Russell Brand
- 49 years old
- English
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
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Russell Brand review
He admits that his life is full of contradictions and he doesn't know the big answer we are all searching for. What he does know is comedy and even in its deepest moments, Re:Brand is a great show put together by a true entertainer.
Jordan Harris, The Express and Star, 21st December 2017Russell Brand: we pose the comedian 10 questions
10 questions for Russell Brand ahead of Re:Birth tour dates in Newcastle, Sunderland and Middlesbrough.
Newcastle Chronicle, 11th December 2017Interview: Russell Brand
Keeping up with Russell Brand isn't easy. He's on the move as we speak, in the middle of publicising his new book, Recovery: Freedom From Our Addictions, and at the start of a new 71-date stand-up tour, Re:Birth, that comes to Scotland next year.
Janet Christie, The Scotsman, 25th November 2017Russell Brand to present TV debate show pilot
Russell Brand is to record a pilot episode of a new TV debate show where he goes "face-to-face with the Great British public".
British Comedy Guide, 29th October 2017Russell Brand: We're all on the spectrum
Addiction and mental health may not be the kinds of issues you'd normally expect to be addressed at a stand-up comedy gig. But Russell Brand has never been your conventional comedian - and it's precisely these subjects that he's tackling in his new book and at one of his upcoming London shows.
Steven McIntosh, BBC, 25th October 2017Russell Brand makes inappropriate sexual assault joke
Russell Brand has made an inappropriate and poorly informed joke on Sunday Brunch, suggesting that host Tim Lovejoy was hanging around the Strictly Come Dancing studio waiting for 'someone to be drunk enough' for him to take advantage of.
Metro, 22nd October 2017Russell Brand still enjoys the company of addicts
A loving relationship, largely shielded from public scrutiny, coupled with the birth of his first child has introduced a stable and surprisingly domesticated new chapter in Russell Brand's life.
Jason Chester, Daily Mail, 16th October 2017Russell Brand interview
Have fatherhood, abstinence and God really made him a changed man?
Emily Jupp, i Newspaper, 23rd September 2017Russell Brand: If I helped Jeremy Corbyn that's great
Comedian and actor Russell Brand tells BBC Newsnight's Emily Maitlis that he may have helped the rise in popularity of Jeremy Corbyn. Asked about Brexit, he said he understands why people choose to leave the EU: "People saw a bright red button that said 'F-off establishment' and I think they pressed it."
Emily Maitlis, BBC, 21st September 2017Simon Amstell and Russell Brand book reviews
Two driven comedians attempt to put their demons to the sword in this pair of entertaining confessional memoirs.
Stephanie Merritt, The Guardian, 17th September 2017