England Quote by Russell Howard

My first time on TV doing stand-up, I actually did this show in Holland called 'The Comedy Factory' hosted by Jorgen Raymann. It was…

— Hannibal Buress

I think with Sky and BBC Three and Channel 4, there are some great television platforms, and the stand-up movement in this country is…

— Brendan Coyle

I don't want to do the same thing all the time, and I was thrilled to bits to do a BBC comedy. It's the…

— Bradley Walsh

I feel blessed to be able to do my stand up comedy all over the world, because some people never even leave New York.

— Charlie Murphy

I really loved 'Late Night With Conan O'Brien.' That was very informative to me. I love that it was in conversation with his more…

— Julio Torres

I know I had my equivalents in Adrian Lester and Lenny James when I was at drama school. I remember David Harewood doing 'Othello'…

— David Oyelowo

Growing up, I didn't really watch a lot of standup. I didn't know you could be a low-energy comedian. It was something I did…

— Dan Mintz

The first person on the BBC that played me was Huw Stephens. I was sat around my laptop with my girlfriend and my family,…

— Rex Orange County

Something funny always happens in every show in the UK and I genuinely love touring the UK because it's where I'm from. I just…

— Ellie Goulding

I love playing in the UK because there are some topics that you just can't talk about in the States without getting run out…

— Doug Stanhope

It was so boring, and 'Dragonheart' was so unchallenging - there was no research involved or any rehearsal. So I was in my hotel…

— David Thewlis

David Suchet's Poirot was very charming, and, when I'm away in the U.S., those series remind me of being in Britain and being British…

— Andrea Riseborough