Russell Howard: How To Laugh Through Fear, Anxiety & Imposter Syndrome

Published: Dec. 6, 2021, 6 a.m.

b'Russell Howard has barely been off our screens for 15 years now. The host of The Russell Howard Hour and Russell Howard\\u2019s Good News, his new special on Netflix is \\u2018Lubricant\\u2019 and he has a new documentary about trying to keep comedy alive during the pandemic, \\u2018Until the Wheels Come Off\\u2019.\\nIn this episode, Russell opens up to us about what it took to get to where he has. When he was 18, he did a stand-up gig for the first time, and instantly knew it was what he wanted to do for the rest of his life. Russell quit his job and his dad gave him one year to establish himself in comedy, he managed to get signed on to an agency\\u2026 with three days to go until his year was up.\\nIn a touching conversation encompassing everything from why he does comedy and what he sees as the value of it, to his closeness to his family, this is Russell as you\\u2019ve never seen him before.\\xa0\\n\\nFollow Russell: \\nTwitter - https://twitter.com/russellhoward\\nInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/russellhoward\\n\\nFollow me:\\nhttps://beacons.ai/diaryofaceo\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices'