20
May 09

Russell Brand Gets “The Treatment”

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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 [...]

14
May 09

Russell Brand Discusses My Booky Wook on National Public Radio

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On March 14th, 2009, Russell Brand sat down with a host on National Public Radio to discuss My Booky Wook:
A Comedian’s Memoir of Sex, Drugs and Stand-Up
Don’t skip this extra bit, edited from the main interview and linked on the main page, when the host asks him about the part of My Booky Wook he [...]

04
May 09

Meet The Starlings

While I was in Los Angeles for Russell Brand’s book signing on Friday, I met two amazing young ladies from San Francisco who have a brilliant future ahead of them in comedy and in radio. The Starlings bill themselves as “two birds broad-casting from San Francisco” and promise listeners “hot aural.”
The Starlings [...]

20
Apr 09

Brand & Gallagher: Talk on the Wild Side

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Russell Brand returned to radio airwaves yesterday to host a two-hour football special on TalkSPORT with his friend, Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher. It was everything I’d hoped for and more.
Although I don’t know much about British football (called “soccer” here in the U.S.), I was able to keep up with the discussion for the [...]

19
Apr 09

Russell Brand Returns to Radio

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In less than an hour, Russell Brand returns to radio, co-hosting a two-hour football special on TalkSPORT radio with his friend, Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher. The show airs at 9 p.m. UK time, 1 p.m. California time.
Word on the street … okay, word on Russell’s Twitter page … is that Jonathan Ross [...]

16
Apr 09

Listen to Russell Brand on TalkSport Radio

Russell Brand and Noel Gallagher will broadcast a two-hour special on TalkSPORT radio this Sunday, April 19th, 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. UK time.
Exciting news! Thanks to modern technology, wherever you are in the world, you can stream the show live! Just click here to listen: TalkSPORT.Net Media Player
I’m in [...]

13
Apr 09

Russell Brand’s Tribute to Richard Pryor

I’ve long kept a special place in my heart for men who can make me laugh. When I was 16, I dreamed I married Steve Martin. I also bought my very first comedy album, Richard Pryor’s …Is It Something I Said?
I listened in secret, huddled in the family car parked in our driveway. [...]

11
Apr 09

Win The Best of What’s Legal Box Set

I’ve come into my own and am now officially a true Russell Brand fan (or stalker, depending on how you look at it). I knew the answer to the trivia question published in today’s Daily Record right away, without even having to Google it, which made me quite proud!
Unfortunately, I don’t live in the [...]

09
Apr 09

The Best of What’s Legal: A Chronicle of Life on the Edge

The Best of What’s Legal, an audio compilation of the best of Russell Brand’s BBC Radio 2 show, is scheduled to be released next week.
These days, it’s difficult to write comprehensively about Brand without touching on what the media has oh-so-cleverly dubbed “Sachsgate.” When I first learned the story behind Russell Brand’s departure from [...]

07
Apr 09

Russell Brand on National Public Radio

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Listen to this fantastic, in-depth interview Russell Brand gave yesterday on U.S. National Public Radio. This is the best, most comprehensive discussion I’ve heard to date on some of the scandals which have accompanied Mr. Brand’s career, including his departure from BBC Radio 2.