The Russell Brand Show | |
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Presented by | Russell Brand |
Theme music composer | Dirty Pretty Things |
Opening theme | "Deadwood" |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
No. of episodes | 5 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Running time | 60 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | Channel 4 |
Release | 24 November – 22 December 2006 |
The Russell Brand Show is a chat show presented by Russell Brand. It aired on the British terrestrial TV channel Channel 4 and was broadcast on Friday nights. The programme featured Brand's take on current topics of conversation, a sketch on current topics, guest interviews and live music. [1]
No. | Date | Guest(s) | Musical Guest/Song performed |
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1 | 24 November 2006 | Matt Lucas and David Walliams | Amy Winehouse ("You Know I'm No Good") |
2 | 1 December 2006 | Courtney Love and Katarina Waters | Morrissey ("I Just Want to See the Boy Happy") |
3 | 8 December 2006 | Peter Andre, Katie Price, and Emma Bunton | Primal Scream ("Country Girl") |
4 | 15 December 2006 | Sharon Osbourne and Matt Willis | Kasabian ("Me Plus One") |
5 | 22 December 2006 | Jade Goody, Reece Shearsmith, and Steve Pemberton | Dirty Pretty Things ("Bang Bang You're Dead") and ("Fairytale of New York") |
At the 2006 Broadcasting Press Guild Awards, Brand won the award for best TV performer in a non-acting role. [2]
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