Russell Brand
- 49 years old
- English
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
Press clippings Page 40
Opinion: What Ricky Gervais & Russell Brand taught me
Never throw anything away.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 20th May 2014Why are comics not musicians, talking about revolution?
In the twilight of neoliberalism it's comics such as Russell Brand and Italy's Beppe Grillo who puncture establishment thinking. Will pop ever become political again?
David Harvie, Brian Layng and Keir Milburn, The Guardian, 12th May 2014Russell Brand accepts damages from The Sun on Sunday
UK comedian Russell Brand accepts libel damages over Sun on Sunday claims that he cheated on girlfriend Jemima Khan.
BBC News, 8th May 2014Studying Russell Brand at A-level? Boring...
With Russell Brand now acceptable material for English A-level, is there anything his flowery prose can teach us? UCL professor John Sutherland casts his critical eye over Brand's recent testimony on drug addiction.
John Sutherland, The Telegraph, 7th May 2014Why not study Russell Brand for A-level English?
Those who mock the inclusion of modern cultural references in the syllabus are misguided to think English was a once-fine structure now at risk.
Laura Barton, The Guardian, 7th May 2014Russell Brand: the next Charlie Chapin?
Charlie Chaplin's daughter, Game of Thrones and The Crimson Field actress Oona Chapman says that the controversial British comedian and actor has almost everything it takes to be the next screen legend... almost.
Ben Dowell, Radio Times, 30th April 2014Russell Brand: the "magical" time he used a prostitute
But the comedian and actor insists "I am no libertine" and warns people tempted to follow his example to be "careful with their souls" on documentary Love for Sale.
Ben Dowell, Radio Times, 23rd April 2014Russell Brand, worth £15m, admits dodging train fares
Multimillionaire comedian Russell Brand has made a fresh bid to bolster his revolutionary image... by boasting that he dodged a train fare.
Damien Gayle, Daily Mail, 19th April 2014The Jen Brister three minute interview
In 2006 Jen Brister took her first one woman stand-up show, 'Me My Mum and I' up to the bright lights of the Edinburgh Fringe. It went quite well and she's been back there almost every year since. She performs live regularly across the world, she has worked with the likes of Russell Brand. She talks to Martin Walker from Melbourne, Australia.
Martin Walker, Broadway Baby, 14th April 2014Russell Brand to present BBC3 addiction documentary
Russell Brand will present a film about addiction treatment around the world for BBC Three.
BBC Ariel, 3rd April 2014