William Howard Russell Brompton Cemetery, London. He married twice. His first marriage was to Mary Burrows, of Irish origin. After her death in 1867, he married Countess Antoinette Malvezzi, an Italian. They remained married until his death. Russell's dispatches via telegraph from the Crimea remain as his legacy; for the first time he brought the realities of war home to readers. This helped diminish the distance between the home front and remote battle fields. Russell's war reporting (often in semi-verbatim form) features prominently in Northern Irish poet Ciarán Carson's reconstruction of the Crimean War in "Breaking News" (2003). His biography was written by
Russell Howard new home on BBC Two in October 2014. "Russell Howard's Good News" was voted the Best Ever BBC Three show on 9 February 2013 as part of the channel's 10th birthday celebrations. Howard made his United States television debut on the 3 August 2011 episode of "Conan". Howard guest-hosted the second episode of the 27th series of "Never Mind the Buzzcocks" on 30 September 2013. In November 2013 Howard made a surprise appearance in the North East market town Barnard Castle to preview his latest tour show, Wonderbox. From 2015 to 2016, Howard presented a show called "Russell Howard's Stand