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Russell Howard’s Five Brilliant Things

Suzi Ruffell

Russell Howard’s Five Brilliant Things

Avalon

Comedy, Comedy Interviews

4.5567 Ratings

🗓️ 1 January 2025

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

You want rollerskating telephone operators? We got ‘em. You want arguments about how many gears a decent bike should have? It’s all here in this episode of Five Brilliant Things with Suzi Ruffell. From the rough-arse pubs of Portsmouth to the fashionable theatres of London’s West End, this lovely show touches on all corners of Suzi’s past.  Suzi’s on tour in 2025 with her brand-new show ‘The Juggle’. It’s going all over the UK to a town or city near you in the second half of the year. Tickets and dates can all be found and acquired at suziruffell.com Aaaaand Suzi’s latest recorded special ‘Snappy’ is out now, available to rent HERE. Today’s Patreon episode of Five Brilliant Questions sees both Suzi and Russell get very serious about the question ’Is it ever acceptable to eat a baguette sideways?’ If you think you know the answer then please join us and get involved and settle the debate. You can join our Patreon for free if you like, and we’d be delighted to have you on the team. Check it all out at patreon.com/RussellHoward  And who even are you, reading this far down some show notes. But thanks for sticking with me. I hope you have a wonderful 2025. Just think, you're probably the only person in the world who's read this. And that means that it's only you who's received this well-wish. It's just for you. Because you're special. Until next time! 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

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hello, welcome to five brilliant things with me, Russell Howard.

0:12.7

Today on the show we've got a stand-up comedian.

0:14.9

You might have seen her on one of her five sell-out runs in Edinburgh.

0:17.9

You might have caught her on live of the Apollo or heard a hit podcast like-minded

0:22.5

friends. It's Susie Ruffle and these are her five brilliant things.

0:35.5

So nice to see you again. Nice to see you.

0:37.8

I like your name.

0:39.2

You like my...

0:39.9

Susie Ruffle. Yes, that's it. Russell Howard. It feels like both of us... Yeah, it kind of works, yeah. It feels like sort of there's shaking in both of our names. There is. I like that. A Ruffle and Russell. Yeah, that's good. Someone once asked me if I'd change my name to make it like raffle, you know, like roll on the floor laughing.

0:57.4

And I was like, absolutely not. I don't think that, I think I've been doing sound up too long for that to have been in the vernacular. But that feels like that's someone's TikTok handle, doesn't it? Yes. Susie Ruffle. Yes. And she does stuff every day.

1:28.0

And it always ends with you rolling on the floor laughing. Yeah. Like no one. Is that an idea? Can I write that down? No one ever has. Did you want to have that? No, I have it. But the only person to my knowledge that's rolled on the floor laughing is Homer. Yeah. From the Simpsons. Do you know what I mean? it really gets on the back and gives it a jiggle.

1:29.1

That's about it.

1:45.0

I can't think of anyone else that's rolled on the floor and laughed. So, you know the point of the show. It's called Five Brilliant Things. I'm a fan of the pod. I'm delighted to be here. Well, thanks for coming on. Let's start. What is your first brilliant thing? So my first thing. My first brilliant thing. For the benefit of the people at home, she's removing jewellery.

1:48.0

I'm removing a necklace.

1:49.0

So you can hear it. So it's a fish.

1:54.0

Susie Rattle. Yeah.

1:55.0

Yeah, there you go. I would have that.

1:57.0

So it's a fish, but it sort of moves.

2:00.0

It's like on little hinges.

2:02.5

And I'll pass it across to you.

2:04.1

Thank you.

2:04.8

So my grandad...

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