Harry Enfield

Russell Howard’s Five Brilliant Things

Avalon

Comedy Interviews, Comedy

4.5 • 566 Ratings

🗓️ 18 February 2026

⏱️ 55 minutes

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A true icon of British TV Comedy - it’s Harry Enfield! It’s no exaggeration to say that he redefined a whole generation of comedy in this country, with his jokes and catchphrases reaching millions every week. Harry sits down with Russell to explain his brilliant things and also give a candid insight into how they created those iconic characters and sketches - a behind-the-scenes look at how some of the biggest hitting comedy of the last fifty years was formed. 🎭 Harry is off on tour around the UK with his new show ‘Harry Enfield and No Chums’! From the meteoric rise of Loadsamoney, a Thatcherite Visionary, to the fury of Kevin the Teenager, Harry will reflect on 40 years of arsing about in comedy and bring some of his favourite characters vividly back to life on stage. You can find out the dates and get tickets by following this link. 🎭 🎟️ YOU WANT MORE LIVE COMEDY? Russell’s brand new tour show ‘Don’t Tell The Algorithm’ is starting its grand journey across the UK: Don’t miss this fantastic show of all brand-new material. Find out more at https://www.russell-howard.co.uk 🎟️ There we are! A classic episode for the ages. Dunno if you’re reading this before or after listening, but either way thanks for being one of the weirdos that reads to the end. You know it’s just you and me at this point, right? Only two of us. But at least we have each other. Xxx 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	The weight is over. Last One Laughing is back and it's even more brutal than last time. Share your biggest regrets. I don't regret this haircut. What did you ask for? The Shaggy Slim Shady? Joining us this series we have... Romish Wengrenner Nathan, Diane Morgan, David Mitchell, Mel Gedroich, Amy Gledhill, Alan Carr, Bemi Sola, Ike Melo, Sam Campbell, Maisie Adam and Bob Mortimer.
0:21.5	Anyone want a song?
0:23.3	No.
0:24.3	Last One Laughing, new series, watch now. Only on Prime Video.
0:30.9	Hello, my friends, welcome to Five Brilliant Things, where I sit down with fascinating people
0:41.6	to talk about the things they love. My guest today is a man who is responsible for some of the
0:46.2	most iconic and quotable characters in British comedy history ever. He's about a Tories
0:52.1	live show reviving some of his most famous creations
0:54.5	like loads of money, Kevin the teenager, smashy and nicely, you know who it is already. It's the
1:00.6	legendary Harry Enfield and here are his five brilliant things. Here we are Harry Enfield. How are you? Hello, Russell. Very nice to see you. We used to watch you religiously, me and my son. I remember you telling me, we sort of bumped into it, and it was your little, you'd watch match at the day. Yes. And then you'd kind of watch it, it was the Saturday night show. Yeah. Well, they'd have a stand-up on as well. Yes. So he probably is quite well versed in all kind of like James A. Castor Romero? Yeah. All that stuff. All that malarkey, yes. And we join you days after you've been in Australia and you are riddled with jet lag. I am, I'm afraid. Yeah. Yes. We were in Australia and New Zealand and Singapore.
1:47.4	And I've never taught there before. I mean, you're a professional, so you do all that. It was very good
1:51.8	fun. It's the best. I think you get that kind of extra kick because they're like, oh my God,
1:56.3	it's Harry Infel. He's come all this way. It's so amazing. Thank you. Yeah. And it's sunny and, you know, there's Bondi and there's kind of sort of beautiful, you know, nature, women, men as well.
2:09.3	Men.
2:09.6	You see all sorts there.
2:10.8	Yeah.
2:11.1	Extraordinary.
2:11.5	I saw a bloke once in green shorts who I think was one of the most attractive things I've ever seen.
2:15.5	Really?
2:16.1	Oh, I know him.
2:17.3	You know him. You know who?
2:17.9	Yes, he was.
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