Earlier this year BBC bosses announced that BBC Three would cease to exist as a broadcast channel, with selected content available to stream via iPlayer.
The change is likely to see a number of the channel’s programmes axed, but Howard’s news-based comedy is set to escape the purge by moving to BBC Two later this year.
Announcing the move, BBC Two controller Kim Shillinglaw, said:“It is brilliant news that the wonderfully funny Russell Howard is coming to BBC Two and I very much look forward to welcoming his lively take on modern life to the channel.”