Fuck me, I must've been watching something else then.
― nate woolls, Friday, 26 October 2007 10:09 (seventeen years ago) link
http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s236/mezxspectrum/HarryHillsmallerrordiffusion.gif
― The Wayward Johnny B, Friday, 26 October 2007 10:09 (seventeen years ago) link
i have been enjoying it too (as i mentioned elsewhere, and to my surprise) and had spotted the similarity to medinner (the public information films, for instance).
i like that he is not afraid to mock himself - he showed footage of his arrest, his clip from the bill, and him singing along with hammers fans (whilst recounting the stories behind them all). he does strike me as a cross between ross noble and noel fielding.
― koogs, Friday, 26 October 2007 12:00 (seventeen years ago) link
RUSSELL BRAND has always hero-worshipped MORRISSEY - and now his dreams have come true with an invite to be in his idol’s next promo.
Russell told me: “I’m off to LA to be in Morrissey’s video for a couple of days - mad, isn’t it?”
Not at all, Russell. At least you won’t c*** it up like the numbskull from the NME.
Russell’s also making a documentary on the ex-SMITHS star - a nerve-wracking gig keeping the Manc misery-guts happy.
It’s a task that would definitely cause the dinkle to shrink in fear.
― Dom Passantino, Thursday, 20 December 2007 11:51 (sixteen years ago) link
fyi i was smoking crack in 2006
― That one guy that hit it and quit it, Thursday, 20 December 2007 11:52 (sixteen years ago) link
Brand and Moz can talk about Celebrity Big Brother 2007 together.
― Dom Passantino, Thursday, 20 December 2007 11:55 (sixteen years ago) link
oscar brand
― gabbneb, Thursday, 20 December 2007 12:59 (sixteen years ago) link
i like the programme he does on more 4 at the moment. his anecdote about trying to ask out one of the williams sisters was really funny (and endearing, just cos hes so honest).
― mr x, Thursday, 20 December 2007 13:00 (sixteen years ago) link
Charlie Brooker had a piece defending him in the last Guardian guide (which opened with Brooker admitting that all his friends were egging him on to tear into Brand when they heard he was writing a column on him).
I still haven't LOL'd at any Russell Brand, though. I can appreciate that he's clearly very clever (did Dennis Miller ever make it to the UK? Miller is a reference point for Brand, which is... not a good thing), and his redemption tale is impressive, but no laffs for me.
― Savannah Smiles, Thursday, 20 December 2007 14:27 (sixteen years ago) link
I can appreciate that he's clearly very clever
Not that clearly
― Tom D., Thursday, 20 December 2007 14:27 (sixteen years ago) link
No, I guess you're right, but I think even detractors can admit he's pretty quick.
― Savannah Smiles, Thursday, 20 December 2007 14:48 (sixteen years ago) link
TV Burp > Ponderland > TV Offal >>>>>>> In Bed With FattyUnfunnyMoreLike
― DavidM, Thursday, 20 December 2007 15:10 (sixteen years ago) link
-- Savannah Smiles, Thursday, 20 December 2007 14:48 (21 minutes ago) Bookmark Link
WAU
― Dom Passantino, Thursday, 20 December 2007 15:10 (sixteen years ago) link
Care to share some examples of Brand adlibs, SS?
― Dom Passantino, Thursday, 20 December 2007 15:11 (sixteen years ago) link
Didn't seem too quick on "Have I Got News..."
― Tom D., Thursday, 20 December 2007 15:13 (sixteen years ago) link
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7508863.stm
Loathe as I am to cite the 'you wouldn't think it was funny if it was your family being attacked, Mr Brand' but...
― Mark G, Wednesday, 16 July 2008 10:16 (sixteen years ago) link
I thought this thread was going to be about sports jerseys and shit
http://www.coloradocrush.com/resources/img/news/Russell-%20large.jpg
― burt_stanton, Wednesday, 16 July 2008 11:15 (sixteen years ago) link
loath
― conrad, Wednesday, 16 July 2008 11:30 (sixteen years ago) link
I hear there's an Northampton ILX poster who looks like an unsuccessful rapist. Maybe I should call the police.
― Raw Patrick, Wednesday, 16 July 2008 11:33 (sixteen years ago) link
OK, I'm in Northampton until further notice. What is good to do in Northampton?
-- Masonic Boom, Thursday, 3 July 2008 12:04 (1 week ago) Bookmark Link
― The stickman from the hilarious "xkcd" comics, Wednesday, 16 July 2008 11:36 (sixteen years ago) link
Ek, he's fugly.
― stevienixed, Wednesday, 16 July 2008 12:27 (sixteen years ago) link
-> Clearly a sign I'm no longer "with it"
what, a right pointing arrow?
― Mark G, Wednesday, 16 July 2008 12:28 (sixteen years ago) link
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/article1858875.ece
Best comedy in the world
― The Slash My Father Wrote (DJ Mencap), Monday, 27 October 2008 11:13 (sixteen years ago) link
Russell Brand has the demeanour of someone who is getting absolutely raped by his agent on royalties. Would any of ILX's namedrop kliq care to comment?
― Carrie Bradshaw Layfield (The stickman from the hilarious 'xkcd' comics), Monday, 27 October 2008 11:19 (sixteen years ago) link
Crime expert and ex-Flying Squad chief John O’Connor yesterday said the “jokes” were “criminal”.
