- Russell Kane
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name = Russell KaneRussell Kane is an English writer, comedian, actor presenter. In June 2006, he became the face of British digital station
Five US , and was nominated for anIf.comeddies award at theEdinburgh Fringe . In May 2008 he joined the line-up for Q Radio relaunch.Career
2004: won the
Laughing House New Act of The Year ,2005: came second in
So You Think You're Funny . He joinedRay Peacock ,Russell Howard andReginald D Hunter on the national Paramount Edinburgh and Beyond tour in October 2005.In November 2005, he filmed the World Comedy Tour in Australia. He was also asked to be the face of one-off live music event Guerrilla Gig which aired on
BBC Three in March 2006.He has appeared on various comedy panels, and filmed four other live stand-up performances to date.
In July 2006, British terrestrial station Five decided to launch
Five US , for which Kane was selected to write and present travelogues. Russell travels every other month to the U.S., creating light-hearted pieces on American culture, and interviewing various television and movie actors.In August 2006 he took his debut comedy show "The Theory of Pretension" to the
Edinburgh Fringe , where he received an if.comeddie award nomination.In 2006/7 he appeared in Fakespeare Shortcuts on the UK's Paramount Comedy Channel.
He presented
Big Brother's Big Mouth on E4 andChannel 4 fromJune 26 toJune 29 2007 .He again toured with The Edinburgh and Beyond Tour in autumn/winter 2007
He was the host of Series 4 of BBC Radio 2's Out to Lunch, and is set to host Series 5 and 6 to be broadcast in June and November 2008 respectively.
He presents a Sunday afternoon show on the relaunched
Q Radio digital radio station.In August 2008 he took a stand-up show 'Gaping Flaws' to the Edinburgh festival. It was nominated for the 2008
If.Commedies award (formerly known as ThePerrier Award ).He also took his hour-long Fakespeare play, The Lamentable Tragedie of Yates's Wine Lodge, which transferred for one night to the
Royal Shakespeare Company ,Stratford-upon-Avon . It was performed onThe Courtyard Theatre 's main stage on August 31st, 2008.Awards
* 2004 Laughing Horse New Act of Year: Winner
* 2004So You Think You're Funny : 2nd Place
* 2006If.comeddies NomineeExternal links
* [http://www.myspace.com/russell_kane Russell Kane's MySpace Page]
* [http://www.avalonuk.com/management/artist_kane.htm Russell Kane's Avalon Page]
* [http://www.paramountcomedy.com/shortcuts/series.aspx?episodeID=83 Russell Kane's Paramount Comedy Channel "Fakespeare" Sketches]
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