AKA Shame
Filmed at the Hackney Empire during Russell Brand's sell-out tour of 2007, Doing Life Live contains all the unique, high octane and style that the comedian is famous for.
Russell talks about the scandals in which he has been involved, and the press and public's reactions to them, then finishes by talking about sex.
This is The World According To Russell Brand. Expect a ménage a trois of sexy, dark and hilarious jokes from Britain’s most notorious and talented comedian. In The World According To Russell Brand we’re taken on an irreverent tour of Russell’s scandalous life, delving into childhood memories, travelling experiences and thoughts on sex, lies and being famous. This is the very best of Russell Brand, taken from his Russell Brand Live, Live – Doing Life and Ponderland DVD’s.
Russell Brand, the unexpected star and scene-stealer of "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" and controversial host of the 2008 VMS's, makes his Comedy Central debut with "Russell Brand in New York City." Detailing the difficulty of handling his new-found fame in America, recounting the time he met the Queen and instructing woman on how they should approach him, Russell Brand proves he's the hottest thing to come out of Britain since The Beatles.
Recorded live at Hammersmith Apollo, Russell questions the values of heroes and leaders. ‘Messiah Complex’ is a disorder where sufferers think they might be the messiah. Did Jesus have it? What about Che Guevara, Gandhi, Malcolm X and Hitler? All these men have shaped our lives and influenced the way we think. Their images are used to represent ideas that often do not relate to them at all. Would Gandhi be into Apple? Would Che Guevara endorse Madonna? Would Jesus be into Christianity? He concludes it’s all a load of rubbish and encourages the audience to stop voting, ignore advertising, look to the transcendent within themselves and others...and kick over some bins on their way home. Plus there’s sex. Obviously.
Russell Brand gets loquacious in London as he ruminates on the state of the world and marvels over how his life changed the moment he became a father.