That's a bizarre sentence to just drop in the middle of the story, I don't know exactly why.
― Mark G, Monday, 27 October 2008 11:25 (sixteen years ago) link
Georgina was said to be “mortified”.
I should think so too. They are horrible knickers.
http://img.thesun.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00628/SNN2703GX1_280_628992a.jpg(nsfw)
― A country only rich people know (Ned Trifle II), Monday, 27 October 2008 11:33 (sixteen years ago) link
arghh put the warning BEFORE the link. lol.
― Ant Attack |=| (Ste), Monday, 27 October 2008 11:39 (sixteen years ago) link
Wow @ that story, what a horrible, obnoxious asshole if it's true.
― The Plastic Fork (Pashmina), Monday, 27 October 2008 12:22 (sixteen years ago) link
So the BBC has four choices about what to do next:
1) do nothing2) punish Brand3) punish Ross4) punish Brand and Ross
Obviously they're not going to do anything to upset their £18M/yr star player Wossy, and they can't be seen to be taking no action at all, so it's out into the wilderness for Brand.
― snoball, Monday, 27 October 2008 12:27 (sixteen years ago) link
Or just apologise and see it if blows over.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7692911.stm
― A country only rich people know (Ned Trifle II), Monday, 27 October 2008 12:32 (sixteen years ago) link
I don't think Brand's apology is going to cut it though...
"I would like to take this opportunity to issue a personal Russell Brand apology to Andrew Sachs, the great comic actor who played Manuel, for a message Jonathan and I left on his answerphone, but it was quite funny,"
― A country only rich people know (Ned Trifle II), Monday, 27 October 2008 12:36 (sixteen years ago) link
Somebody should punch him in the nuts.
― The Plastic Fork (Pashmina), Monday, 27 October 2008 12:36 (sixteen years ago) link
Well yesterday the BBC were claiming that they hadn't even received a complaint from Sachs. Today they're all "sorry sorry sorry sorry". Brand's apology kind of misses the point - it's not the swearing, it's saying "lol I shagged your grand-daughter".
― snoball, Monday, 27 October 2008 12:40 (sixteen years ago) link
And as for saying the Daily Mail is a right wing reactionary load of tosh, well fair enough, it is - but Russ son they'll be gunning for you now.
― snoball, Monday, 27 October 2008 12:41 (sixteen years ago) link
Hard to decide who is the bigger cunt, normally Ross would win this contest hands down but Russ is coming up on the rails
― Ich Ber ein Binliner (Tom D.), Monday, 27 October 2008 12:41 (sixteen years ago) link
Yeah, nobody slaps the wonderful Manuel about the head oh wait...
― Mark G, Monday, 27 October 2008 12:42 (sixteen years ago) link
I would like it if Cleese were to weigh in on this now.
― snoball, Monday, 27 October 2008 12:44 (sixteen years ago) link
I don't think he even likes to be reminded of 'Manuel' does he? Or maybe that was a long time ago and now he looks back fondly on it?
― A country only rich people know (Ned Trifle II), Monday, 27 October 2008 12:44 (sixteen years ago) link
Sachs that is, altho' probably Cleese as well.
― A country only rich people know (Ned Trifle II), Monday, 27 October 2008 12:45 (sixteen years ago) link
Hmm, the Daily Mail are going after a different angle...
― A country only rich people know (Ned Trifle II), Monday, 27 October 2008 12:46 (sixteen years ago) link
i.e. their usual one. Look at these shocking photos! And we've got more!
― A country only rich people know (Ned Trifle II), Monday, 27 October 2008 12:47 (sixteen years ago) link
the daily mail REEEEEEEALLY hates women, doesn't it?
― MacElby's Puddin'© (stevie), Monday, 27 October 2008 12:49 (sixteen years ago) link
how in the world does someone like jonathan ross become anyone's "£18m star player"? i seriously can't discern anything about him which could make him that popular?
― lex pretend, Monday, 27 October 2008 12:50 (sixteen years ago) link
I think it's more that middle class women hate women and the Daily Mail is more than happy to play to their needs.
xp
― Carrie Bradshaw Layfield (The stickman from the hilarious 'xkcd' comics), Monday, 27 October 2008 12:51 (sixteen years ago) link
lexotm
― Ich Ber ein Binliner (Tom D.), Monday, 27 October 2008 12:51 (sixteen years ago) link
I just cottoned on to this whole thread. Dud. Definitely dud.
In the same bag as Simon Amstell and Fearne thingy off GMTV.
― AndyTheScot, Monday, 27 October 2008 12:52 (sixteen years ago) link
"£18m star player"
Lex, I was being sarcastic - £18M over three years, £6M a year? Did you see him taking the piss out of Daniel Craig on Friday? "If you give me your watch, I'll give you this drinks coaster with a picture of Ricky Gervais on it"
― snoball, Monday, 27 October 2008 12:53 (sixteen years ago) link
no i know you were being sarcastic but presumably the bbc thinks he's worth that, and he has the ratings to back it up...which is what i'm wtf about.
"If you give me your watch, I'll give you this drinks coaster with a picture of Ricky Gervais on it"
i mean eg i don't even know what's supposed to be funny about this?
― lex pretend, Monday, 27 October 2008 12:58 (sixteen years ago) link
he is suggesting that the coaster is as valuable as the watch!!!!!!!!!
― Cittaslow Mazza (blueski), Monday, 27 October 2008 13:02 (sixteen years ago) link