# Russell Brand? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 30, 2011, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russell-brand/583736 "2011-05-30T05:20:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![YaraMateo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/58f4c7/32.png) [@YaraMateo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YaraMateo)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2011, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russell-brand/583736/1 "2011-05-30T05:20:41Z")
Russell Brand seems to be one of the few celebs I’m really I suppose neutral on. Whenever I find I dislike him, he does something funny or does a charming interview. When I want to call myself a Brand fan, he acts high out of his mind and does a movie that’s not funny (Arthur). I think he’s kind of funny, but he can’t carry a movie. Opinions on Russell Brand? ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2011, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russell-brand/583736/2 "2011-05-30T05:52:13Z")
I don’t have a strongly negative opinion of him. But from what I do know of him, I find him (and his wife) sort of annoying. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2011, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russell-brand/583736/3 "2011-05-30T05:52:39Z")
He’s in what might be the worst adaptation of The Tempest ever committed to film. That’s about all I know about him, so we’re not off to a good start. ---
**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2011, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russell-brand/583736/4 "2011-05-30T06:13:17Z")
I’ve only seem him on a few occasions, and the word “douche” comes to mind. ---
**Author:** ![Starving\_Artist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aeb1de/32.png) [@Starving\_Artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starving_Artist)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2011, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russell-brand/583736/5 "2011-05-30T06:20:41Z")
Enjoyed him in _Get Him To The Greek_. Made me kind of a fan. ---
**Author:** ![Taomist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@Taomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taomist)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2011, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russell-brand/583736/6 "2011-05-30T06:26:20Z")
> [@Starving\_Artist](#): > > Enjoyed him in _Get Him To The Greek_. Made me kind of a fan. This. Haven’t seen anything else though, so jury is currently for the defendant…but we haven’t had lunch yet. ---
**Author:** ![teambigmeal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f04885/32.png) [@teambigmeal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teambigmeal)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2011, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russell-brand/583736/7 "2011-05-30T06:42:30Z")
I kinda like him though! ---
**Author:** ![YaraMateo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/58f4c7/32.png) [@YaraMateo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YaraMateo)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2011, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russell-brand/583736/8 "2011-05-30T07:19:58Z")
> [@Starving\_Artist](#): > > Enjoyed him in _Get Him To The Greek_. Made me kind of a fan. It was a good movie. However, I think Jonah Hill really carried that movie and from what I’ve seen, I’ve not seen all og JH’s movie, isn’t as annoying as Brand can be. ---
**Author:** ![Novelty\_Bobble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Novelty\_Bobble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novelty_Bobble)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2011, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russell-brand/583736/9 "2011-05-30T07:26:43Z")
I think he has some very interesting ideas in his stand-up, I just find his delivery and character really annoying. ---
**Author:** ![Hoops](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hoops/32/6408_2.png) [@Hoops](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoops)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2011, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russell-brand/583736/10 "2011-05-30T07:32:40Z")
I first saw Brand in a recent [Secret Policeman’s Ball performance](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=999OFGq7WwI). I thought it was hilarious. Unfortunately, I haven’t found anything else he’s done to be nearly as funny. ---
**Author:** ![YaraMateo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/58f4c7/32.png) [@YaraMateo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YaraMateo)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2011, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russell-brand/583736/11 "2011-05-30T07:50:10Z")
> [@Hoops](#): > > I first saw Brand in a recent [Secret Policeman’s Ball performance](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=999OFGq7WwI). I thought it was hilarious. > > Unfortunately, I haven’t found anything else he’s done to be nearly as funny. Thanks for posting that. I think he comes off very funny in stand up and interviews. I saw some clips of a show he had on youtube. He comes off as intelligent. One thing I have to say is sometimes his accent is a bit annoying. He sounds like a child imo. He kinda has that Beckham accent. ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2011, 8:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russell-brand/583736/12 "2011-05-30T08:53:38Z")
_Russell Brand in New York City_ is on Watch Instantly on Netflix, if you don’t think it’s funny then Russel Brand just isn’t for you. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2011, 9:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russell-brand/583736/13 "2011-05-30T09:02:12Z")
He’s funny on _The Big Fat Quiz of the Year_. But I’m like the OP - I expect to hate him, and then he turns out to be clever, insightful, articulate, and funny. But he’s a bit of a poser. ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2011, 9:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russell-brand/583736/14 "2011-05-30T09:06:35Z")
> [@YaraMateo](#): > > He comes off as intelligent. I agree, I wanted to see what he studied so I looked him up on wiki. Holy. Shit. He had a hard childhood. ---
**Author:** ![amanset](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8dc957/32.png) [@amanset](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amanset)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2011, 9:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russell-brand/583736/15 "2011-05-30T09:21:56Z")
Him presenting Big Brother’s Big Mouth made the whole Big Brother concept bearable. [Ponderland](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Brand%27s_Ponderland) is quite brilliant. I class him like Jackass. I really shouldn’t like it but I just can’t help myself. ---
**Author:** ![Peanuthead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peanuthead/32/360_2.png) [@Peanuthead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peanuthead)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2011, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russell-brand/583736/16 "2011-05-30T13:09:46Z")
He’s kind of hit and miss with me. However, his persona is starting to get on my nerves. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Arky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2011, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russell-brand/583736/17 "2011-05-30T20:07:43Z")
He gets to rail out Katy Perry, so kudos to him. That’s about it, though. ---
**Author:** ![singular1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba9def/32.png) [@singular1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/singular1)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2011, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russell-brand/583736/18 "2011-05-30T22:02:21Z")
I torture myself by watching the View, and I’ll always have a place in my heart for him just from watching him completely baffle and unsettle Shari “ignorant horny bad stereotype” Shepard and Barbara “senile rude self-centered twat” in two seperate interviews. I can’t provide links, but if you are a fan, Google them - they are hysterical! ---
**Author:** ![Argent\_Towers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2011, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russell-brand/583736/19 "2011-05-30T22:28:59Z")
Judging by his Wikipedia page, he seems to be a very troubled man with some problematic addictions and self destructive behavior. I see his future playing out similar to John Belushi’s, unless he is able to reign in his demons. ---
**Author:** ![gwendee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/35a633/32.png) [@gwendee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gwendee)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2011, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russell-brand/583736/20 "2011-05-30T22:35:17Z")
When I was outvoted by a group and resigned to seeing Arthur I was disappointed specifically because I don’t really care for Russell Brand, and have turned the channel away from him. I was surprised to enjoy the movie more than I’d expected and thought he actually did a solid job. It’s emphasis is more on Romantic than Comedy. It was a sweet little movie. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russell-brand/583736.md?page=2)