Russell Brand

An amalgam of debauched rock star, comic agitator and unconventional intellectual, Russell Brand rocketed to stardom after a particularly chaotic and self-destructive early career. In the grip of an addiction to hard drugs throughout his late-teens and early-twenties, Brand mined his harrowing and frequently embarrassing experiences for a stand-up routine that soon earned him both accolades and television appearances. His employers, however, …