Stop me if you've heard it before, but I just don't get the fuss about Russell Brand. What is it about thim that people find so refreshing/funny? He stand there, twirling about like something out of a Dickens novel, his archaic speech patterns a horrendous affectation. Plus he always wears the same clothes and looks like a woman with a beard. He shares hair with Amy Winehouse (another nutcase, albeit one with a talent) and looks generally like he needs a good bath.
So why is this man considered the future of comedy? How does he get asked to helm awards shows, not to mention his own comedy 'chat' show? And as for the execrable The Abbey, which Clair has critiqued to within in inch of its life on her blog - that won't make it to a full series.
In my opinion he's a classic example of the emperor's new clothes. Why am I the only one to see it? He's just an invention, a character, which if he admitted it would be okay, but we're meant to believe this freak is a real person. I'm sure inside he's crying - the tears of a clown - and there are those who will say how brave he is to overcome his drug addictions, etc. But let's face it - being a drug addict is possibly one of the most selfi-indulgent things anyone can do. I mean, no one HAS to do drugs do they?
He's considered out of control and he loves every minute of it. Perhaps he's enjoyng it while it lasts, knowing it's not forever. After last night's performance at The Brits he'd be right to think that. Childish asides about 'willies' and 'vaginas' and bodily fluids. Well really. How old is he? Who is appealing to? He was a terrible presenter, he's terrible on everything he appears in or on.
Who wants to join me in a whip round for a hitman? Because another day sharing the same planet with him and I could well go insane.
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I heard so many people raving about what a genius he was that I tuned into his new show on Radio 2. I, like you, cannnot quite see what the fuss was about. If it's humour I just don't get it. It's just nothingness and I'd rather listen to Stuart Maconie (which I usually do). I didn't catch him last night as a friend was over to fix my computer so I can't comment on that but if you look at this site http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6365325.stm you will see that not everyone was so enamoured with him.
Don't worry, I think he said that his next aim was to go to Hollywood and be a movie star. The goodies on offer there might well save you the whip-round cash.
He still makes me laugh on the radio, but as you know, I've always had a soft spot for the - er - juvenile man.
So he has his hair like that even when he's not on telly?
I've got a tenner you can borrow if you like. Bloody hate the man. Oh, and the other day I was at a gig and saw someone who was dressed *just* like him. Not similar, but it was as if he'd bought a Russell Brand costume – hair, neckerchief thing, waistecoat, tight jeans… Even a silly beard.
I was uber tempted to go over and call him a twat to his face, but thought, why spoil everyone else's fun and joy of looking at him and thinking, "That bloke has actually modelled himself on Russell Brand. What a cock."
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