I dislike Brand's Ponderland stuff
but I agree that when he's on panel shows he's usually pretty funny. And I saw his most recent stand up a bit ago fully expecting to hate it, but it was pretty funny. Especially amusing was his take on the uproar caused by him and Ross doing that stupid phone call to Andrew Sachs.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Tue 9 Mar 2010, 12:27, 1 reply, 16 years ago)

I thought
he was funny on the Big Fat Quiz a few years ago with Noel Fielding
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Tue 9 Mar 2010, 12:31, Reply)

The only thing he's ever said that made me laugh
was on that show.

David Walliams was a guest, just after he'd swum the channel. He was being a bit of a prick - for a change - and Brand told him "you've got to take this seriously David, this isn't some prance across the channel, this is a QUIZ!!"
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 9 Mar 2010, 12:39, Reply)

yes
to be fair if you ranked comedians in order of prickishness David Walliams beats most of them
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Tue 9 Mar 2010, 12:51, Reply)

I did slightly forget him a bit
when I suggested the thread. Rookie mistake. The man's a dickhead.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 9 Mar 2010, 12:54, Reply)

Can I throw Rob Brydon in the mix
I can't stand him
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Tue 9 Mar 2010, 12:55, Reply)

Have to stand up for the Brydon
Rare to find someone on TV being so proudly Welsh, and my heritage dictates that I have to admire this in him

Doesn't extend to the Stereophonics though. Wankers.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 9 Mar 2010, 12:56, Reply)

The only funny thing Brydon has ever done
is being able to do that tiny trapped in a barrel man voice
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Tue 9 Mar 2010, 12:59, Reply)

I liked Human Remains

( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Tue 9 Mar 2010, 13:10, Reply)

What about his character in Gavin And Stacy?
I think Uncle Bryn is fucking funny
(wehttamman via B3ta for microwave, Tue 9 Mar 2010, 14:11, Reply)

Gavin and Stacey is one of the worst pieces of crap to ever be broadcast
it's a piece of shit. it baffles me how it is so popular.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 9 Mar 2010, 14:37, Reply)

Well I love that programme

(wehttamman via B3ta for microwave, Tue 9 Mar 2010, 14:45, Reply)

I think that if he tried
Russell Brand could be really funny. Michael McIntyre couldn't even if he tried
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Tue 9 Mar 2010, 12:56, Reply)

Agreed
How the fuck McIntyre is so successful I'll never know. There must be a lot of very stupid people with money for DVDs
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 9 Mar 2010, 12:57, Reply)

Goth Detectives

( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Tue 9 Mar 2010, 12:54, Reply)