Mehdi Hasan v. Russell Brand live 7.30pm tonight

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• Ovalteenie Posts: 24,169

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  05/11/13 - 00:37 #2

  Just tuned in... The audience gathers in front of 2 empty armchairs as yet... Excitement mounts...

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  05/11/13 - 00:47 #3

  I'm wondering if this will be a good discussion, or whether it'll just be the two of them trying to show how clever they are. We'll soon know!

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  05/11/13 - 00:59 #4

  Looks like Mehdi has decided to ask a question, then just sit back and let Russell say what he likes.

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  05/11/13 - 01:10 #5

  My audio keeps cutting out.
  
  
  Follow #huffruss

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• angarrack Posts: 5,493

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  05/11/13 - 01:49 #6

  Sad_BB_Addict wrote: »

  Looks like Mehdi has decided to ask a question, then just sit back and let Russell say what he likes.

  
  Following in Paxman's footsteps then.

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• Justicar Posts: 1,620

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  05/11/13 - 01:54 #7

  Good god, this is a total car crash.
  
  "This is gonna sound really deep cos it's from Rocky 4"

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  05/11/13 - 05:48 #8

  report
  http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/
  http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/11/04/russell-brand-revolution-_n_4213849.html?1383601500&utm_hp_ref=uk

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• nottinghamc Posts: 11,929

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  05/11/13 - 12:16 #9

  Does anyone seriously think that Russell Brand can be a major political figure?

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  05/11/13 - 14:07 #10

  Missed this. Could Brand be worse than the lying money grabbers who serve us as politicians at the moment.

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  05/11/13 - 16:10 #11

  Why is it that when American celebs step up to the political plate, they get the acerbic wit and observational genius of Bill Hicks and George Carlin, that people still admire today, and the best we seem to be able to muster is Russell Brand?

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  05/11/13 - 16:13 #12

  heskethbang wrote: »

  Why is it that when American celebs step up to the political plate, they get the acerbic wit and observational genius of Bill Hicks and George Carlin, that people still admire today, and the best we seem to be able to muster is Russell Brand?

  
  I watched some of it. Brand was clearly loving the attention, which is what it's all about for him. There was no witty insight, just schoolboy remarks.

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