Cigarette ads are dead, I think gambling ads need to go the same way.

Is it really a Russell Howard act if he doesn’t do the queen impression at some point

I would legitimately watch the queen read out trivia lol

“Would you like to play ultimate frisbee ???”

I don't think I can watch anymore of your videos. I have reached maximum joy capacity.

**PUT A BET ON**

Its nice to see a UK comedian addressing issues that aren't polarising or apart of a BBC agenda, something we can all agree on for the sake of our kids and most vulnerable.

As someone who used to work in a bookies I can tell you that they don't give a toss if someone has an addiction, and despite their ads, they actively encourage it. Absolutely horrendous industry.

I got an ad for gambling

how r these kids gambling. the closest i got as a kid was the 10p and 2p money push machines in the arcade at the side shows once a year during our highland games

I really like how he incorporates real news with comedy 😂

Football also caused a war in central america though - literally called "the football war" between El Salvador and Honduras in the 60's

A small part of me wishes he kept saying "Put a bet on!" for the rest of the video until he ends it with "When the fun stops, stop."

Gambling is an endemic that needs to be dealt with but when it comes to child gambling the issue doesn't lie in football bets but in the form of loot boxes and microtransactions (in-app purchases) in video games (mobile games and console/pc games), it targets children unaware of the value of money they are unknowingly pay US with their parents credit cards.

450,000 kids have gambled in the last week largely because of video games lootboxes in games like FIFA. It's ridiculous and obscene. Jim Sterling of the Jimquisition has been talking about it for a long time now if anyone's interested.

It’s disputed who started it, but either the Germans/French/British started singing “silent night” and then it all went from there...xxx

The fact I have to be ready and early because it gets blocked in the uk EVEN THOUGH HES BRITISH 😂💀

I work in a bookies and some of the customers we have are just heartbreaking. People come up, angry and frustrated and tell us to put more money on the roulette machine from their cards. The main issue with that is that we can't say no. We can ask if they really want to, ask if they wanna take a break and calm down, offer advice, but if I wanna keep my job I can't just tell them to stop. In April, the roulette / slot machines will be set to a limit of £2 per spin, which is LONG overdue and should be a real help to these people who can't stop themselves. The real issue is online gambling, because not only are there no spending limits with online gambling, but that's also where the children bet. In the shops, we ID every single person who walks in who looks even a little bit young, but obviously that can't be done online. Online gambling should either be heavily limited, or banned full stop. In-shop betting isn't nearly as big a problem as online betting.

Russel Howard: Football stopped a war! Me:Yes! It did! It also started one,

Lmfao, I just searched up “who’s OJ Simpson” and when I was typing “who is..” one of the results were “who is banksy” The next thing Russel says is “I Am Banksy”

When he says put a bet on put your video to 1.5x

0:20 my dad does that when he’s playing Fifa hence why he broke his toe when he kicked the wall

When he said Christmas stopped a war, I only thought if Didier Drogba stopping a war

1:01. Both side was trained to learn the enemy's language so they can understand them when confronted. It was also arranged by Germans singing the Autrian version of silent night. Then the British started to compete with the germans but it turned into a synthesized song. After that, during the next day in broad say light, British and German troops started to come out of there trenches giving a trust to the enemy side. After that, each celebrated Christmas by trading goods each has like, cigars, chocolate and warm cloths. But it couldn't last till new years eve and the war started again. Some sectors lasted.past that but it would be the only peace agreement of WW1. Never even thought upon in the later years and in WW2. Rest in peace to the soldiers of our side, and the enemy. Because both side was neither good or evil, only fighting for their country for freedom.

I took my brother to his 1st United game at Old Trafford and it was the 1st home game of the 2011/12 season against Spurs. Won 3-0. He was only 5. He asked me if he could chant anything. I said yh. Thinking he was gonna chant already existed chants. 1st half Van Der Vaart goes to take a corner. In some footy magazines they have puns like calling Van Der Vaart, Van Der Faart. My bro is right next to VDV. He goes “yoryt Van Der Faart. Shit yourself yet”. Then he starts chanting, “he shat himself, he shat himself, Rafael Van Der Faart, he shat himself.” Shit you not, with 10 minutes left of the match, about 80% of the ground was chanting my brothers chant.😂😂😂 Unfortunately when we go to OT now, there’s not much to chant about. Jose Out.

Got a sports betting ad before this :(

5:06 Russell: * speaks crap about fidget spinners * Someone in the crowd: *What the hell?!*

I agree with this alot as I'm an ex gambling addict it's sooo easy for me to fall back into it from all the adverts I see on my phone and on tv they need to stop, I'm only 25 and I got to bankruptcy because of it and now I'm paying for it.. something needs to be done

"He lost; his job, his home and access to his kids" the first two I understand but he can't legally see his little ones? Was he betting his children?

0:30 it also started a war between El Salvador and Honduras search it up its called the 100 hour War.

It’s so funny how Russell puts real life problems into comedic context

I like Russel Howard, he's a pretty real comedian that likes to bring some laughs but has no trouble bringing something important to the table.

There's also so much gambling in video games which I suspect where the child gamblers come from

i had my dealer come round drop me off some snort and he said when the fun stops stop top bloke

I though he was talking about American football for a second and I was really confused when he got to the war part.

