Russell Howard brings new stand-up show to Connexin Live

Russell Howard is back with a brand-new stand-up tour in 2026, ‘Don’t Tell The Algorithm’, which is heading to Connexin Live, Hull on Friday 1st May.

 After breaking records with sold-out shows across the globe, ‘one of the world’s top comedians’ (The Sunday Times) is inviting you back into the room: no phones, no distractions, just humans and jokes. Don’t tell the algorithm.    

After the global success of writing and starring in 182 episodes of ‘The Russell Howard Hour’ (Sky) and ‘Russell Howard’s Good News’ (BBC), as well as seven stand-up specials, Russell’s clips have been viewed over 1 billion times on social media, and he has sold more than 2 million tickets worldwide.

Launching into the Top 10 Comedy Podcasts, Russell’s ‘Five Brilliant Things’ podcast has seen him chat to guests including John Oliver, Jameela Jamil, Shaun Keaveny, Roisin Conaty, Munya Chawawa, Jimmy Carr, Jack Whitehall, Greg Davies and Guz Khan, about items from their lives that makes it worth getting up for in the morning.  

Clips from episodes have amassed over 80 million views on social media, with several going viral such as  Jimmy Carr describing his dream cocktail (17 million views), Greg Davies on his missing Paella dish (7.9 million views) and Fatiha El-Ghorri diving into language (3.1 million views).

Tickets for Russell Howard at Connexin Live, Hull go on sale at 10am on Friday 26th September. You can find out more and book tickets at www.connexinlivehull.com or by visiting Connexin Live’s only official ticketing partner AXS.

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