
Russell Howard’s Five Brilliant Things
by Avalon Television
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Estimated from 45 chart positions in 45 markets.
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- 🇬🇧GB · Comedy Interviews#13300K to 1M
- 🇦🇺AU · Comedy Interviews#36100K to 300K
- 🇨🇦CA · Comedy Interviews#1155K to 30K
- 🇺🇸US · Comedy Interviews#1495K to 30K
- 🇩🇪DE · Comedy Interviews#1655K to 30K
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209K to 693K🎙 Daily cadence·144 episodes·Last published yesterday - Monthly Reach
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From 26 epsHost
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Brian Conley
Sep 2, 2026
56m 00s
August's Moments of the Month
Sep 1, 2026
53m 41s
Alfie Brown
Aug 26, 2026
1h 03m 06s
Joe Maggio
Aug 19, 2026
1h 03m 56s
Dan Tiernan
Aug 12, 2026
57m 59s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 9/2/26 | Brian Conley | Brian Conley has been one of the biggest names in UK comedy and theatre for the past generation. From being the biggest comedian on TV to the most in-demand stage performer, he’s done it all. Come in and listen to a fascinating chat between Russell and Brian, two comics who sit, and have sat, at the top of their game at different periods in history. As we spoke about on the show, Brian has just competed in Celebrity Hunted on Channel 4, and you can watch the whole series, including his victorious final show on the Channel 4 player right now! Link is here or you can just search for it when you get back to your big telly. The Prat Pack also have some September shows which are selling fast - find out more about that by going here. And this is where we part company. I’ll see you in next week’s blurb no doubt. We MUST stop meeting like this. Producer: Dan Atkinson Line Producer: Daisy Knight Exec Producer: James Taylor Composer: Fat Lady Music Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 56m 00s | ||||||
| 9/1/26 | August's Moments of the Month | Hello there! Welcome to August’s Moments of the Month. In case you’re new here, this is a compilation show with a little flavour of each guest we’ve enjoyed this month, but not the whole show. Then if you like the taste of any of them you can double-back and listen to the whole episode. It’s a good way to discover someone you would never have thought of clicking on before. First up we’ve got the comedian, actor and star of SNL UK, Scarborough’s finest… Paddy Young. Then we had Dan Tiernan just getting ready for Edinburgh, using the power of crystals… Following that was a special episode with Russell’s close friend, the US film director Joe Maggio who waxed lyrical about the greatest film of all time - La Dole Vita And lastly it was the firebrand honesty of Alfie Brown, who wears his personal history on his sleeve for our entertainment! So there we go! That’s a little taste of what August was like. All of those shows are available in full right now, so if you got a taste for it, go and get some more. Thanks as always for listening and there will be a new show, as usual, this coming Wednesday. Byeeee! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 53m 41s | ||||||
| 8/26/26 | Alfie Brown | One of the most interesting, honest and self-eviscerating comics around at the moment, Alfie Brown brings his happy things to the studio including the city of Liverpool, Love Songs, his own wife and the levelling, life-saving properties of cannabis. Alfie has been in Edinburgh but if you haven’t been there yet you ain’t going now, but luckily for you his latest hit show ‘The Entertainer’ is touring the UK. You can find out all the dates and book tickets in a couple of quick clicks by going to alfiebrowntour.com. You can also follow Alfie on Instagram where he’s @alfiebrowncomedian and you can search for his and Jessie’s podcast (which has terrific metrics if you read the data) - just look for ‘Before we Break Up Again’ on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. Well done for reading the blurb, which is the modern equivalent of DVD extras, in that a huge amount of love and energy goes into them but really we’re only slaving away for a very select bunch of nerds like you. Nerd. Yeah you heard me (but totally thanks for making this worthwhile). Producer: Dan Atkinson Line Producer: Daisy Knight Exec Producer: James Taylor Composer: Fat Lady Music Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 1h 03m 06s | ||||||
