Russell Howard quits TV after 19 years with no plans to return to screens

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After 19 years of television fame, Russell Howard has stepped down from the screen. The 44-year-old funnyman declared: "I don't do TV anymore, I just do stand-up and my podcast."Howard, renowned for his BBC show 'Good News' which aired from 2009 to 2015, and 'The Russell Howard Hour' on Sky that started in 2017, has decided to switch his focus to his two podcasts: 'Five Brilliant Things', and the football-themed 'GoalLess'.His last TV gig was Channel 4's 'Big Fat Quiz of Telly' back in August.Opening up on the 'Have A Word' podcast, Russell shared his reasons for leaving TV behind: "I was all over the world and it was just fun.

TV is fun but it's not as fun [as stand-up]. "Writing a book I couldn't do because I don't want to sit and entertain myself but doing stand-up is what I love doing.

It's not entertainment for committee, it's your dictatorship. The audience are like this brilliant jury that let you know through laughter whether it works or not." Additionally, Howard has had a Netflix special and revealed personal family experiences, including the touching account of sharing a bed with his epileptic brother, Daniel, following a severe seizure that instilled fears of dying in sleep, reports the Mirror.

In a candid reflection on a terrifying episode from their past, Russell and his brother Daniel opened up about the frightening accident that triggered Daniel's epilepsy.