Russell Howard's Good News - Series 8, Episode 5

Russell looks at David Beckham's retirement from football, the 2013 Eurovision song contest and a novel way to get rid of pesky pigeons.
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[@spiderz11]

*"I'm in love with you, because of my shoes"* XD I blew up

[@badateverything5392]

One is called love!!!

[@dr.feelgoodmalusphillips2475]

​@@badateverything5392The other is SPAIN!

[@awesomelikeme1824]

I'm in love with you wasn't the original entry. He changed it because he got beaten off.

[@akumusi556]

at least we Lithuanians don't really care we actually said why even bother we wont win :D

[@vRezxiiX]

@@akumusi556 dont act like Lithuania is the new britain

[@akumusi556]

@@vRezxiiX what are you even talking about Lithuania is like 700 years older than Britain.

[@vRezxiiX]

@@akumusi556 and yet you will never beat us at war.

[@akumusi556]

@@vRezxiiX Yeah, but if needed be we could call upon nato to help us

[@daniellesweitzer7801]

I can't get over the photo of Mary Berry creeping behind Russell's shoulder omg

[@mothiestman4995]

You think THOSE kids were creepy? When I was a kid, I ripped the head off of my favorite polly pocket and replaced it with a lego flag. I called her Princess Flaghead. I've kept her to this day. I also had a headless mermaid toy called Anne Bolinne and a styrofoam mannequin head with makeup creepily smeard on its face called Lizzy. I shit you not.

[@pyrogian]

creepy thing is not u ripped head off its that u kept it

[@pyrogian]

police take note

[@thatbluegamet]

Ehh?!?

[@natashaharbour4273]

MY SOUL MATE,lolage.Yeah i used to use nail varnish and paint on my sindy dolls pull their heads of and have them ravished by action man,te he he.XXX

[@DelthinTheRanger]

I don’t know how to feel about this

[@gdsayne3807]

12:48 the most accurate Wayne Rooney impression I’ve ever heard

[@jamescarr5391]

I've literally watched all his episodes and his jokes don't get old best comedian ever 🤣🤣

[@twanbijpost9050]

that mystery guest was waaaay into Russel

[@HonestMan112]

Was he?

[@analevigne6770]

I am Romanian and that was frightening song!!! 😳😳😳😳😅😅😂

[@mrminchin1084]

Random dude he brought on stage looked like post malone before the $$$

[@sarahnichols3546]

I lost it at the Wookiee singing into a dead fox’s arsehole part 😂

[@SianNadine]

This episode was my first time seeing Romesh and now I love him and his show with rob becket

[@cannaweallgetalong7168]

This is why I always enjoyed watching you on other shows like Mock the week. Your humour is infectious #romeshranganathan

[@leopendergast4326]

The story about the drunk pigeons reminds me of the time a friend of mine found a two-day old squirrel, fallen from a tree, and was trying to get its mother to find it. She put it in a little box and put a spoonful of peanut butter next to it (because apparently, squirrels love peanut butter) The mother squirrel proceeded to eat the peanut butter, and then, abandoning her child, climbed back up the tree. Here's the funny part. At the time, my friend's mother was quite inexperienced with animals. So she ran to my friend, all excited and said "Linda! I've had a brilliant idea! Let's cover the baby squirrel in peanut butter!" *facepalm*

[@theredgamer4675]

😆

[@pyrogian]

penuts come from underground so why would it be a squirrels diet lol squirrels prefer trees to digging . acorns maybe

[@MimosaPrime]

@@pyrogian not everyone knows that, lmao

[@Bdawg69420]

@@pyrogian wtaf I never knew this

[@wellingtonindustria1747]

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[@TheGayMuffinLord]

When he pretended to have a saw and started breathing really heavy! XD I couldn't breathe!

[@eileenfairbrother2750]

Romansh is so good .I could listen to him all day I still love you russell you are so good

[@jxckson.]

