On Rove 2009

During the Melbourne Comedy Festival

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Russell Kane was nominated for the 2008 if.comedy prize at the Edinburgh Fringe, two years after being nominated for best newcomer.

His career started in 2004, when he won the Laughing Horse new act competition, and the following year he was nominated for best newcomer in the Chortle awards.

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Sorry People after watching on Live at The Apollo I found him irritating and not funny. I never laughed once. It just goes to show how awful comedy has become. Watching the audience roll about, over what? I guess to succeed as a comic you just have to be as irritating as possible and be tremendously unfunny. Paint drying would entertain me more!

Smiler, April 2009

Any comment would be reductive... Except: Russell is, technically speaking, an absolute hero. Fast, enthusiastic, damn hilarious! Probably the best comedian since the dawn of time.

Michael Monkhouse, August 2008

I've heard Russell on the radio a few times, and thought that he was a bit tame. So what a surprise he was live. Hilarious, energetic, and quite unfeasibly bendy. Either he does a lot of yoga, or he's in for joint trouble by the time he's 40 (he'll need the use of his gran's Stannah before the poor old dear's finished with it!)

Jo Phelan, July 2008

Every so often you come across comic who’s a class above the rest! Clearly determined, very professional and so much energy... Kane will do well. However, there is striking similarities between him and Russell Howard, to the point of annoyance! Once Russell perfects his own comic persona (to me he is a combination of a few comics morphed!) he will shine above the rest. He definately has the ability, maybe not the experience.

Sarah, July 2008

I saw him at The Comedy Store in London last night and having seen him on BB Big Mouth last year, I was a little worried that's his high level energy would irritate me, but I was captivated and a little bemused from the moment he walked on stage. Very quick and clever humour where he only paused to breathe, you can only wonder if he's that hectic in life too. Does he have an off switch? Certainly not someone you'd want to heckle, as the man in the front row discovered when he tried to check who his 'missed-call' was from.

Flo, May 2008

Saw Russel compere last year in Bristol, first time i had heard of him - but blew me away. I was still giggling a wek later. Always keep my eye out for him now.

Charlotte, April 2008

Can't fault Russell at all. You certainly won't meet anyone more professional. Have seen him compere and headline. And all I can say is, what a brilliant comic. There's nothing one dimensional about him or his material at all, just a very, very funny man who is an absolute pleasure to work with.

Matt Price, March 2008

When Russell takes the stage he cuts a Jagger-esque shape with his body and delivers a comic stream of consciousness that follows no obvious road map. His confident strut is playful and not shy to parody the cynical ones in the audience he doesn't back off until everyone is seduced by the Kane laughing gas. His 45 minute set flew by with no signs of flagging, he's match fit for a 90 minute set and with his current form I dont think it will be long before the Kane cyclone whips up big ticket sales in the big arenas.

David Honan, December 2007

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