About
Acclaimed stand-up, writer and performer RUSSELL KANE has firmly established himself as one of hottest tipped comics in the UK. Fresh from being shortlisted once again for the highest accolade at the Edinburgh Festival, the triple-Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee has just completed the first leg of his second national tour of this year - Human Dressage - which included playing to sell-out crowds at the prestigious Bloomsbury Theatre in October. He will resume this already twice-extended tour in the New Year, as well as touring on a national run of his critically acclaimed hit Fakespeare: The Tragickal Saveings of King Nigel, a bawdy romp set in a modern-day Essex where everyone speaks in Shakespearean verse.
In a prolific year for RUSSELL, he has: made an acclaimed appearance on BBC ONE’s flagship live comedy show Live at the Apollo, alongside host AL MURRAY, THE PUB LANDLORD; embarked on two national tours, within just six months of the other; hosted series 5 and 6 of Out To Lunch, BBC Radio 2’s Saturday lunchtime comedy show; completed a nine-week national tour of Australia, which included a full run at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival; and played Fakespeare, by special invitation from the RSC, at Stratford-upon-Avon. A regular on TV and radio, other credits include presenting an acclaimed week-long residency on Big Brother’s Big Mouth (Channel 4 & E4) and travelling across the US filming a series of travelogues and celebrity interviews for five US.
Russell is currently filming ‘I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here Now!’ with ITV2; he plays the role of resident comedian and pundit.
"Russell Kane's level of ability is amazing... His act combines huge energy and a freak physicality with a rapidly delivered torrent of remarks... Here's a performer with the instincts of a rabble-rouser."
Malcom Hay, Time Out
"Many comics feign weirdness, but this is the closest to the real deal: a breathless, raging, feral act... Probably the most exciting comic discovery of the year."
Steve Bennett, Chortle
