Forgetting Sarah Marshall was not my first exposure to the bizarre genius that is Russell Brand. I stumbled across him a few months ago via a brief obsession with Noel Fielding that resulted in much Youtube video viewing; and some of these videos featured Russell Brand. And, I’ll admit it, I was initially intrigued by the hair. Who does that to their hair? And what man would think to do it? The back-combing, the peacock-like display at the top of his head . . . but for all its strangeness, when combined with his skinny pants, half-open shirts, necklaces, bracelets, and eyeliner, the hair sort of fits right in.
But this got me to thinking about comedians who look and act like rock stars. In all honesty, I can’t think of a single American comedian who can even compare to the likes of Russell Brand, Noel Fielding, and Eddie Izzard. American comedians generally have no sense of glamour – we’re lucky to see an American comedian in a suit from time to time, rather than the usual flannel over a Hanes tee shirt, or non-descript band tee shirt.
Given that I know very little about Russell Brand, I’m looking forward to reading his autobiography, fantastically entitled My Booky Wook.
Here’s a clip of Russell talking about Woody Harrelson:
