Russell Howard has opened up about becoming a first-time dad, explaining why he’s cautious not to ‘misrepresent’ his child in stand-up comedy.

The comedian, 45, has revealed how he’s coping with parenting alongside wife Cerys Morgan since the arrival of their baby boy last May, having remained protectively tight-lipped on his son.

‘I’m surviving on three hours sleep. It makes gigs so much fun, because there’s a thrill that you could have a breakdown,’ Russell quipped while speaking to Chris and Rosie Ramsay on a recent episode of their Sh**ged Married Annoyed podcast.

‘I love being a parent but I’m so broken,’ he said, explaining: ‘We’ve been stand-ups forever, able to indulge and slept like teenagers until we’re 45 then suddenly we’ve got to get up at six, because someone’s going: “Dad

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