His stand-up comedy talents and track record for controversy make him both the perfect and worst candidate to be a best man.
But his speech at Noel Gallagher's wedding to stunning Scottish bride Sara MacDonald was an absolute cracker.
Strict instructions not to swear in front of the kids and keep the material clean were obeyed. Well, almost. And temptation wasn't a problem with wife Katy Perry missing (she's on tour) - the maid of honour was heavily preggers.
Russell poked fun at the Oasis star over a night out they had when George Michael's ex Kenny Goss took a shine to Noel. He had to get pal Matt Morgan to deflect the advances, prompting Matt's classic line: "No wonder George Michael always sleeps in his car."
He also had a laugh about Simon Cowell ringing Noel offering megabucks for X Factor and Noel's star-struck son Donovan asking if he could have a chat too.
There was great material about Sara working in a greasy spoon in Edinburgh as a teenager. The cafe was called Oasis and she used to get chatted up by football casuals - so nothing much has changed.
The happy couple married at the classy Lime Wood Hotel in the New Forest on Saturday. For ladies who are interested, Sara wore a vintage 1930s ivory dress then changed into Tom Ford sequins for the reception. It was an intimate bash with a few famous faces - Modfather Paul Weller, actor John Simm, David Walliams and Lara Stone, M People legend Mike Pickering and Manchester's top ticket tout Scully.
Noel and Sara were piped into the service and into dinner. First dance was Be My Baby by The Ronettes. Their well-behaved nippers, Donovan and Sonny, and Noel's daughter Anais, were a credit to them.
Russell said: "Kids have the right attitude. After the service, Donovan said, 'Can we go home now? I want to watch Wacky Races'."
The "grown-ups" carried on until 7am, with the brilliant Gary Crowley and Noel's brother Paul on the decks.
Only one idiot let the side down, by going for a swim in the duck pond outside as the sun came up.
Congratulations to the happy couple - two of the most genuine and kind characters in this showbiz lark.
Some critic: Noel's not so kind with fans... he acts as a complicated, snobbish superstar (I've heard people saying the same about Sara) and it's so difficult to have even a photo with him. The people saying Liam is unkind, they only read what tabloids say... And I prefer Liam's wedding, with the wife and the two mothers only, I wouldn't care about all those "showbiz people"... after all, who really cares about them?
Besides, nowadays not so many people can afford big weddings (this one wasn't even big but expensive anyway), well now people can't even afford to have children, if they're not football players...
Then, Noel said he would have wanted Liam at his wedding but didn't invite him and even insulted him again. Oh Noel, I'm clearly on Liam's side... At least when Liam is insulting, he explains why and all, while Noel's to Liam are just free insults.
Besides, nowadays not so many people can afford big weddings (this one wasn't even big but expensive anyway), well now people can't even afford to have children, if they're not football players...
Then, Noel said he would have wanted Liam at his wedding but didn't invite him and even insulted him again. Oh Noel, I'm clearly on Liam's side... At least when Liam is insulting, he explains why and all, while Noel's to Liam are just free insults.
