Russell Howard's Good News - Series 8, Episode 1

Russell looks at Thatcher's funeral, ridiculous Chinese military videos and a teacher in America who was also a pornstar.
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[@AnticDuelist77]

I love moments like 18:34, when someone says something funny, and rather than say anything, Russell just looks at the camera or the audience and lets the funny speak for itself. Sign of a true comic; can be funny without even saying a word.

[@opinionsarelikea55holes20]

Tbf the mystery guests my uncles brother and I really don't think he deliberately made that joke.

[@anish3839]

@@opinionsarelikea55holes20 isn’t your uncles brother still your uncle? Or your dad?

[@opinionsarelikea55holes20]

@@anish3839 No. My uncles brother is my dad's sister's (my aunt) husband's (uncle) brother. Which also means 11 other people couldn't imagine that possible family process along with you.

[@JargonMadjin]

It's amazing how Russell gets his family into the skits too, lol

[@jamesevans8520]

Because he’s a humble lad

[@lauradolan9783]

WE HAVE ONCE AGAIN BEEN BLESSED BY THE GOOD-NEWS GODS!!!!

[@RockJawAnimations123]

YEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!! THIS IS HOW I GET MY NEWS (from years ago)

[@Nasser851000]

PRAISE THE LORD!!!

[@lauradolan9783]

AiarbiXD I know! I'm the exact same! I just come out with random stuff like: "Did you know David Cameron wanted three year olds to set up their own business... like five years ago..."

[@lauradolan9783]

ctl eurocollege WE SHALL REJOICE!

[@adamjbrown809]

Great news hahahahahahaha

[@belsnickel9568]

I wish we could have good comedy shows like this in America.

[@bonestheboneyboy4531]

*evil giggles in tea*

[@juliemc9947]

Kermit omg 😆😭😭🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@forthesakeofsanity]

John Oliver and Trevor Noah are pretty funny

[@Jim-so3zm]

@@forthesakeofsanity Nah.

[@MrCancer66]

We had one. The Jon Stewart show..

[@sleepypanda6708]

The 'It's Not All Doom Or Gloom' part oh my God how perfect😭😍

[@pineappleink]

It's Frankie Boyle's granny 😂😂😂😂

[@sayomi23]

hilarious watching this from s.korea right now, particularly the segment about the north😂.

[@solofdragons6446]

On behalf of Canada we are sorry for producing Justin Beiber

[@kkiirr134]

Yeah, you shuld be

[@nataliapushparaj1449]

He was never meant to escpae

[@DariyusKabraji]

Was hoping when Deadpool said you’re welcome, Canada, he’d do to Beiber what RH did in that propaganda video

[@Toneill029]

Well you produced Ryan Gosling and Ryan Reynolds, so if you keep producing sexy Ryan’s then the Global community will give you a pass.

[@vanessawestbrook9846]

Nooooo you werent supposed claim him

[@otishawkridge2331]

"you should see the trailer for good news that I wanted to show" Deliveroo advert plays

[@humixmusic4lyf]

Good news was the best 🤣💙 his style of presenting has changed so much but is still gold.

[@jessiegabs]

It's my second time watching all of Russell's shows again, i had forgotten the car/bike bit. I'm crying and laughing so hard. #ThankYouRussell

[@sereenascott40]

Like my 5th time

[@mr_Mmph]

What did we do to deserve so many new episodes? It's wonderful!

[@abdiessa8812]

They are reruns from a couple years ago

[@D0pam1n]

I just realized, the tenth and final season already aired in 2015 :(

[@sarahhayes9820]

D0pam1n 😭😭😭😭

[@user-ui7po2eb1m]

D0pam1n and I was excited to see him explain the Trump Presidency oh well, what a loss!

[@zoboyo1212]

what???? so theres no more coming out???? ugh noon I've been coming back here all the time and have wondered where the new season is. lame :(

[@EmilyBarrett53]

There’s a series by Russell called the Russell Howard hour which is very similar to this

[@blackeyedsusan727]

That old lady who'd put a stake through Thatcher's heart is all of us with compassion for other human beings. Thatcher was a monster.

