Television comedian Russell Howard was the anonymous special guest of an Oxford comedy show.
Sunday night’s ‘Ministry of Mirth’ student stand-up comedy night billed him as “special unnamed anonymous faceless reclusive” guest, but word of mouth spread quickly over the weekend and the Sunday night event at the Wheatsheaf was full.
The ‘Mock the Week’ and ‘Russell Howard’s Good News’ star told the audience that he liked to crash small comedy gigs in order to test new jokes. His material included the Cumbria shootings and Lady Gaga. He commented that he found Oxford “intellectually daunting.”
The Ministry of Mirth is a student run stand-up night which attracts both newcomers and professionals from the London circuit .
