Tag Archives: Russell Brand

Russell Brand Says American TV Execs Should Listen Better

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on May 26th, 2011

OK so we promise we won’t be running lots and lots of stories about the American X Factor and who is and is not going to be judging it this year. Frankly the way things are going, they should get the contestants to decide ...

UK College Students Hail James Corden, Nigella Lawson as H-O-T

By MacKenzie Wilson | Posted on May 23rd, 2011

As the saying goes, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. And everyone has their own personal tastes and types, especially when it comes to celebrities.

Five British Husbands And Their American Wives

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on May 20th, 2011

The rules of love are difficult to define, constantly changing, draconian and libertarian at one and the same time, and hard to read through all the steam, but there are common threads which unite generations. Beautiful women fall for ...

Oi! Katy Perry! Hands Off Mary Poppins!

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on May 6th, 2011

OK, this might start off looking like a slightly Ameriphenic news story, perhaps, but bear with me, the point will become clear.

Helen Mirren Drops The S-Bomb On BBC Breakfast

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on April 20th, 2011

Ah the glory of live TV! Anything can happen, and there is not much anyone can do about whatever it is except smile, apologize and try and keep calm.

Jerry Seinfeld Mocks The Royal Wedding!

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on April 14th, 2011

Today you find the UK in a little bit of a tizzy, as if the natural order of things appears to suddenly have been reversed.

Russell Brand’s ‘Arthur’ Leaves You Wanting Moore

By Leah Rozen | Posted on April 8th, 2011

There’s a new Arthur on screen and the sole advantage he has over his earlier, equally tipsy namesake is height. Yes, sorry to say, but watching a miscast Russell Brand strain to be funny in a sluggish remake of Arthur, the classic ...

WATCH: Dame Helen Mirren Breaks New Ground with ‘Arthur’

By Tom Brook | Posted on April 6th, 2011

Dame Helen Mirren sees her role in the remake of Arthur, in which she co-stars opposite Russell Brand, as a career departure. The 65-year-old actress told me, “I did it because I’ve never done a big full-out comedy ...

The Tellyvangelist: April 4 – 10

By Kevin Wicks | Posted on April 4th, 2011

What’s British on U.S. television this week?

WATCH: Russell Brand Reveals His Royal Wedding Plans

By Tom Brook | Posted on April 1st, 2011

Russell Brand has been enthusiastically fielding questions about the royal wedding while promoting the forthcoming remake of the 1981 romantic comedy classic Arthur, in which he stars.