| 8/19/26 | Joe Maggio | Today, the first guest Russell nearly killed. American director Joe Maggio is here, miraculously, after nearly losing his life on Russell’s stag-do some years ago. He’s written a show about the near-fatal mistake of trying to keep up with a feral UK stag-do and it’s at the Edinburgh Festival right now. The brush with death has led to a deeper, more profound love of life for Joe, so his Five Brilliant Things are unusually rich; told with a story-telling flair that betrays his many years creating, teaching and loving films.In many regards this episode shows Five Brilliant Things at its best: a person you may not have heard of but with beautiful takes on slices of life of which you weren’t even previously aware.Edinburghevery day at The Mash House, tickets from edfringe.com. Also follow Joe on Instagram where he's 'thejoemaggio'. That will do I think. Thanks for your attention and please be cautious when playing five-a-side with a bunch of feral louts. x Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 1h 03m 56s | ||||||
| 8/12/26 | Dan Tiernan | Award-winning stand-up comic Dan Tiernan is here! If you thought you’d heard about torturous writing process before, just wait until you hear Dan’s extraordinary stories. He’s been to some tricky places and come back. He’s also a strong poker player and tells another cracker about winning BIG in a tournament in slightly awkward circumstances. All good things! Dan’s out there right now with his new show ‘Quartz and All’ and it’s about the crystal madness he talks about in this podcast. If that’s anything to go by it will be a very very entertaining hour of bonkers and heart-felt comedy. It’s in Edinburgh now, and then after August out on tour across the UK and Ireland. You can get tickets for that, check dates, and watch Dan’s previous special by going HERE. That’s all for today’s crystal-bathing session, hope your aura is all shiny and new. Thanks for checking in and double thanks for reading to the end of the blurb. I often feel this bit of writing will be read by nobody, but here you are, validating me. I FEEL SEEN. Producer: Dan Atkinson Line Producer: Daisy Knight Exec Producer: James Taylor Composer: Fat Lady Music Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 57m 59s | ||||||
| 8/5/26 | Paddy Young | Utterly charming, utterly chaotic and singing the praises of cold flannels. The SNL UK star Paddy Young is here, and is the first guest to arrive to the recording with a bottle of milk in hand. Why? It’s all in this delightful hour of chat that includes banned Scrabble words and why you should walk out of more plays and films. Paddy’s new live show is called ‘Will Sir be Laughing Alone?’ And it’s at the Edinburgh Festival right now. His Fringe show is at 9pm at Monkey Barrel but that’s all sold out. Check out his extra shows in Edinburgh HERE at 2.25pm on 10-12 Aug And his BIG show that we talked about in the podcast is on 14th Aug at Pleasance at 11.15pm. After that the show will be out on tour. The tour dates are HERE. And you can catch Paddy doing weekend update with Ania on SNL UK this Autumn. Sayonara dickwads. Producer: Dan Atkinson Line Producer: Daisy Knight Exec Producer: James Taylor Composer: Fat Lady Music Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 55m 01s | ||||||
| 8/1/26 | July's Moments of the Month | It's July's Moments of the Month: no new shows, just a smattering of the best bits of all the shows from the past month. Try some, and if you like it, go back and listen to the whole episode! First up in July it was the Eastenders star turned super-podcaster, Natalie Cassidy. Then it was the comic actor extraordinaire, Peter Serafinowicz. Following Peter was one of the bright lights of comedy, SNL writer Bella Hull. Then we had the choreographer turned comedian Christopher Hall. And we finished off with the mod-comedian turned cosy-crime sensation, Ian Moore. So there we go! That’s a little taste of what July was like. All of those shows are available in full right now, so if you got a taste for it, go and get some more. Thanks as always for listening and there will be a new show, as usual, this coming Wednesday. Cheerio. Producer: Dan Atkinson Line Producer: Daisy Knight Exec Producer: James Taylor Composer: Fat Lady Music Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 52m 48s | ||||||
| 7/29/26 | Ian Moore | Death and Croissants author and comedian Ian Moore is in the studio! The best-selling author of France-based cosy crime novels, Ian has never lost that razor-sharp comedian instinct and gives a belting show that takes in the unbridled pleasure of judging others on how they dress, the simple beauty of a cheese sandwich and the arcane insanity of French bureaucracy. Hard recommend. Right. Go and listen to the show. Then you’ll see why Ian’s got such an engaging brain and why you should, if you already haven’t, acquire and read his brilliant books. His latest ‘cosy crime’ is called Death and Deja Vu, and his more serious procedural is called ‘A Very French Corpse’. You can get the audiobook of ‘Death and Deja Vu’ by going HERE. You can enjoy the audiobook of ‘A Very French Corpse’ by going HERE. But basically you can get the whole selection in any good independent bookshop. Bon. C’est le fin. Merci beaucoup pour votre attention. Alors…oui. A bientôt mes amis. A demain. Producer: Dan Atkinson Line Producer: Daisy Knight Exec Producer: James Taylor Composer: Fat Lady Music Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 1h 04m 45s | ||||||
| 7/22/26 | comedystand-up+3 | Christopher Hall | Edinburgh FringeFat Lady Music+1 | — | Christopher Hallstand-up comedy+6 | — | 1h 01m 47s | ||
| 7/15/26 | comedyhorror stories+3 | Bella Hull | SNL UKEdinburgh Fringe Festival+2 | — | Bella Hullcomedy+3 | — | 58m 27s | ||
| 7/8/26 | comedyvideo games+3 | Peter Serafinowicz | Million Dollar SecretElden Ring+2 | — | Peter SerafinowiczElden Ring+3 | — | 1h 05m 16s | ||
| 7/7/26 | compilationguest snippets+3 | Serge PizzornoSindhu Vee+2 | KasabianSNL+1 | — | Junemoments+3 | — | 47m 35s | ||
| 7/1/26 | Eastenderscare system+3 | Natalie Cassidy | EastendersLife with Nat+1 | — | Natalie CassidyEastenders+3 | — | 1h 02m 40s | ||
| 6/23/26 | comedyonline sketches+4 | Al Nash | SNL UKSky+2 | — | Al NashSNL UK+5 | — | 58m 56s | ||
| 6/17/26 | comedyinterviews+3 | Aziz Ansari | Avalon TelevisionParks and Rec+2 | Royal Albert Hall | Aziz Ansaricomedy+3 | — | 1h 03m 43s | ||
| 6/10/26 | comedystorytelling+3 | Sindhu Vee | Avalon TelevisionFat Lady Music+2 | — | Sindhu Veecomedy+3 | — | 1h 03m 46s | ||
| 6/3/26 | creative processdigital age+3 | Serge Pizzorno | KasabianTicketmaster+2 | Finsbury Park | KasabianRussell Howard+5 | — | 1h 03m 18s | ||
| 6/1/26 | comedysatire+3 | Cody DahlerJess Fostekew+2 | Avalon TelevisionFat Lady Music | — | comedyimpressions+5 | — | 52m 30s | ||
| 5/27/26 | comedyinterviews+3 | Rhys James | Mock the WeekAvalon Television+4 | — | Rhys JamesHarry Styles+3 | — | 58m 07s | ||
| 5/20/26 | comedyBritish culture+3 | Josh Pugh | Avalon TelevisionGreggs+3 | — | Josh PughRussell Howard+6 | — | 55m 46s | ||
| 5/13/26 | comedywellbeing+4 | Jess Fostekew | Avalon TelevisionFat Lady Music+2 | — | comedyJess Fostekew+5 | — | 1h 01m 08s | ||
| 5/6/26 | satirepolitics+3 | Cody Dahler | The State of This!: A Thicky Thicky Dumb Dumb's Guide to British PoliticsRussell Howard+1 | CyprusAmerica+1 | Cody Dahlersatire+3 | — | 56m 04s | ||
| 5/2/26 | comedyhighlights+3 | — | Avalon TelevisionStar Trek: The Next Generation | — | April highlightscomedy podcast+3 | — | 1h 05m 49s | ||
| 4/29/26 | comedyquiz games+3 | Jamie Hutchinson | Avalon TelevisionFat Lady Music+2 | — | Jamie Hutchinsoncomedy+3 | — | 57m 51s | ||
| 4/22/26 | comedyhappiness+3 | Janine Harouni | Avalon TelevisionFat Lady Music+2 | — | Janine Harounicomedy+3 | SurfsharkRUSSELL | 1h 03m 44s | ||
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Chart history for Russell Howard’s Five Brilliant Things
Peaked at #7 in New Zealand, top 10 in 1 of 50 tracked markets, currently #7 in New Zealand.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | — | #7 | #7 | — |
| United Kingdom | — | #13 | #13 | — |
| Ireland | — | #24 | #24 | — |
| ID | — | #24 | #24 | — |
| AE | — | #28 | #28 | — |
| Denmark | — | #30 | #30 | — |
| Australia | — | #36 | #36 | — |
| France | — | #37 | #37 | — |
| HU | — | #42 | #42 | — |
| KE | — | #42 | #42 | — |
| Finland | — | #43 | #43 | — |
| GR | — | #46 | #46 | — |
| India | — | #48 | #48 | — |
| TR | — | #49 | #49 | — |
| TW | — | #49 | #49 | — |
| CH | — | #50 | #50 | — |
| IS | — | #50 | #50 | — |
| Norway | — | #53 | #53 | — |
| MY | — | #54 | #54 | — |
| Sweden | — | #64 | #64 | — |
Chart Positions
50 placements across 45 markets.
Chart Positions
50 placements across 45 markets.