Russell Brand scores again in another hilariously cheeky live performance. After the infamous scandal of Brand and Jonathan Ross’ hit on Andrew Sachs last year, it seems the world wind of media coverage it received has channelled into a great source of comedic material for his latest stand-up tour.Typical to Brand’s self-proclaimed narcissism, he bases Scandalous on the constant drama his career has endured this past year and delves headfirst into the Sachs scandal to reveal his side of the story. Armed with a list of death threats and people’s comments from the Times Online, Brand sends the crowd into cascades of laughter as he reads out suggestions for his punishment that include being put on the Sex Offenders Registry and being sent to Afghanistan to ‘meet real men’.
Brand also touches on his stint as the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards host, and treats the crowd to a condensed performance of the original script he intended for the award show before scrapping it due to too many offensive jokes. With another list on hand, this time of emails from American viewers, Brand is berated and told to stay out of the States and go back home.
Although the British comedian receives much flak for ‘unacceptable’ and ‘offensive’ behaviour, it seems that Russell Brand and trouble are set to go hand in hand for the foreseeable future; but it’s clear that the more criticism he receives, the more material he has, which in turn means a lot more of Brand’s priceless comedy for us to look forward to.
PUBLISHED IN TIME OUT LONDON
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