contestant too.

[@micklar2000]

Robert better not go swimming with Stingrays…

[@JKBs_YT]

rip steve irwin 😔

[@katee8147]

Paul Hogan’s character was a joke about perceived Australian characters.

[@dmf1301]

I would have thought that Robert would be in Africa by now! 😛

[@claudevieaul1465]

Did you know pretty much every (wild) koala has chlamydia?...

[@Rosiedelaroux]

Why?

[@Cazsuane]

There's a reason that several states in Australia have banned the holding of koalas. Maybe rethink promoting this?

[@lilymarinovic1644]

Robert is like Steve but ratcheted down a few notches so he is less obnoxious

[@ezura4760]

So he’s frightened of the furry rabbits but NOT of the sex toys… Interesting! 🤔

[@tangomoggynoengi8518]

I've heard that they can go rampant on you... 😮😁

[@stephenblain4465]

Russell Aussies do not like Fosters, now bring Great Northern and you're talking

[@alvallac2171]

*Russell, Aussies *Fosters. Now, bring *talking.

[@Inkarmy]

It's a sad world we live in where Steve Irwin gets killed by a stingray, but Russell Howard gets to live

[@1Kent]

I wonder how long before Robert has multiple artificial limbs.🤔

[@jillclarke7264]

Robert please be careful. I don't want to watch you end up like your dad. Crocodiles are not trustworthy. Please stay away!

[@jessgunn6639]

but they are easier to read than a sting ray!

[@Schmidtelpunkt]

@@jessgunn6639 And even that sting ray just had a clumsy day.

[@jessgunn6639]

yup@@Schmidtelpunkt

[@Rayver112]

Be careful, they might cancel you like they did Hasan Minhaj for saying it was a turtle instead of a tortoise xD

[@greymouser8659]

Was there any doubt Irwin was on the spectrum?