RE:Brand

RE:Brand was a British documentary and comedy television program that aimed to take a challenging look at cultural taboos.

RE:Brand
GenreDocumentary
Comedy
Created byRussell Brand
Matt Morgan
StarringRussell Brand
Ending themeMogwai – "Summer (Priority Version)"
Country of originEngland, United Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes7
Production
ProducerVera Productions
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time25 min
Release
Original networkUK Play
Picture formatColour
Audio formatStereo
Original release2002 (2002)

It was conceived, written and hosted by Russell Brand, with the help of his comic partner for many projects, Matt Morgan. The series was shown on the now defunct digital satellite channel UK Play in 2002. As confirmed in his memoirs My Booky Wook and mentioned on his radio shows, Brand was often drunk or on heroin during the filming of RE:Brand.

Episode guide

#Title
1"Dad Fight"
Brand challenges his father to a boxing match.
2"Nazi Boy"
Brand meets Mark Collett the leader of the Youth BNP.
3"Homeless James (Part 1)"
Brand invites a homeless man to live in his house. According to Brand, James has since died of a drugs overdose.[1]
4"Homeless James (Part 2)"
Homeless James returns to life on the streets.
5"My Old Tart?"
Brand takes a pensioner away for a dirty weekend.
6"Eddie Kidd Rides Again"
Brand meets motorcycle daredevil Eddie Kidd, who was left paralyzed for life after a stunt went wrong.
7"Wanky Wanky"
Brand challenges his own heterosexuality by masturbating a gay man in a pub toilet, but with some apprehension.

References

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