Scandalous - Live At The O2 (Ntsc)

This lively set, recorded during his sell out UK wide 'Scandalous' tour - which recently visited Australian shores in two hyper-sold-out shows in Sydney and Melbourne, rolls out 80 minutes of boundary pushing, fantastically original material, confronting ideas that others would never dream of voicing. Brand dissects his stellar rise to Hollywood fame, lives up to his notorious reputation by flirting with the audience and offers amusing animated sex tips. He pokes fun at his trademark style, defending his leggings as "Testostertrousers" and offers hysterical anecdotes about Tim Westwood and Helen Mirren. His stateside experience of hosting the MTV Video Music Awards in 2008 is also a source of material for Brand as he infamously offended American viewers by calling U.S. President George W. Bush a "retarded cowboy fella". Quickly realising he had to abandon his original script and present off the top of his head, Brand saves many of the original jokes for the DVD and delivers them with eloquence. Russell Brand has had a successful career in stand-up comedy since his first appearance at the Hackney Empire New Act of the Year Final in 2000. Appearances include the Teenage Cancer Trust and Royal Variety Performance in 2007, which followed his first nationwide UK tour, Shame, in 2006. His debut autobiography, My Booky Wook, sold over a million copies and he recorded a special for Comedy Central titled Russell Brand in New York. He has also had a hugely successful movie career with hits such as the romantic comedy Forgetting Sarah Marshall, St Trinian's, Bedtime Stories - and most recently Get Him To The Greek. Brand followed up his Best Newcomer award at the British Comedy Awards with the Best Live Stand-Up gong in 2008. The DVD also features never-been-seen-before DVD extras including an exclusive 'Frank and Explicit' interview with Frank Skinner interviewing Russell. In addition there is 'Private Glancer' - behind the scenes footage of Russell throughout his Scandalous Tour.