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Russell is known for his comedy career<\/p>\nRussell Kane is best known for his career as a stand up comedian which started back in 2004 and he has gone on to win various awards for his workRussell is known for his comedy career<\/p>\n
Stand-up comic Russell Kane <\/a>has hit back at claims that \u2018woke culture\u2019 is impacting comedy, saying that he doesn\u2019t know a single comedian who has been \u201ccancelled\u201d over their act. The 50-year-old told The Mirror<\/a> that comedians who are willing to \u201coffend a minority group\u201d are proving to be successful these days.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t know a comedian who\u2019s been cancelled for doing comedy,\u201d he said. \u201cIf only I was brave enough to say some slightly more outrageous and hurtful things, I\u2019d probably be number one on Netflix<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s not my type of comedy but my point is, I think there\u2019s more freedom of speech now than there was.\u201d<\/p>\n It comes after a number of comedians – including Jimmy Carr and Jack Whitehall – were criticised for performing at the Riadh Comedy Festival in Saudi Arabia considering the country\u2019s poor human rights record.<\/p>\n Addressing the \u2018cancellation\u2019 of those acts, Russell said, \u201cThat wasn\u2019t for the comedy, that was for where they went to do comedy. A comedian might be cancelled for someone he\u2019s touched or something he\u2019s done to someone, I don\u2019t know anyone who\u2019s been cancelled for a joke.\u201d<\/p>\n As for \u2018woke culture\u2019, he added: \u201cIt\u2019s such a weird<\/a> word because the opposite of woke is asleep. I don\u2019t want to be asleep.<\/p>\n \u201cJust because I recognise that someone of colour has had a different life journey to me – I\u2019m not woke, I\u2019m just not f**king ignorant. It\u2019s ignorance.\u201d<\/p>\n The comedian is teaming up with This Morning<\/a> \u2019s Sian Welby<\/a> to host ITV<\/a> \u2019s The Spin Off – a new free-to-play quiz app that gives players the chance to win various prizes.<\/p>\n It\u2019s the perfect challenge for the secret quizzer – who has previously won Celebrity Mastermind, Beat the Chasers and The Weakest Link. \u201cI train like a boxer because my stand-up is incredibly energetic – I got to 35 and thought, \u2018How can I slow down aging?\u2019<\/p>\n \u201cMy daily regime is 60 minutes while quizzes are playing. I\u2019ll put The Chase on or The 1% Club. I\u2019m training my mind and body like some sort of renaissance man.\u201d<\/p>\n He added that it\u2019s his \u201cdream\u201d to become a Chaser – much like Joe Pasquale recently did on Beat the Chasers. \u201cI\u2019d love to go up to the level where I could be a Chaser,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m currently learning how to speak Shakespearean verse properly because of my aspirations to act. My tour finishes in December – the longest tour I\u2019ve ever done – and I want to do something completely different with my life next year. Stage-wise, I\u2019m gonna thesp it.\u201d<\/p>\n Having turned 50 earlier this year, Russell lives by \u201cfive pillars of wellness\u201d to stay healthy: avoiding processed foods, exercising, minimising stress, strengthening relationships and taking evidence-based supplements.<\/p>\n The comic isn\u2019t afraid to cut out friends who are a \u201cdrain\u201d on his energy. \u201cA lot of us spend our lives hanging around with drains because we\u2019ve been friends with them for years and we feel bad, but it\u2019s time to say, \u2018bye t**t,\u2019 and get that toxicity out of your life.\u201d<\/p>\n Although Russell – who shares daughter Mina, 10, with entrepreneur wife Lindsey Cole – admitted that he has a small group of friends and family anyway due to his demanding career.<\/p>\n \u201cPeople tend to cut me off because I work so hard,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019m very friendly with celebrity types but I\u2019ve kept my friends from home, my mum, my wife and my daughter.<\/p>\n \u201cThat probably holds me back in showbiz. I\u2019m not falling out of clubs with the right people but I can\u2019t help it. I\u2019m so unavailable because I\u2019m working so much – any spare time I\u2019ve got goes on my daughter, my wife and whatever\u2019s left over goes on my mum, my brother who\u2019s not very well and then the rest of my mates.\u201d<\/p>\n Like this story? For more of the latest showbiz news and gossip, follow Mirror Celebs on <\/strong>TikTok<\/strong><\/a>, <\/strong>Snapchat<\/strong><\/a>, <\/strong>Instagram<\/strong><\/a>, <\/strong>Twitter<\/strong><\/a>, <\/strong>Facebook<\/strong><\/a>, <\/strong>YouTube<\/strong><\/a> and <\/strong>Threads<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"Russell](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/0_GettyImages-1418479042.jpg\")
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Russell is starring in a new game show(Image: Channel 4)<\/p>\n