[@wonderbar4881]

Nah

[@AutisticHighHeeler]

That old lady is a fucking legend. Hope to piss oj thatchers grave sometime!

[@mattgreengamerdw2597]

Thatcher was an awful person

[@lisawakelam8189]

People did not moan when you could buy your council house

[@meme_trash2097]

does anyone else find Russell attractive and odly charming or is is just me??

[@MrAllallalla]

Smug Ass Pimp whoa dude. theres nothing more gay than finding another man funny!

[@kian559]

I subbed to you I don’t know why but I did

[@luisostasuc8135]

No it's not just you

[@oofergang3535]

meme_ trash lol like everyone responding to this is always stating”IM NOT GAY” but I am so here is my statement.HE FUCKING HOT and also very charming,yes.Also I’m trans lol

[@jimmywhiteman7926]

meme_ trash I

[@Emmanuel-xv2ob]

After the dude said he is the head of egg throwing federation...I saw russel staring deep into the voids of laughs and trying not to succumb to the pressure of a cracking one

[@score2523]

He really hates Bieber, doesn't he? Can't say I blame the man..😅

[@JaydevRaol]

Yes

[@lnteIIigence]

This was a beautiful time in history where hating Bieber united people across the world 😊

[@KarrierBag]

So nice to watch something older that doesn't include covid19 at all.

[@lazychuckproductions]

John Oliver and him should do a piece together

[@Ells_mp3]

I just remembered that when I was at school the flapjacks where more liquid than solid, like the moment you picked it up it fell apart and formed the shape of your plate

[@conkerconk3]

same... you just pick it up and it starts bending those ones were, 99% of the time, better than the harder ones lol

[@sarahhayes9820]

YAYYYY I'm soo happy!!!!!! Thank you for just making my year!!!!!! 💚💚💚💚🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪

[@JohnBarrett]

Sarah Hayes good to hear! You Irish?

[@sarahhayes9820]

John Barrett yeah! I'm from Dublin! What about you??

[@JohnBarrett]

Sarah Hayes I'm from Carlow!

[@sarahhayes9820]

John Barrett ahh class! I've never been to Carlow but would love to sometime!!

[@leoneabbacchio2098]

Sarah Hayes Im from Dublin! 🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀

[@Ajc-ni3xn]

America: Kent state gun girl. Britain: triangle treats.

[@mmjackk]

I like it how "guessing who is the mystery guest" is not that important and that Russell finds it out by simply asking,

[@patriciamcnamara9821]

Love you Russell. You are one of the few who can make me laugh.😁🤣😇♥️

[@yuhyuh1761]

I have found the god of comedy

[@DariyusKabraji]

11:02 reminds me of the post credit scene in Deadpool 2. Russel: you're welcome, Canada

[@MuddyRacco0n]

That is exactly what I expected his brother to be. 26:00

[@Blue_Darkness7]

"Have a baby it will save your marriage" HA like that works!

[@tazdivil6527]

"this is the filthiest news reporter ever" doesn't show Holly Willoughby

[@lesefreak17]

thank you for uploading!!

[@Eugene_Black]

The kermit guy is even better when you close your eyes

[@stijnhuneker5111]

10:15 until 11:10 is the best part of the entire show

[@elannikkel]

Been waiting for so long xD. thanks russel

[@ugbadhariir5941]

The new adventure of russell howard good news 👏 🙌 👍

[@williamsundbaum6652]

YES ANOTHER EPISODE WOHOO

[@matthewrose4368]

RUSSELL HOWARD YOU ARE GORGEOUS

[@black_flapjack]

Brilliant!

[@Katya_J]

I was at your Manchester Arena gig October 2nd and your performance genuinely put the giggles in me. Although I spent an hour finding my hotel that was 5 mins away... I went to the hotel bar after that...i was in row E.

[@e.n.9626]

Can't live without Russel! 😍😁

[@farahdepa3438]

He is funny’ caring and only him got the serious thoughts I love Russell

[@dragonsword7370]

the teacher who went into porn was under the nom de guerre "Tiffany Six"... i found out for academic reasons obviously!

