Matt said: "Now, we're not live today so Russell's fate will be decided by how good he is playing his family's favourite festive board game and all will be revealed at the end of the show", meaning there was no public vote in a show format change.
The show's menu featured two options for Russell either spicy turkey curry, his food heaven, or Korean fried turkey and cauliflower with a side of kimchi as his food hell.
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Later in the show, Russell played a version of his family's favorite Christmas board game, Balderdash, and won, earning his food heaven of spicy turkey curry with Bombay potatoes and pakoras.
Russell is recognised for his remarkable career in comedy, having hosted his own TV programmes, Russell Howard's Good News and The Russell Howard Hour, and featuring on Mock the Week, reports the Express.
