Ben Shephard

Russell Howard’s Five Brilliant Things

Avalon

Comedy Interviews, Comedy

4.5 • 566 Ratings

🗓️ 18 March 2026

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

One of the most popular faces from British TV is here; from This Morning, from Tipping Point and so much more it’s Ben Shephard! What comes through in this ebullient show is Ben’s love for life and thirst for experiences (and thirst for drinks with bubbles in them). Ben takes us on a trip on the back of a motorbike through the London traffic, lifts the lid on how you go about doing a Men’s Health cover-shoot and forces Russell to try on a cardigan. And as we spoke about on the show, Ben (alongside Joel Dommett) are on a journey launching their new skincare brand. You can follow their progress by listening to their podcast ‘The Business Men’. You can take the skincare questionnaire by clicking here. 🎭 Also keep an eye out for Ben’s live show with Kammy - they are touring UK venues doing a few select shows over 2026. Find out more and book tickets by clicking here. 🎭 🎟️ YOU WANT MORE LIVE COMEDY? Russell’s brand new tour show ‘Don’t Tell The Algorithm’ is well underway with rave reviews: Don’t miss this fantastic show of all brand-new material. Find out more at https://www.russell-howard.co.uk 🎟️ Thanks for your continued ears and eyeballs. They are appreciated very much, please keep them inside your head. Producer: Dan Atkinson Line Producer: Daisy Knight Exec Producer: James Taylor Composer: Fat Lady Music Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Now, are all the traitors present?
0:02.5	Let's get started, shall we?
0:04.5	From rags to riches.
0:05.8	I'm so sick of this.
0:07.0	Working like a dog and being treated worse.
0:09.1	Yorkshire to New York.
0:10.7	Poor climbers, you and me.
0:12.4	A life dedicated to revenge.
0:14.3	Let's make this an occasion to remember.
0:16.5	A woman of substance on Channel 4.
0:19.2	Stream now.
0:28.3	A woman of Substance on Channel 4, stream now. Hello, my friends, welcome to Find Brilliant Things.
0:30.6	I sit down with fascinating people to talk about what brings them joy.
0:34.0	My guest today is a household name and a fixture on British TV.
0:38.2	He's presented some of the biggest shows around from Tipping Point to this morning. It is the fantastic Ben
0:42.9	Shepard. Here are his five brilliant things.
0:59.3	A bar slash restaurant and recording is, this is like something from the 70s.
1:01.7	Yeah, it definitely has a sort of a madman vibe.
1:02.7	Yeah, it does, does that.
1:04.4	I mean, I've never been this cool.
1:09.9	Did you, were you ever in TV at the sort of the tail end of like smoking on air?
1:10.7	No.
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