[@natashaberrry6539]

7:01 that a clip from a Japanese tv show

[@seantubbertcole216]

Natasha berrry its a joke

[@callumpolaa.k.adjvinylrise2543]

russell howard is a BOSS i will forever love you russell h

[@jamiehayes9626]

5:28 no, that title goes to Madeline Mcann Haha I bet that's gonna offend some people XD

[@holdencross5904]

Wow! How have you not had this comment removed?! I’ve made comments like this and got my previous account terminated!

[@desrocchi]

It really bothers me he cannot say the word "nuclear" and always says "nucular"...

[@karanbirsinghbhullar]

desrocchi he's like trevor

[@phivey.b]

i think most british people say nuculur, it’s a matter of where about your from

[@bigboredthing]

@@phivey.b We don't. It drives me mental when people say 'nucular'.

[@mammawlee]

​@@phivey.b Thank you.

[@mammawlee]

​@@bigboredthingSeriously? That's silly. You peeps make 'r' sounds where there is no 'r'. sounds

[@callumsaul1948]

So I’m actually front he same school and school year as the kid that got hit in the eye with the flapjack and this took me for a hilarious ride through my memories 😅

[@jordangann7438]

Was it you who threw the flapjack? Lol 😂

[@katierandall9191]

It took me until "why is this TV so flat??" to realise the stand up is Gene form Bob's Burgers! :D

[@redtheswedishguy8148]

My hero

[@Whatishappening32]

IT'S GENE FROM BOB'S BURGERS 😍

[@dovacraft5772]

heres an odd question. why would that school stop triangle shaped flapjacks that have 3 sharp corners, in favour of a shape that has more sharp corners?

[@mariahammarstrom7934]

"Justin Bieber´s been acting like a twat." I don´t think it´s acting...

[@bowmaj8666]

7:14 "Do you think they've seen us? I'm just pretending to have binoculars to look cool and Korean!"

[@oreas]

This guy is just too funny

[@injunsun]

Eugene Mirman: "Gene Belcher," from "Bob's Burgers." Love him.

[@chrilin5107]

24.51 😂😂😂 help, help, I'm crying ...the faces he pulls...there's something in my exhaust pipe...help

[@shanehawe3243]

is Eugene Mirman the guy who does the voice in bobs burgers?

[@thepepchannel7940]

Shane Hawe he doesn't voice Bob himself, but I am pretty sure he does Gene, Bob's son, in the cartoon. Good spot

[@shanehawe3243]

The Pep Channel yeah I thought it was Eugene but I couldn't remember his name at the time

[@DariyusKabraji]

Shane Hawe he’s in Archer though, as the brother of Cheryl. H Benjamin plays archer and Bob from Bob’s burgers

[@MsBlackdeath13]

He sounds a lot like Patton oswalt

[@janusatthegate6201]

Russell is adorable and hilarious.

[@TBA_Fit]

omg I just got done with a workout and he is making me laugh and hurts my stomach lol

[@photofreak56]

I remember the day Thatcher died my dad came home with dinner and that was the first time I was allowed to smoke some weed and drink some wine. All while listening to ding dong the witch is dead. We're American I don't know why he did this but he did

[@jasonrunion614]

My favorite British slang term is now Clunge. Its simple and sounds exactly like what it is referring to. Right pip pip cheerio

[@beckfenn5559]

You can tell the moment he realised he picked up the raw egg. “Oh shit”

[@dennischallinor8497]

Russell, every comedian lays an egg sooner or later, it goes with the job.

[@bigbooler8915]

I have just seen 3 people saying they're first. Which one could it be? I want to see them brawl

[@katiekat5428]

Brix Films but if they fight they the one who wins would be the LAST standing so we will never know

[@bigbooler8915]

Katiekat 542 smart i wouldn't have thought of that

[@joeysmokesall9771]

Who thinks the good news should carry on i missed these days

[@CharleyWales1999]

He sold it to Sky and its now called The Russell Howard Hour

[@HR-od9fl]

Love the guy in the car with the sunglasses on

[@moss_yt]

Is this one from 2013? At this rate we'll be caught up by March :D

[@TrafficConeGD]

The Swindon bit made me go oh god no because I live like 10 minutes from there

[@domgould5113]

Chunky Mark,,,dead dead dead...hahahaha Legend!!

