Russell Howard Returns to Stockton Globe

It was announced this week that Russell Howard will return to the stage in 2026 with a brand-new stand-up tour, Don’t Tell The Algorithm. After breaking records with sold-out shows across the globe, ‘one of the world’s top comedians’ (The Sunday Times) is inviting you back into the room - no phones, no distractions, just humans and jokes. From 22nd January, Russell embarks on a 74-show tour across the UK and Ireland, taking in four nights at London’s iconic Palladium and a three-night homecoming run in Bristol. Along the way, he returns to Stockton Globe on Saturday 31st January 2026, followin

The tour will also include multiple dates in cities including Nottingham, Liverpool,
Newcastle, Manchester, Glasgow, Oxford, Leeds, Dublin, Birmingham, York and
Brighton, before closing on 28 th November.
 
Tickets go on general sale from 10am on Friday 26th September.
 
After the global success of writing and starring in 182 episodes of The Russell Howard Hour
(Sky) and Russell Howard’s Good News (BBC), as well as seven stand-up specials,
Russell’s clips have been viewed over 1 billion times on social media, and he has sold more
than 2 million tickets worldwide.
 
Spanning 237 gigs across 141 cities in 30 countries throughout Europe, North America,
Oceania and Asia, Russell’s fourth and biggest world tour to date, Russell Howard Live, sold
over 435,000 tickets. Earlier this year, during the record-breaking international run, he
premiered Russell Howard Live at the London Palladium as an exclusive global stream. The
60-minute special captured him putting the world to rights in his uniquely hilarious way, with
bonus content available only to stream audiences, and- for the first time - live conversations
with fans around the world on launch night.
 
Russell’s previous world tours have seen him perform a record-breaking 10-night run at
the Royal Albert Hall, overtaking eight in a row jointly held by Frank Sinatra and Barry
Manilow, and play the biggest ever stand-up show in China. 
 
Launching into the Top 10 Comedy Podcasts, Russell’s Five Brilliant Things podcast has
seen him chat to guests including John Oliver, Jameela Jamil, Shaun Keaveny, Roisin
Conaty, Munya Chawawa, Jimmy Carr, Jack Whitehall, Greg Davies and Guz Khan,
about items from their lives that makes it worth getting up in the morning for. Clips from
episodes have amassed over 80 million views on social media, with several going viral such
as  Jimmy Carr describing his dream cocktail (17 million views),  Greg Davies on his missing
Paella dish (7.9 million views) and Fatiha El-Ghorri diving into language (3.1 million views).
 
Russell has over 9 million followers on social media.
Russell Howard – Don’t Tell The Algorithm arrives at Stockton Globe on Saturday 31
January 2026. Tickets are available on general sale Friday 26 September at 10am via
www.stocktonglobe.co.uk