Russell Brand
- 49 years old
- English
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
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Russell 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 2017Russell Brand interview
Redemption, recovery and the Big Issue of addiction.
The Big Issue, 11th September 2017Comedy Central to launch Roast Battle UK
Jimmy Carr will host Roast Battle UK on Comedy Central, a new show with Russell Brand and Katherine Ryan.
British Comedy Guide, 8th September 2017Russell Brand rapped for Elvis impersonator interview
Russell Brand has landed in hot water again with broadcasting watchdog Ofcom - this time over a radio interview with an Elvis Presley tribute act. During his Sunday show on digital station Radio X, Brand asked Presley impersonator James Burrell if he had "ever had sex as Elvis".
BBC, 29th August 2017Russell Brand marries partner Laura Gallacher
Russell Brand married his partner Laura Gallacher in a ceremony near Henley-on-Thames on Saturday.
BBC, 27th August 2017Why I avoid the Edinburgh International Festival
Stick to the Edinburgh Fringe, which continues to get bigger - if not exactly better - at 70.
Lloyd Evans, The Spectator, 27th July 2017