I saw a few Russell Brand comedy gigs back in the day. One of them was a free tv show taping, back in 2008, called "Russell Brand's Ponderland." Brand was famous back then for calling testicles "ball bags," being a recovered heroin addict, looking like a dandy and sleeping with more women then Julio Iglesias. My mom told me he was an egotistical prick.

The tv show taping was hilarious, and as I was leaving, I see Brand at the doorway, thanking everyone in the audience for coming. He was so sweet and polite and humble, taking pictures with anyone, signing anything, making sure to shake everyone's hand, taking time to make conversation, not the egotistical ass my mother thought he was at all. He did not have to do this. I've seen a lot of free tapings, and he's the only one I ever saw doorstep the entire audience.

Anyway, I kind of love Brand for that, and it's a shame his movie career never caught fire, though he did have those two hits, Sarah Marshall and Get me to the Greek.

The latter is the funnier of the pictures, and the better vehicle for him, cos he gets to play up all those qualities my mother hated about him, and simultaneously, all the qualities I liked about him, from his quick wit to his basic decency.

Jonah Hill makes for a likeable leading man schlemiel, and the two make for a winning duo.

The writers also came up with some hilarious video pop song parodies, that have rarely been bettered, especially Rose Byrne's "Ring Around the Rosy" lol.

Like the lady said, She's talking about her a-hole. Thing is, Russell Brand isn't one. :)