Russell Brand

'Russell Brand was too dirty to sleep with'

Jasmine Lennard revealed on Celebrity Big Brother that she thought Russell Brand was too dirty to sleep with.

Russell Brand shouldn't speak for everyone on drugs

So because it worked for him, Russell Brand is persuaded that abstinence-based recovery, rather than reliance on methadone, is the best way to help those with the "greedy disease£ of opiate dependence. Funny, I didn't have the madcap comedian down as a conservative with a small c but if the acres of media coverage around his BBC3 programme From Addiction to Recovery are anything to go by, he's certainly a lot less progressive than he likes to make out.

Russell Brand urges move away from methadone clinics

Resources should be diverted away from methadone schemes and diverted towards abstinence-based recovery initiatives as a way of treatment drug addiction, Russell Brand urges in a forthcoming BBC documentary.

Video - Russell Brand: 'I took drugs every day'

Russell Brand has told Newsnight's Stephanie Flanders he believes in "abstinence-based recovery" as a method to tackle drug and alcohol addiction.

The comedian has made a documentary for BBC Three charting his own recovery, which includes footage of his life as a drug addict.

"I took drugs every single day," he said.

Archive footage shows Russell Brand smoking heroin

Wasted Russell Brand sits on the floor taking heroin in shocking real-life scenes filmed when he was a junkie.

Russell Brand attacked for wardrobe girl flash demand

Sex-mad comic Russell Brand was told off by Billy Connolly after he refused to start filming until a wardrobe girl flashed her boobs at him.

Picture: Russell Brand as Captain Hook

Russell Brand has appeared as Captain Hook as part of a new Disney campaign.

Russell Brand defends US comics Dane Cook & Daniel Tosh

American comedians Daniel Tosh and Dane Cook have been criticised for their joke topics. As a fellow comedian who is no stranger to controversy, Russell Brand has some opinions on the matter.

Russell Brand to do community service for phone smash

Russell Brand has reached a settlement in his phone smashing case. The case will be dismissed if Brand pays $500 in court fees and takes part in 20 hours of community service by August 31, reports TMZ.

Russell Brand charged with criminal damage

Comedian Russell Brand has been charged with criminal damage after he allegedly threw a paparazzo's iPhone through a window.