Russell Kane

Multi-award-winning comedian, presenter, actor, author, and scriptwriter Russell Kane is best known as the host of three series of BBC Three's Live At The Electric, regular appearances on BBC One’s Live At Apollo, BBC Three’s Unzipped, ITV2’s Celebrity Juice, and I Am Celebrity Get Me Out of Here Now.

Russell was nominated four times for prestigious Edinburgh Comedy Awards before winning Best Show in 2010. He then made history as the first comedian to win both the Edinburgh Award and Melbourne Comedy Festival’s Barry Award in one year. His award-winning show Smokescreens & Castles was recorded in front of his home crowd in Westcliff-on-Sea at the Palace Theatre and released by Universal Pictures in 2011. Known for his critically acclaimed tours, Russell has been performing sold-out shows across the globe.

There is no end to his talents. He published his first novel, The Humorist, which was nominated for a literary prize. He has also written, directed, and starred in three plays, two of which have toured, and one, blank verse, which was performed in the main house of the RSC in Stratford-Upon-Avon.

Russell also traveled the world with YouTube stars filming the new survival program, Stupid Man, Smart Phone, which aired on BBC Three in 2016.

Russell has also taken the social media market by storm with his signature videos, the “Kaneings” in which Russell uses his unique style to tackle a current topic that’s dominating the news. The Kaneings regularly go viral and to date have received millions of cumulative views.