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Russell Howard
Russell Howard returns with his biggest globe-spanning stand-up tour to date. Catch him at the Edinburgh Playhouse on Tuesday 18 August 2020!
About Russell Howard
| 18th August 2020 | |
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Edinburgh Playhouse 18 - 22 Greenside Place, Edinburgh New Town EH1 3AA |
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Following the record-breaking success of his 2017 tour Round The World, Russell Howard returns with his biggest globe-spanning stand-up tour to date.
Hot on the heels of his critically-acclaimed hit Sky One show The Russell Howard Hour, and his global smash Netflix special Recalibrate, Russell is back on stage where he belongs, making sense of a world that’s spinning out of control.
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