Brand X with Russell Brand was an American late-night talk show, stand up comedytelevision series that premiered on FX on June 28, 2012, starring English comedian Russell Brand and created by Brand and Troy Miller.[2] Its second season concluded on May 2, 2013.[3] On June 6, 2013, FX announced that Brand X would not be renewed for a third season.[4]
For the first half of season 1 (2012), there weren't any guests, just an extended monologue with three loosely connected topics. Brand was accompanied on stage by his political analyst Matt Stoller in season 1. In later episodes, a celebrity guest appeared for two segments, the first of which was an interview and the second of which was Brand and the guest giving an audience member advice about a problem they asked about. In the second half of season 1, Brand added the segment "Totally Unacceptable Opinion", which featured people from hate groups such as the Westboro Baptist Church, and Brand argued with them about their controversial beliefs, then brought out some of the types of people whom they hate (for example, a group of homosexuals) for a debate.
Season 2edit
FX renewed the series on November 27 for a 13-episode second season, which began on February 7, 2013 and expanded to an hour-long format broadcast live. The "Totally Unacceptable Opinion" segment was dropped and Stoller was effectively replaced as sideman by Steve Jones, founding member and guitarist of the Sex Pistols. In addition to providing brief guitar accompaniment leading into and out of commercial breaks, Jonesy's punk credentials and congenial on-air manner from years as Los Angeles Indie 103 radio DJ/host proved a far better fit for occasional banter with fellow Brit Brand.[5]
Cancellationedit
On June 6, 2013, FX announced that Brand X with Russell Brand would not be renewed for a third season. FX has reportedly picked up a scripted pilot starring Brand that will be loosely based on his life, similar to Curb Your Enthusiasm.[4]
Receptionedit
The first episode gained largely negative reviews,[6] with Mary McNamara of the Los Angeles Times commenting that, "If nothing else, Brand has overestimated his own ability to riff on the news, or rather the audience's interest in his riff. More experienced "talk show" stars, from Leno to Colbert, approach the half-hour with a bit more humility; they do not try to sustain it with monologue alone."[7]
Tim Goodman of The Hollywood Reporter was more positive, although he found that the half-hour-long time slot was "constraining".[1] According to Goodman, Brand X is "ostensibly an exercise in Brand riffing on the news" and is considered to be an attempt by Brand to bring his stand up comedy roots to a U.S. audience.[1][8]
Referencesedit
^ abcdeGoodman, Tim (June 28, 2012). . The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on September 10, 2012. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
^Charlie Sheen's 'Anger Management,' ' Louis,' And 'Strangely Uplifting' With Russell Brand Get Premiere Dates The Huffington Post, February 28, 2012
^Andreeva, Nellie (June 6, 2013). "FX Drops 'Brand X With Russell Brand', Picks Up Live-Action Project With Brand". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
^ abGoldberg, Lesley (June 6, 2013). "FX Cancels Russell Brand's 'Brand X'". The Hollywood Reporter.
^Bibel, Sara (November 27, 2012). . TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on November 27, 2012. Retrieved November 27, 2012.
^Logan, Brian (July 3, 2012). "Has Russell got the right Brand of humour for US television?". The Guardian. London.
^McNamara, Mary (June 29, 2012). "Review: Russell Brand may be only one having fun on FX's 'Brand X'". Los Angeles Times.
^Lawrence, Ben (July 3, 2012). . The Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on July 3, 2012.