He soo effortlessly funny! I would love to have him in my life! My god he would stop anybody being down or stressed! 🙏🏻

[@BONANA13bEaN]

Wow, I'e never seen pink flames before

[@gdave53925_]

Ramesh is hilarious! I love his comedy.

[@Jizzle37]

Fun is important U are awesome Cats are awesome Kit Kats are awesome Owls are smart Fun is important again Find the hidden message

[@snake3482]

Flaming Potato U are right. Cool beans. Kit kats are tasty. You are always Overly Undispiseable Today i had milk and Oreos Ok now read

[@claudiusgermanicus9465]

What is this for? Not being rude just curious

[@sophiemanning7619]

@@claudiusgermanicus9465 probably just for fun

[@ItsAldo]

Shine a light by banners Half of me is dead inside Underground transport is weird Too close to call Utube is fun Pennys are still being used Cant understand it Understanding is hard No to the Hoes Tell me whyyyy aint NOTHIN but a heartacheee

[@rocksnrolls]

F is for friends who do stuff together U is for you and me C is for cats who dance K is for kit kats that are quite good. O is for Off you fuck F is for For fuck sake you're still here F is for Fuck off.

[@justepicrk2442]

Awesome stand-up!

[@svenwirth439]

Lithuanian guy sang "One is called love. The other is pain." Not Spain

[@LegoYesMegaBloxNoVGCPd3dsaRE3]

S A T I R E

[@antonymilne1346]

I'd like to think that but he definitely had a gap in the S between is and Spain. So even if he meant to say pain, he did in fact say "spain"

[@FullTimeDosser]

I Love Romesh. ONE LOVE

[@vladcoae3776]

the romanian guy was a strange part of romania

[@VivekAnandJ]

That kid is a real life Miles Vorkosigan. Great love to him!

[@eliottmalhotra909]

ONE IS CALLED LARRY THE OTHER CALLED STYLINSONNNNNNNN

[@scottmiller6270]

Love this guy!

[@PatrickH6973]

I love Nish Kumar. His stand up routine is hilarious.

[@andreaskarlsson5251]

Him and Khan have gotten really popular ever since I discovered them on Taskmaster. Especially Khan for me. Theyre just so, down to earth in some sense that make every joke so much funnier. :P

[@sammi8696]

I was 1 when my mum had my brother, I told my mum to “put him back” when he was born

[@aregularfrankiefan8208]

😂

[@knmattioda]

I did the same thing when I was 2. Told my mom to take him back where she got him.

[@dizzydots4786]

22:00 Synesthetes/synesthesiacs whassup! My synesthesia is colours to physical/emotional feelings,eg; Glee/excitement is a light blue, Asthma is the sort of indigo you sometimes see in a thunder storm. Panic is neon pink, while anxiety can be a peach and yellow, or a variety of blue/purple tones depending on stimulus. Sometimes this extends to other senses - Water has its own colour depending on the taste, and burning rubber smells violet with inky splotches

[@jaz.s2k2]

That's awesome! I used to be able to associate different keys with different colours! Can't really do that anymore 😕

[@dizzydots4786]

@@jaz.s2k2 maybe it will come back to you! My Synesthesia sometimes wanes and waxes, so I double appreciate when it's back in full swing :D

[@jaz.s2k2]

@@dizzydots4786 cheers! It's kind of there still but not as prominent. But I have always had a thing for "blue" songs (e.g Orinoco Flow by Enya)

[@kellywilson9483]

That little boy bless him little darlin xx

[@cameronstevens8796]

13:05 I literally died at that part. XD I don't know what she really said, but all I heard was this: "Whaa! My baby!!" X'D

[@dlucey123]

She said ‘we’re having a baby!!’

[@cameronstevens8796]

@@dlucey123 Thanks.

