He is certainly talented. His show was decent but he struggled to hold our attention for the whole hour. I think giving him the last Late n Live of the festival was a little premeture and the whole thing was a shambles.

Hamish, September 2004

This man is just too funny. I saw him about four times this festival, and each time he was bouncy and hilarious, rather like a child who has overdosed on blue Smarties. His ability to come up with come-backs to the audience left me in physical pain - you know when it just hurts so much to laugh that you feel you should tip yourself to the floor and hold your ribs?! His tales also came back on me like a dodgy kebab later in the week and I found myself at work, creased up with laughter thinking of the prosthetic hand tale. Genius.

Lyns, September 2004

This man is a true talent. It's only a matter of time before the guy is big stuff. He is charismatic in delivery, fluid and explosive in the course he steers his show. Awesome.

Paul Gadd, September 2004

Very funny, very natural, great act.

Clare, September 2004

Real class.

Chris, August 2004

I saw Russell last year as the best part of a pretty weak line up at The Comedy Zone and he's come on a long, long way since then. A very assured and consistenly funny performance from a likeable comedian. No gimmicks, just well written, well delivered stand-up

P Brown, August 2004