Russell Brand

As you may or may not have heard, Russell Brand is up for the very important and prestigious title of Mr. Twitter Universe. As I write this blog, Russell is in 2nd place and needs your votes! Vote for Russell Brand (@rustyrockets) here:
VOTE RUSSELL BRAND (@RUSTYROCKETS) MR. TWITTER UNIVERSE
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Ol’ Russ’s previous MTV experience comes in handy as he takes the mic and gives us an inside look at the Las Vegas set of Get Him to the Greek.

This just in: Tonight’s episode of Behind the Screen, which focuses on Will Ferrell’s newly-released film Land of the Lost, will also include a first look at the set of Get Him to the Greek “with MTV pal and funnyman Russell Brand.” The episode airs on MTV Sunday, May 24th, at 11 p.m. [...]

Great news for American Russell Brand fans who are finding it hard to wait for Get Him to the Greek to come out in 2010. NeoClassics has announced the release of the UK comedy St. Trinian’s in U.S. theaters this summer. The remake of the 1950s Ealing classic The Belles of St. Trinian’s grossed [...]

Russell Brand is perhaps the biggest and certainly the most well-known fan of The Smiths frontman Morrissey. He loves him so much he named his beloved cat after him. In honor of Morrissey’s 50th birthday today, here is Russell Brand’s February 2008 interview with his idol:

As a professional critic and columnist, what do you do when your best friend asks you to write a glowing review of a television show because her crush Russell Brand is the star? Well, if you’re a true and good friend, you write it!
I thoroughly enjoyed Australian columnist and exemplary wing-woman Marieke Hardy’s review [...]

Today on KCRW radio, “a community service of Santa Monica College … [and] Southern California’s leading National Public Radio affiliate,” Elvis Mitchell turns his attention to the fascinating and talented Mr. Russell Brand.
A ‘treatment,’ in Hollywood parlance, is a concise overview of a screenplay. On The Treatment, film critic Elvis Mitchell turns the tables and [...]

Good news! Russell Brand in New York City (extended and uncensored!) is out on DVD today! I haven’t received my copy yet, but have it on good authority that the DVD is well worth the purchase, including much more material than the watered-down version which appeared on Comedy Central and lots of extras!
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Until recently, many American fans have known Russell Brand only as the edgy comedian who wrote a best-selling memoir, My Booky Wook, hosted MTV’s Video Music Awards last year and filmed a stand-up special for Comedy Central, Russell Brand in New York City, due to be released on DVD tomorrow.
America also caught Russell [...]

Back in Los Angeles after a rigorous week of filming in Las Vegas for his upcoming film, Get Him to the Greek, Russell Brand took in a Los Angeles Lakers game and was credited by Kobe Bryant with helping to spur the Lakers to victory. Here are some photos from the game and Kobe’s [...]