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Brand X with Russell Brand was an American late night talk show stand up comedy television series that premiered on FX on June 28 2012 starring English comedian Russell Brand and created by Brand and Troy Miller 2 Its second season concluded on May 2 2013 3 On June 6 2013 FX announced that Brand X would not be renewed for a third season 4 Brand X with Russell BrandGenreComedy SatireCreated byRussell Brand Troy MillerWritten byRussell Brand Mason Steinberg Fred Belford Jeff CesarioDirected byTroy MillerStarringRussell Brand Matt Stoller season 1 Steve Jones season 2 Theme music composerSlash season 1 Country of originUnited StatesOriginal languageEnglishNo of seasons2No of episodes26ProductionExecutive producersRussell Brand Troy Miller Nik Linnen John Noel 1 ProducersMatt Magielnicki A J DiantonioProduction locationvarious 1 EditorsGeorge Danno Seth Clark Kabir Akhtar Noah RosensteinRunning time22 minutes Season 1 44 mins Season 2 1 Production companiesBranded Films Dakota Films FX ProductionsOriginal releaseNetworkFXReleaseJune 28 2012 2012 06 28 May 2 2013 2013 05 02 Contents 1 Production 1 1 Season 1 1 2 Season 2 1 3 Cancellation 2 Reception 3 References 4 External linksProduction editSeason 1 edit For the first half of season 1 2012 there weren t any guests just an extended monologue with three loosely connected topics Brand was accompanied on stage by his political analyst Matt Stoller in season 1 In later episodes a celebrity guest appeared for two segments the first of which was an interview and the second of which was Brand and the guest giving an audience member advice about a problem they asked about In the second half of season 1 Brand added the segment Totally Unacceptable Opinion which featured people from hate groups such as the Westboro Baptist Church and Brand argued with them about their controversial beliefs then brought out some of the types of people whom they hate for example a group of homosexuals for a debate Season 2 edit FX renewed the series on November 27 for a 13 episode second season which began on February 7 2013 and expanded to an hour long format broadcast live The Totally Unacceptable Opinion segment was dropped and Stoller was effectively replaced as sideman by Steve Jones founding member and guitarist of the Sex Pistols In addition to providing brief guitar accompaniment leading into and out of commercial breaks Jonesy s punk credentials and congenial on air manner from years as Los Angeles Indie 103 radio DJ host proved a far better fit for occasional banter with fellow Brit Brand 5 Cancellation edit On June 6 2013 FX announced that Brand X with Russell Brand would not be renewed for a third season FX has reportedly picked up a scripted pilot starring Brand that will be loosely based on his life similar to Curb Your Enthusiasm 4 Reception editThe first episode gained largely negative reviews 6 with Mary McNamara of the Los Angeles Times commenting that If nothing else Brand has overestimated his own ability to riff on the news or rather the audience s interest in his riff More experienced talk show stars from Leno to Colbert approach the half hour with a bit more humility they do not try to sustain it with monologue alone 7 Tim Goodman of The Hollywood Reporter was more positive although he found that the half hour long time slot was constraining 1 According to Goodman Brand X is ostensibly an exercise in Brand riffing on the news and is considered to be an attempt by Brand to bring his stand up comedy roots to a U S audience 1 8 References edit a b c d e Goodman Tim June 28 2012 Review Russell Brand Brings His Manic Genius to FX s BrandX The Hollywood Reporter Archived from the original on September 10 2012 Retrieved November 23 2012 Charlie Sheen s Anger Management Louis And Strangely Uplifting With Russell Brand Get Premiere Dates The Huffington Post February 28 2012 Andreeva Nellie June 6 2013 FX Drops Brand X With Russell Brand Picks Up Live Action Project With Brand Deadline Hollywood Retrieved June 6 2013 a b Goldberg Lesley June 6 2013 FX Cancels Russell Brand s Brand X The Hollywood Reporter Bibel Sara November 27 2012 Brand X With Russell Brand and Totally Biased With W Kamau Bell Renewed by FX TV by the Numbers Archived from the original on November 27 2012 Retrieved November 27 2012 Logan Brian July 3 2012 Has Russell got the right Brand of humour for US television The Guardian London McNamara Mary June 29 2012 Review Russell Brand may be only one having fun on FX s Brand X Los Angeles Times Lawrence Ben July 3 2012 BrandX with Russell Brand Sky Atlantic review The Daily Telegraph London Archived from the original on July 3 2012 External links editBrand X with Russell Brand at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Brand X with Russell Brand amp oldid 1183940402, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
