Richard Curtis on Hugh Grant’s rejection, Comic Relief & His Love Of Lifts - The Russell Howard Hour

Richard Curtis the creator of some of the most iconic TV and Films joins Russell to discuss what exactly you can do to raise money for Comic Relief.
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[@slimblu1]

Russell Howard is a great interviewer, actually lets his guest talk...

[@rezachoudhury823]

4:57 "I'll come with you"

[@alfieparky9305]

Curtis looks like an older Josh Widicombe

[@keithlightminder3005]

Alfie Parky -shhhh don’t let josh widicombe’s dad know

[@Anna-cz1on]

Has anyone else notices how Russ bows when he shakes hands with people?

[@BurntFaceMan]

because he is often meeting people he truly respects and has high opinions of. it's very courteous and quite flattering I'm sure. The people he interviews imho are genuinely amazing people, and not just the latest pop star/youtuber crap you see on other shows. It's one of the things that makes him so great.

[@Jakemeehoff]

He has done so much great stuff but, for me, Black Adder is the best he's done. It's how I know his name. WTF, his dad was Italian? No way, Curtis looks sooo English/British.

[@ethanduckworth6634]

Richard Curtis wrote an excellent episode of doctor who, Vincent and the Doctor it was called, it shows that suicide is deeper than what it is. One of my favourites from DW

[@lanimaguire4145]

back with the newspaper chairs

[@NewMessage]

My wife always thinks I've been away too long too, until I've been back a few days.. then she thinks I should go away again.

[@anttibjorklund1869]

"If you don't want to do the gig and want to give me 50.000..." "I'm happy to do the gig." "Cheapskate…" XD

[@colleenprice3725]

Hello from Australia, would love to be able to watch your full show but we only get short bits, why is is so? Really enjoy your humour Russell!

[@ConnorEllisMusic]

We don't get the show unless we buy Sky.

[@meri_teri_82]

You can see full length episodes of his shows on KZbin 🙂

[@ninjakirby777]

Teri Sampedro-Cantrell not in Australia

[@BurntFaceMan]

How is he not "SIR Richard Curtis" ?

[@RebelCityEejit]

Richard Curtis is really funny

[@feralbluee]

he’s adorable. and he’s got a great sense of humor.

[@legendhunters5142]

The best comedian you'll ever come across

[@anttibjorklund1869]

Also featured: Russell Howard.

[@nellycameron]

The boat that rocked is one of my all time favourite movies.

[@kaijohnson3730]

That bit about the lift button is sooo true ahahahah

[@brianjnr1753]

This guy is hilarious. Legend.

[@FullyChargedSRG]

Top guy, love it.

[@rumrum485]

Love you Russ 💜

[@chucked_]

Big love big love

[@Geggaz]

Watching this on march 15th 😮

[@Dekkaii]

Funny as heck as always

[@thomasjones7002]

Love u bro keep it up

[@osiris7127]

13:30 DEVASTATING!

[@sabrina.h2737]

😍 💖both of you ⚘

[@f2_girlz411]

lol what a legend

[@rigsby1454]

Stewart Lee is writing a set on this 20 minutes

[@lewisb9226]

And it will last for over an hour

[@karmmark888]

Great t-shirt. Where’s that from?

[@benshepherd2419]

15th, Curtis is a madlad

[@FtRoute]

Oh yea yea

[@tinky8888]

Notification squad!

[@cheesepuffs5226]

Where’s the early squad @!!!

[@itzthemuffinman42]

He’s one of my favourite humans

[@idger]

lol i pegged hugh grant

[@TheNOGGS]

Bit cringe to say girlfriend!

[@frolickinglions]

That gig sounds like a sausage fest. Russell could only name 1 female comedian on the bill. :(

[@xehP]

Because women are not funny, this has been fully established.

[@FullyChargedSRG]

I’m 65% sure Katherine Ryan has a schlong aswell

[@TheCyanideMonster]

Why does everything have to be about gender? :L Why can't we just enjoy people for their talents and skills as opposed to "Yeah but he couldn't even mention more than one woman" Gender should't be relevant.

[@frolickinglions]

@@TheCyanideMonster When women are constantly thwarted, due to their gender, in their attempts to progress their career then gender is relevant. Women often have to fight hard to be thought half as good as a man, even when the men aren't that talented. I'm sure there are many talented female comedians in the UK but that's not represented by that lineup and that's a shame.

[@TheCyanideMonster]

@frolickinglions I mean... I just outright don't agree with that stance tbh. I respect your opinion and your right to have it, but I just don't think that's the case in this day and age anymore honestly.

[@sarahchinnery6906]

First like 🥳

[@vvd4423]

First

[@deedee-tc4fh]

Without Rowan Atkinson he would be totally average. 4 Weddings and The Boat that Rocked were disastrous and he did a poor job with Yesterday (He didn't write it). His girlfriend is Emma Fraud or Freud and that's how these types stay popular.. raises money for Big Bro Co Comic Relief.. I rest my case M'lord

[@nessy9022]

He wrote Yesterday

[@deedee-tc4fh]

@@nessy9022 Jack Barth..

[@nessy9022]

@@deedee-tc4fh "In Barth's script, a "meditation on professional disappointment", Jack did not find success with the Beatles songs. , a Working Title producer mentioned the screenplay to the British filmmaker Richard Curtis, who bought it and rewrote it as a romantic comedy.[6] On Curtis's insistence,[6] the screenplay is credited to Curtis and the story credited to Curtis and Barth. Curtis told interviewers he did not read Barth's script, preferring to use the premise to write his own version."