Russell Brand
- 49 years old
- English
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
Press clippings Page 29
'Brand: The Second Coming' review
It's the establishment who are ultimately left laughing in this thoughtful Russell Brand documentary.
Michael Joyce, Ham & High, 24th October 2015Russell Brand in Australia: don't underestimate him
Russell Brand's comedy has become a satire of his political reputation. In Australia, yet to produce its Corbyn or Sanders, he was a warm-up act for change.
Van Badham, The Guardian, 23rd October 2015Russell Brand Brisbane review
If the revolution is, indeed, going to be televised, Russell Brand will likely be its host.
Cameron Atfield, Sydney Morning Herald, 23rd October 2015Review - Brand: A Second Coming
Excess has been a recurring feature in Russell Brand's life. Yet so soon after Michael Winterbottom's The Emperor's New Clothes, is the world crying out for another documentary about the comedian-turned-political activist?
Jay Richardson, Chortle, 23rd October 2015Review - Brand: A Second Coming
Is Russell Brand sturdy enough to take on the political world? The film leaves this tantalisingly unanswered, nor does it proffer any opinion as to whether Brand can be taken seriously.
Culture Whisper, 23rd October 2015Filmmaker says Russell Brand is 'walking contradiction'
Brand: A Second Coming documentary maker Ondi Timoner has described her subject Russell Brand as a "walking contradiction" and a "self-destructive" person.
Contact Music, 22nd October 2015Brand: A Second Coming review
In Ondi Timoner's documentary portrait, comedian/political agitator Russell Brand emerges as unembarrassable, uninterruptible and impervious to mockery.
Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian, 22nd October 2015Review: Russell Brand
Brand remains unapologetically phallocentric in his comic interests. In arena-comedy mode, there's no grand, hour long manifesto, no lecturing. It's knob gags, essentially.
Michael Ward, The Herald, 19th October 2015Ondi Timoner pissed off about Russell Brand's boycott
"I'm pissed off today," chuckles Ondi Timoner. "My mood changes each day. But it's the premiere today, I'm a little bit upset because he's talking other people off the carpet. I've been disappointed. Everybody seems to not be coming."
Caroline Frost, The Huffington Post, 16th October 2015Brand: A Second Coming review
The message isn't that Russell Brand is the second coming. It's not that he's going to lead to a "global revolution of consciousness". It's not even that he's right. It's that Brand has incited something, captured a feeling and wants to do something about it. And, for all his indiscretions, you have to admire him for that.
Alex Leadbeater, What Culture!, 10th October 2015