Russell Brand reduces NBC reporters to nervous wrecks live on morning TV

[Richdog]

A friend just linked me to this, and I did a search and couldn't find anything else on the forum. http://entertainment.ie/wtf/Watch-R...chors-to-nervous-wrecks-on-live-TV/193837.htm

Absolutely hilarious, and really shows how completely and utterly different our American cousins are in so many respects to us Brits. Yes, there is a British woman there, but she is clearly infected with the same Americanized attitude as the others due to working on the program.

While Brand is undoubtedly a douchebag, he is still a quick-witted and clever guy, and he really shows the hosts for the shallow, superficial and fake TV personalities that seem to be common in mainstream American news. Well worth a watch.

 

[Frightful Boar]

Douchebag shows up shallow TV celebrities.

It's a slow news day.

 

[Burnsy2023]

I'm not a Russell Brand fan either. It takes all of a minute for me to get a good idea of how cringingly bad it will be.

 

[Lysander]

Easy targets.

 

[Cosimo]

Who is Willy?.... I think he answered his own question.

 

[Richdog]

Douchebag shows up shallow TV celebrities.

It's a slow news day.

To be news, something does not have to be a catastrophic world event. This is just light-hearted and amusing, especially since it's the first time it has likely ever happened to them on live TV.

 

[Feek]

Absolutely hilarious

Not it's not and neither is he. Was he putting on a Frank Spencer voice deliberately?

 

[McGray]

Tough room.

 

[Richdog]

Not it's not and neither is he. Was he putting on a Frank Spencer voice deliberately?

Agreed, he is not normally hilarious by any stretch. However the situation, and resulting discomfort of said ninnies on live TV, was funny.

As for the voice... that's his voice.

 

[randomshenans]

I really like him. I think he's a really clever and quick witted guy, and highlights how clueless they are.

 

[4T5]

I think that is/was Brilliant.

 

[mrk]

He named one of his books BookyWook or something didn't he? I cba to search because I'm not a Brand fan but do recall something on Graham Norton's show a while back).

It isn't exactly hard to put US media presenters in their place though, Jon Stewart does it almost daily

 

[Andelusion]

I don't like him, although I can't quite explain why, he comes across as being superior to everyone else but I'm not aware of anything he's done that warrants that attitude.

It was however quite amusing to watch the presenters squirm around his unpredictable character and he's completely right about the other bloke being rude when he keeps referring to him as 'him' or 'he'. I'm aware this last bit is ironic but I cba to click the link again to check his name

 

[Cosimo]

Douchebag shows up shallow TV celebrities.

It takes one to do that.

 

[starfighter]

I'm not a massive fan of him but the TV presenters were being rude and so they got what they deserved. He came off looking better than them imho.

 

[Saint1972]

He's on Question Time tomorrow night on BBC1,along with Boris Johnson and Mailanie Phillips.Should be interesting.

 

[Lysander]

He's on Question Time tomorrow night on BBC1,along with Boris Johnson and Mailanie Phillips.Should be interesting.

They should also drag in Timmy Mallett and Lord Such for extra ballast. Honestly, BBC, what a shower.

 

[Von Smallhausen]

He's about as funny as a red hot spit up the crimper.

 

[Andybtsn]

I used to really detest Brand, not sure what swung me to like him, he did well on that program

 

[Hicks]

Big fan, but then I like intelligent, articulate people which seems to be the polar opposite of GD most of the time