RUSSELL Howard has revealed what would make him return to TV – following his decision to ‘quit’ the medium after 19 years.
The comedian, 44, recently announced he is “quitting” TV – instead sticking to his roots with live stand-up and turning his attention to podcasting.
Speaking to Metro, Russell shared how he could be tempted back to television- but on one condition.
Initially, the star outlined how he doesn’t “want to be on TV for TV’s sake”.
He added: “I couldn’t be a straight TV presenter. I’m not interested in reading other people’s words and having my clothes picked for me.
“But if it was a comedy show that I was interested in, then yeah, I would love to do it.”
Discussing the freedom of stand-up comedy, Russell described the experience as a “beautiful, collaborative way of figuring out whether you’re mental”.
Previously addressing walking away from TV, he said: “I don’t do TV anymore, I just do stand-up and my podcast.”
The funnyman continued to tell the Have A Word podcast: “I had a pretty good run, I just prefer doing stand-up.
“I was all over the world and it was just fun.”
Russell said “there’s nothing else I’d rather do” than putting together an entire set and touring.
He added: “TV is fun but it’s not as fun. 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.
[bc_video account_id=”5067014667001″ application_id=”” aspect_ratio=”16:9″ autoplay=”” caption=”Comedian Russell Howard swigs cider at 9.20am during interview with Lorraine Kelly” embed=”in-page” experience_id=”” height=”100%” language_detection=”” max_height=”360px” max_width=”640px” min_width=”0px” mute=”” padding_top=”56%” picture_in_picture=”” player_id=”default” playlist_id=”” playsinline=”” sizing=”responsive” video_id=”6150230262001″ video_ids=”” width=”640px”]“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.”
[authenticated-scripts src=”%3Cscript%20class%3D%22palin-poll%22%20src%3D%22https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thesun.co.uk%2Fpollingwidgets%2Fv3%2Fwidget.js%3Fquestion_id%3D102830%26game%3Dpolling%22%3E%3C%2Fscript%3E” type=”embedded” width=”100″ /]Russell’s comedy and topical Good News series for the BBC aired from 2009 to 2015.
He was a series regular on Mock the Week, alongside Dara O Briain and Hugh Dennis, from series four to nine.
Meanwhile, the comedian hosts two podcasts – Russell Howard’s Five Brilliant Things, and soccer-themed GoalLess.