Also, I think if we ever measured joy, the unit of measure would have to be called a Russell Howard

love you russel did comedy at school thing always loved comedy especially you your an inspiration cheers Holy crap how the hell did this get so many likes thanks guys

I counted 14 "PUT A BET ON"'s

Only Russel can combine seriousness and funniness together

So glad Russell has called this problem out. The amount of betting adverts on KZfaq and TV are getting ridiculous. It's all well and good praising Paul Merson for opening up about his problems, and I'm glad he seems to have overcome them, but what's changing? These adverts are more common than ever, people still bang on about accumulators etc. Nothing is really changing.

Football also started a war between 2 South America country's.

Thanks for this. Im 25, a gambling addict and its ruined my life. Its put me on the edge of suicide too many times

Omg the funniest thing happened at the end of the video, I just got an ad about football bets and I was like "I hate this" and laughed my ass off 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😅😅😅😅😅😅😅

I'm the Manager in a Betfred and I can confirm that when I bring up to the Regional Management about problem gamblers they tell me to try and increase the time and amount of money they spend in my shop. It's not just football and horse bets either. The slot machines in our shops are a tragedy. It happens every week. You get someone who comes in expecting a big pay out and they end up spending £5000 in a few hours and they leave with nothing. The government have put something in motion to try and help though. Next April you will only be able to spend a max of £2 a spin on slots and roulette. At the moment people can spend up to £50 a spin. I've seen people lose £1000 in 10 minutes. It truly is a massive problem in this country. It's like the lottery. Few people win and most people lose.

Your jokes are some of the few things that make me genuinely laugh and giggle

“It stopped a war” The war still lasted another4 years

You know what Russ. I have really bad days. And on those days when i can't seem to put a smile on my face. I put on your videos and you're jokes and your voices make me laugh more than anyone. Your my cure Russ. Carry on, you're changing lives.

Coming back to this show makes me feel so much better this year.

Its sad that gaming companies had that problem this year with loot boxes and whether it should be considered gambling. Are we at that point in life seriously?

😂😂😂 Actually had a bet ad come on before I watched this vid "IRONY"

Russy, I love your stuff. You got me through tough times, ur a lifesaver

This is the best comedian I've ever seen and he also talks about important issues. Great!

The ad I got before this vid was a ad for betting on spot. 😹😹😹

Who else got a betting advert during the video

That OJ fact at 3:31 also happened with Oscar Pistorius; he was meant to play Gazelle in Kingsman but his reps thought he wouldn't be able to play a convincing killer so Sofia Boutella wound up being cast instead and they did her legs with CGI. Then, around the time filming started... well...

I am from the United states and I still love to watch Russell Howard.

Gambling should be illegal, it's crazy that it's so prevalent.

4:30 I’m laughing my head off 😂

Not many people can make you laugh and cry Russel is among the few

Watching this video put me over the fun limit.

Russell Howard is the best comedian in the world! He is so funny. If he didn't swear I probably wouldn't watch it because swearing makes it well funny!!!

I love how he brings up real issues while still being funny

Brilliant comedy with eye opening advice.

OMG I started laughing my head off on the last one Russell Howard is SO FUNNY xx.

The bit bout going to see the footie with ya dad upset me cuz my dads to lazy to even text me it was my sisters ex that took me to see the footie

Russell Howard is the Best

I absolutely love this ty russ

I love this guy. Smart and funny!

Hilarious as usual

I love u russel ur so hilarious

Forest Dump. OMG, I roared! God, I love 12-year-old humor. Thank you, Russell, I really needed that! 🤣🤣

I'm a hiker. The Forest Dump joke... Priceless!

6:46 I remember that and I was just screaming at nothing the whole game and our car got stolen

You see see William Hills in store ads. Either robbie savage shouting or staff and customer singing black Betty at a problem gambler.

I work in the gambling industry and I hate to say this but Russell your completely right, I try and say to many people know how much you can afford to lose and stop once you hit the limit, if the where's my football and that I saw on Facebook was from your show, we definitely need that on the TV as it will help people understand what is going on

I just had an ad for sports betting ! Well done google ! 😂😂

Lmao I got a betting a betting ad on the video

Love how a sports betting ad came before this :'D

you are bloody brilliant

When I first came to the UK and watched TV I was really surprised about how many adverts there were for gambling. I'd never seen that at home. Only think I knew was the occasional commercial for a casino.

You wanna talk about kids gambling, talk about videogames

"Oh please, gaaamble responsibly"

Hes so funny. One of my favourite comedians

Hey! I work for William Hill! We love your videos! Right on!

I wish theres more of these

They started putting bans on lootboxes in video games because it's a form of gambling, maybe there's still hope Russ

The worst story i have heard is that there was a man who was addicted to gambling for several years. Eventually he went to rehad got help and managed to stop, even got a court order so that gambling companies couldn't contact him. Then, one day when he was on holiday, he got an email from a betting company advertising a new deal. Sadly he old habits kicked in and he started again. However, he was so ashamed of himself he ended up taking his own life, whilst still on holiday with his family.

The advert before this video started was Jose shilling for PADDY POWER😂😂

After watching this I got an ad for spread ex (a sports gambling website)😂

You know what's disgusting about this? When the video ended I got an ad for the most fun way to bet on sport.

I had a betting ad for football play after this. No joke!

I got an add for football bets at the end of this

I’ve seen Jesus, he plays for Man City. I’M DEAD!

I'd love to see what he thinks about gambling in Video Games.

I got a betting ad on this video and almost died laughing.

I like you, Russ. You're a good man.

Football has also started a war in 1969 between El Salvador and Honduras

1:32 “Polar bear”

First time I saw a football match with my dad, Wales drew with Serbia, never been to a match with him since!!

Russell , so BRILLENT and funny to bring this huge issue , gambling adverts to children is dangerous.