[@ickleshouse]

26:11, that little man is amazing, to be sooo up beat ? wow

[@Nasser851000]

2:30 Good thing his wife wasn't around to see this XD

[@antonymilne1346]

I dont think either Beckham or his wife coulda done anything about that lady lol

[@cheyennebrennan966]

To be fair to Andrius Pojavis (Lithuania's Eurovision entry), there was another line between "I'm in love with you" and "Because of my shoes" ... "When summertime falls, it becomes untrue." Which makes even LESS sense! 🤣🤣

[@hannahelizabeth3224]

isn't that chef the one who was on Ramsey's kitchen nightmares? (one where he fed Gordon Rancid scallops)... and apparently my name tastes nice lol

[@Seannn94]

Rubarbbb - lool

[@danieldawson3801]

No its not him

[@EnterMidnight0]

That bowling shop in Leeds at the beginning is AMF Leeds which is now Tenpin

[@Lozza144]

I don’t remember Lithuania singing I’m in love with my shoes

[@christianscamporino1826]

That bloke even looks like a mini Ramsey!

[@TheGodOfA1]

I'm Lithuanian and that is hilarious! XD

[@connieluvr]

i loved romesh’s part omg

[@jungiesunbaenim5781]

I love mom laughing hehe

[@georgewilson8025]

Take a literal shot of brandy got me dying

[@lynx4082]

Ayyyyyyy that Mr Men Nazi thing was my secondary school! his cousin went there apparently and I can tell you yeah it was as dumb as it sounds lol

[@EleanorPeterson]

I particularly like the drawing of Hitler's one ball. 🍈 👀

[@gustavomonti8018]

I want a new season :(

[@pizzatrails649]

thursday bbc2 at 10 pm x

[@gustavomonti8018]

Dara Leahy foreigner :(

[@leafyleafeon3825]

Gustavo Montes we all do

[@Ethan-Entah]

If only Romesh was still consistantly this funny

[@JakTheLad]

Romesh 😂

[@Mxchelle]

11:30 I choke

[@timboyle1888]

"christ imagine him at a photo booth " yaaaaaayyyyyy" *John Terry sticks his head out "fancy a photo" "FUCK OFF" *granny punches John terry

[@borderlinecontent8661]

Why does he become jack sparrow when he's pretending to be drunk

[@antonymilne1346]

To be fair, it's hard to find a time when Jack Sparrow isn't drunk. Good point of reference lol

[@cristiand8525]

Finally!

[@chrilin5107]

Brilliant episode 6:32...my shoes said so 😂😂😂 I'm dying 😂😂 ...edit: 9:17 that guy dreamed of being the 8th...just too random

[@thatboredaroace]

Russell included so many celebrations to maximise the amount of times he could shit on John Terry lmao

[@matejcevnik7362]

ITS GRADE A!

[@SomethingStupide]

Doc Playz That thought crossed my mind as well :D Romesh is still regularly active, though, while Grade has pretty much disappeared.

[@martinranalli8572]

I like Dave Beckham because of the World Cup and European championship winners medals he won for and with England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 also, what's wrong with John Terry lifting the Champions League and Europa League trophies? He helped get them there.

[@chrilin5107]

12:06 😂😂😂 Russell you're killing me...they're the most arrogant of all the nuts😂😂😂

[@LGDT64]

ohh devon sometimes i wonder why they let us stay a county

[@EleanorPeterson]

Proper job! 😁

[@olivermarkforman]

Because of my shoes

[@jamesdavies1179]

Romania definitely inspired Dan Stevens character in fire Saga.

[@shinyhunter0072]

Romesh killed it

[@chrilin5107]

2.45😂 if the kids weren't here I'd ruin you

[@naomiaustin5707]

My Husband and I love u. U MADE ME PISS MY PANTS! Lol

[@freshfrozen3035]

Tf

[@TommyCullen-VacuumConnisour]

''A wank of Cream'' 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@honeybadgergl]

Surely pigeons should s***out Dove

[@NeilEvans-xq8ik]

Guy makes my face hurt 😂

[@elite3420]

I've never been that pissed that I've thought about an ambulance is worth giving the "D" also the parts that are all doom but not gloom are the parts that make me happy about this world we live in

[@ItIsWhatItIs8120]

Accuracy 80% Presentation Russell sorry but it's a 4% Flavor 16% .well done !