[@helenlomas1012]

The info under the video says you have new episodes Thursday on BBC 2...You haven't been on bbc2 for years. Time for an update, admin.

[@stephenocalla3708]

Helen Lomas new series confirmed?

[@helenlomas1012]

Not impossible. But that is the Mock The Week slot at the moment. Or atleast it was yesterday.

[@neverburiedagain]

anyone notice he pretended to pump a ak

[@crystalbrown6564]

i love russels propaganda video og when he tears his shirt off im wondering if thats a doubles chest or is that really all him eitherwsy id love to check him out all by myself.

[@crystaldelancey7160]

Crystal Brown that is definitely not him. He is a few episodes shirtless. That was overdramatic for comedic effect. Unfortunately he looks better as himself, not as buff but absolutely lovely. Dam perfect bastard.

[@adamdaher2292]

crystal delancey How do you know?

[@bigboredthing]

@@adamdaher2292 The tattoo on the double's arm is a dead giveaway.

[@digitaldeathsquid3448]

2:48 YOU DA REAL MVP

[@talachedaka2000]

Why the fuck would someone tie a dog to a railway track?! Wtf! I’m glad he found a good home and a good friend in that amazing little boy.

[@lesliestorm200]

Oh yeah!

[@minerva6]

0:45 killed me

[@elloitsmia]

22:07 its mad how he knew it was the raw egg

[@intagengaming8462]

Oh Yeah!

[@Bouzsi]

21:12 “eggcelent!”

[@eileenfairbrother2750]

I think Russell is so cuddly just want to cuddle him

[@svenwirth439]

Well, I'm pretty sure some of the "North Korean" Bits are acctually japanese.

[@hammabomber5416]

I mean it had Korean script all across the screen... not Japanese.

[@KieranHolroyd]

'theress something in my exhaust pipe'

[@sheepieworks4974]

that kid at 26:30 looks like he just hit the biggest blunt of his life. yep i'm going to hell

[@doctorbones941]

A nod to Master Ken's Ameridote practice during the NK part? I mean, that coat is bullshit. (Like Krav Maga)

[@sub2willne52]

Was that Jimmy Saville at 4:05

[@harveyhudson4473]

DarceyNE yup

[@LynetteShawMcKone]

Russell Howard looks just like my lovely son, except my boy has dark hair.

[@Soul_404.]

Never actually seen a full one 😅

[@theanthonydavenport]

8:21, Lol!

[@offthepath7958]

Shagging a car, tieing a dog to a railway? What the HELL is WRONG with people!!!

[@edinhadzic739]

7:25 hahaha 11 of 10 rockets are photoshoped

[@robinnaafs]

Edin Hadzic .............oh wow😂😂😂

[@hearmeoutbro]

So glad CNN used that photo. Shows everyone how evil she was. Sums her up perfectly.

[@samuelbarber6177]

That's like Gene Roddenberry strutting in and saying, "I hope she would have been a Trekkie."

[@jawadmansor5372]

1:42 which channel

[@EkkiSvenni]

I love your brother

[@xavierlugk9626]

russel come to new york for a show and il 100% buy a ticket

[@theradioactiveplayer3461]

Okay so why does the Korean army thing look like a live-action anime intro?

[@disclaimer.imjokin]

One thing I'm certain of. Bill birr is the only funny American/Canadian stand up comic

[@imsoboredhahaha]

Funny how you can see a body double tattoo at 10:32

[@psychonaut1502]

He sounds exactly like Gene in his speaking voice.

[@gamergemuse7079]

@10:39 is this the actress from in the flesh?😮

[@jayb4826]

Does anyone realise the stand up this guy who plays gene in bob burgers