When Russell Brand was 16, he inscribed a school-leaving card to his first girlfriend. “You might be as famous as me one day,” he wrote. “If so, see you at the top.” There was no “might”, not from the very beginning, about how famous Russell Brand expected to be.
But the rest of us might have been forgiven for thinking the game was up for Brand after the 2008 incident when, egged on by Jonathan Ross, he prank-called the elderly actor Andrew Sachs to boast he had slept with his granddaughter. The incident cost him his show on Radio 2 and turned much of the UK media against him. Yet, a year-and-a-half on from “Sachsgate”, while Ross’s star is falling, Brand has become a transatlantically famous name.
Having been eagerly photographed waltzing up the red carpet into Vanity Fair’s post-Oscars party with pop star fiancee Katy Perry, Brand now has six feature films either in development or post-production. A sequel to his bestselling autobiography, My Bookie Wook, is under contract with a new publisher, and Oliver Stone – who has said that Brand reminds him of Jim Morrison – is reported to be executive-producing a documentary about him. Less than two years after many were predicting the end of his career, this spindleshanked loon in women’s trousers looks set to take over the world. How, it’s fair to wonder, did this come about?
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Destined to be a star. Those that love you appreciate how hard you’ve worked to get there. Just wish we could see a bit more of you in blighty. X
Jonathan Ross is not falling… Besides that of course Russell is rising like a rocket
Who wrote this? They spelled Booky Wook wrong, unless this is the name of the new book. By the way Russell, where is the 2nd booky wook? And where are you? xoxoxo
woot! =D
WHERES MATT?!
definitely agree we need more Russ here in the UK. Was hoping he’d have kept producing the radio show as a podcast and charged advertisers or something. Oh well I’m looking forward to the new book :)
best bit Russell Brand: every Englishman you ever want – Jack Sparrow, Keith Richards, Kenneth Williams.
I can’t stop!…….I’ve got a Morrisons to open!
if this guy thinks Russell is a comedy genius he should listen to the banter between matt and russell and may aswell throw noel and mr ghee in there, bring back the radio show funniest thing ever
Read the whole thing.. dont like what they’re implying in the last paragraph.. It worrys me that they expect a recovering drug addict/alcoholic to relapse if things dont go their way.
You are amazing, Russell. Don’t let anyone tell you any different.
Bring back Matt….and ofcourse Russ to the UK. Really Really Really miss the radio show, I think I know the old podcasts off by heart! Oh well, will look forward to the new book. xxx
I agree that Brand is a rising star, but why so harsh on Ross? The “timeline” they present is obviously manipulated to make Ross look like he’s on the fast track to obscurity, when all it really says is that his wife’s movie got panned by a few critics and he hasn’t done anything new lately. Far from a falling star.
On a brighter note, I’m glad people are noticing Brand’s hard work. He hasn’t quite made it yet, but once all these movies get released, Russell Brand will be a household name.
Saw your poster at a theatre in Oaks, Pennsylvania. You have arrived, Sir! You deserve it too!
Rusty is absolutely amazing. U need to come to new york again plz