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Cheers: Conan's Brand Awareness

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Russell Brand and Conan O'Brien by Dana Edelson/NBC Photo
Cheers to Russell Brand for an instant-classic appearance on Late Night with Conan O'Brien. The bad-boy British stand-up, best known in this country for his outlandish role as rocker Aldous Snow in Forgetting Sarah Marshall, opened his hyperkinetic segment by comparing coifs with the carrot-topped host: "We could build an arch of hair across the Atlantic uniting our two countries...We'd make a mockery of Lindbergh's achievements!" His verbal torrent continued with uproarious anecdotes about meeting the Queen ("a little part of me was thinking, 'Grab her boobs!'") and feuding with Rod Stewart ("a man who in his prime wore leopard-skin tights on a daily basis"). Conan concluded by calling Brand "the funniest person I've talked to in a long time" — and if you don't believe it, type "Russell Brand" and "Conan" into YouTube and laugh for yourself.

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Posted by Bruce Fretts
Jul 23, 2008 8:33 AM
Did you miss this episode when it first aired back in June?
Posted by snareboyschs
Jul 23, 2008 3:08 PM
It actually aired July 17, but I just caught up with it on my DVR. Maybe you're thinking of Brand's Letterman appearance in May, which was also hysterical (and is viewable on YouTube)?
Posted by Bruce Fretts
Jul 23, 2008 3:33 PM
Sorry, that is what I was remembering. It was one of those nights when Leno was a repeat (or at least I thought it was).
Posted by snareboyschs
Jul 23, 2008 10:06 PM
The clip from Conan is no longer available on Youtube, because of licensing issues. But the entire episode can be viewed at www.hulu.com. Use the same search terms ("Russell Brand" and Conan") and you'll find it.

FYI: It actually aired Wed. July 16th. The first guest was Seth Green, so that's who you see when the video first comes up.

Russell Brand is quite hilarious! I haven't seen "Forgetting Sarah Marshall", but now I plan to, just to see him.
Posted by Noelle
Jul 30, 2008 8:45 AM
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