Russell Brand is quick witted and politically-minded. In this stage show, filmed live at Hammersmith Apollo in London, Brand looks at media, poverty, symbols, advertising, image and values.
The show starts off with some audience banter, but soon he gets down to business. Jesus, Malcolm X, Che Guevara, and Gandhi are the icons that frame his larger discussion, and it makes for quite an evening of laughs as well as provocation of thought as he discusses each one.
If you like this, search out Brand in his regular YouTube series called the Trews, true news, in which he looks at newspapers and media with a critical eye. If he didn’t swear so much, he’d be useful in school media literacy classes.
Obligatory warning – it’s comedy, so it will offend, amuse, astound, and make one uncomfortable at times. There are adult themes and language. Not all jokes are funny to all people. Please do not operate heavy machinery under the influence of humor, and kids, get your parents AND grandparents permission.
http://youtu.be/laamCcYVZD8
