Janine Harouni

Janine Harouni

From Russell Howard’s Five Brilliant Things by Avalon Television

April 22, 2026 · 1h 4m

About this episode

Comedian Janine Harouni shares her favorite things and stories in this episode.

Blisteringly talented comedian Janine Harouni is in the studio this week picking out the things that make her happy which include nerds, digital clocks… and a great story about how to get her thighs to stop squeaking in front of Robert Pattinson. It’s all in here, so please enjoy at your leisure! Janine’s current tour is called ‘This is What you Waited For’ and we waited a bit too long to promote this one because there’s only a handful of dates left: Birmingham on May 8th and Manchester on May 22nd, but hey - if you’re in those places then get yourself a ticket from https://www.janineharouni.com 🎟️ And please do go to see Russell while he’s on tour with his latest show that’s busting out some rave reviews: Don’t miss this fantastic show of all brand-new material. Find out more at https://www.russell-howard.co.uk 🎟️ That’s the end of this week’s feast of comedy. We dab away the jokes from the corners of our mouths with a fancy napkin and we scrape back our chairs to retire to the smoking lounge where we light up fat cigars and talk about grown-up stuff. Producer: Dan Atkinson Line Producer: Daisy Knight Exec Producer: James Taylor Composer: Fat Lady Music Go to…

People in this episode

Host: Russell Howard

Guest: Janine Harouni

Topics covered

  • comedy
  • happiness
  • storytelling
  • tour promotion
  • interview

Keywords

  • Janine Harouni
  • comedy
  • Robert Pattinson
  • tour
  • happiness

Sponsors

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Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Avalon Television, Fat Lady Music

Books & works: This is What you Waited For, Don’t miss this fantastic show of all brand-new material

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