Russell Howard & Mum: Globetrotters

Russell and his mum are off in search of alien life, they’re heading to the UFO capital of the USA: Nevada. Russell and Ninette are joining an alien abductee support group, meeting a woman who can show them how to communicate with extra-terrestrials before they venture out to an alien hot spot in a bid to make contact.

Russell and his mum find themselves in the Hip Hop Capital of the USA: Atlanta, Georgia. Under the guidance of local legend, Dr. Dax, the Howards attempt to transform themselves into rapping, dancing, graffiti-ing hip hop heroes.

Russell and his mum are in South Carolina, where they have joined the Knights of Destruction, an All-American Demolition Derby, who find new and insane ways to smash up cars. Russell has signed up to get behind the wheel at the event and Ninette is taking to the mic to commentate in front of the 4000 strong crowd.

Going to a cannabis factory with your mum doesn’t sound like a fun day out. But it’s the sort of mischief Russell and Ninette Howard get up to as they return to the States for another run of their US road trip. The first port of call is Portland, Oregon, where recreational use of cannabis has recently been made legal. The duo embark on buying it, smoking it and even eating it - with mildly amusing consequences. Russell seems eternally perplexed by and slightly exasperated with his dear mum, who frequently upstages her son with scene-stealing one-liners. When it comes to trying the drug, for example, she has one key question: “Will it make my bunions stop hurting?”