Russell Brand - Funny People Live

Short standup clip of Russell Brand at the Improv, filmed for the DVD of Funny People.

Category:

Comedy

Tags:

• russell
• brand
• funny
• people

[owenhunt]

This is funnier than his status quo stand-up.

[hazel72]

@owenhunt - This bit has featured in his standup for years - he tells the same story about the threesome in 2007's Doing Life, and he said the "if I audition 2 at a time, I'll find the one more quickly" line in every Scandalous show. Therefore, I would say this is pretty representative of his stand-up.

[owenhunt]

I suppose I should re-prhase my criticism.

Ahem. I believe this is a piece of comic material that is more densely packed with humour than the status quo of his stand-up material. In other words, this is an example of his better work. If more of his stand-up was this good, I'd consider him an excellent stand-up.

As it is, I love everything he does except for stand-up. I really wish this was representative of his stand-up, but it really isn't.

[hazel72]

@owenhunt Hmm... okay. :) I get your point, and I like some of his standup bits more than others, but on the whole I think Scandalous in particular is pretty darn funny! It'll be interesting to see what his next material is like - he tried some of it out at small gigs recently but I wasn't able to attend any.

[owenhunt]

:) Strangely, Scandalous is the piece of stand-up I am least keen on. I suppose the winner here is Russell, as his fans have assorted opinions on which of his work is better than others.

I'd like to attend a Russell Brand event someday, whether it'd be a stand-up show or not is a seperate matter. I'm sure he has some augmentation of his talents that is still yet to emerge.

[hazel72]

Well said! I believe you might be the most articulate person I've ever spoken to on Youtube! ;)

I would like to see a gig where he was less scripted, more off the cuff. His small rehearsal gigs when he's trying out new material tend to be more like that. I like when comedy is spontaneous, rather than something that is performed almost word-for-word the same way night after night.

[JethroQ]

MAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATT

[amnboss0]

@hazel72 not sure if you ever came to another country but when you show up and they dont know you..... YOU USE THE JOKES THAT ARE ALREADY FUNNY IN ENGLIND. p.s. im american russ is ity us beleave that. hahaha actuall love timothy-

[21sweatybetty]

@owenhunt and hazel72. go flirt somewhere else

[Xemilyrose2011X]

That guys friends think he's a republican. And he's not.

[SuperSweetalicous]

why are all the comments like a metre long?? like whos going to be asked to read them

[TheReenix]

Magic. "My friends think I'm a republican and I'm not." That'll go well after Russell Brand!

[bbBumble28]

A spunky war pistol. Bahahaha

[ThomAitken7]

@Dudeman0911 Frankie Boyle is not a comedian non of his material is original he just seems to tell the jokes that you get after a celebrity has died and I used to like him

[LOLjkSTFUffs]

My friends think I'm a republican and I'm not...

[Dudeman0911]

But he's nothing compared to Jimmy Carr, or Frankie Boyle

[rwtj01]

@hazel72 like an oasis in the desert, what a relief, as well as a huge shock, to read a conversation of comments on youtube that doesn't seem to have been written by less evolved versions of humanity. Good job, both of you!!! :)