In the new series of his Sky One show

Russell Howard is to join a raft of fellow comedians to try out a series of activities said to prolong life.

The experiments will provide a new stand in The Russell Howard Hour, which returns to Sky One on Thursday November 8.

Among the activities, he will be trying:

• The Finnish activity of getting päntsdrunk with Greg Davies – a Nordic name for drinking at home, in your underwear
• Chinese therapy with Jimmy Carr
• Shaman healing with Roisin Conaty
• Nordic Cuddling with Jon Richardson
• Plastination with Rose Matafeo
• Goat Yoga with Mo Gilligan
• Cryotherapy with Paul Chowdhry.

The first series of The Russell Howard Hour, which launched last September was Sky One’s most successful new entertainment series since 2010, launching with 235,000 viewers. And clips from the show racked up millions of views online.

In the first series, Howard interviewed the likes of Ed Sheeran, John Oliver, Naomi Klein, Jamie Oliver and Diane Abbot.

Production company: Avalon
Commissioning editor: Shirley Jones at Sky
Executive Producers: Richard Allen-Turner, James Taylor and Jon Thoday for Avalon
Director: Peter Orton
Series producer: Robyn O’Brien.

Published: 17 Oct 2018