[@muddyw4ter]

big up crawley

[@marcblakely2460]

The magician looks like one of Sacha baron Cohen characters

[@monsooniphone]

Russel is so cute.

[@mfdinak]

I know I almost can’t handle it

[@airwolf276]

24:08 lol

[@w00dchuckz]

DAMN he's good at cooking! Who knew?

[@gigsawsoljier1408]

russ needs some my suportive shoes :D

[@chrilin5107]

24:42 😂😂😂

[@carlyknowles6422]

Romesh is so damn funny

[@uploade1019]

8:15 too smart

[@SBmusic28521]

14:40 😂

[@audriux96]

you should see lithuanian song contests....

[@janszalinski9052]

100th like LOVE YOU!!!

[@pyrogian]

CAN WE HAVE SOME HAPPY STUFF PLS

[@sameram5130]

Hey, if anyone reads this....

[@eimatam1]

Hai!

[@Nasser851000]

Reply will self-destruct in 0 seconds....*BOOM*

[@braindeadguy6655]

ctl eurocollege..... *6 HOURS AGO*

[@saveartic643]

ctl eurocollege love

[@thenightowl3904]

Eijó

[@freshfrozen3035]

Theres a vid in this ad

[@soup5344]

Can't believe the audience pogged about a flambé

[@anwarmiah5164]

Hi Russell Howard!!its me tayyibah!!

[@bp-vw8bf]

11:30 best ambulances deserve best fucks

[@maryannsarkady7950]

Pigeons pooping soap ? Lolol

[@harrysims4611]

My sister said to my mom can you take him back to kwik save I want a baby sister then she set me on fire when I was 2 so yeh she deffo wanted a sister 🤣

[@TheCloudcrafts]

Has anybody told Russel that hedwig is dead

[@leafyleafeon3825]

Everything Creative don't break the news yet

[@avimohan6738]

Too soon dude, too soon.

[@mergieismoronic]

+AVI MOHAN It’s been 13 years, if you haven’t read it by now, you deserve the spoiler.

[@airwolf276]

7:12 7:26

[@mrpicklebutt4276]

Wow

[@pyrogian]

tae that to the bank

[@BonJody]

Costa Mesa is about 5 minutes from my office

[@Imalima.]

23:35 ok how do you find out that that’s the word the dog reacts to what point was he saying them words in his day to day life

[@EleanorPeterson]

It's done deliberately as a joke. You pick some weird phrase and train your dog to respond to it. Dogs are happy slaves and don't care what's going on as long as their master doesn't ignore them. It's not big and it's not clever, but it's exactly the kind of thing that the meathead owner of a pit-bull-type attack dog would find hilarious. People often teach their parrots to say completely tasteless things, too, just to get a shocked reaction. I knew one that had been taught to say, "Show us your c*nt, you filthy f*c*ing whore!" I never showed it mine.🤭

[@axelb972]

"Honestly I thought you were 14" Ouch...

[@chijindu2002]

🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣

[@MrDonuts365]

Like a wang of cream

[@olivercollard8767]

18:24 my new biggest nightmare

[@janinemurphy888]

😂😂I’ve been laughing my axxe (🍑)off continuously with RHGN’z💯% just leaves me in propa giggles/stitches (1of best stand up comedians I’ve come across) especially with his Lo0oNey personality, banta, 💭 its pure ClaSs💯🌟😂 He will always be AweSoMe & hilarious 🌟😂🌟.

[@kateoc8]

Google translate broke on this comment....

[@janinemurphy888]

@@kateoc8 😂did it?😂 bet it was funny lmao

[@unknown_system789]

Russell Howard what team do you support jw

[@EleanorPeterson]

Liverpuddle. 👀

[@EthanBuildz]

Ah before Romesh was famous

[@teamvisiox5171]

This is funny as fuck