By Demian Russian
Popular British comedian Russell Brand is coming to Sirius XM Radio (NASDAQ:SIRI). The Satellite Radio provider announced today that Russell Brand’s The Russell Brand Show will debut on Sirius XM’s Raw Dog Comedy Channel Wednesday, November 24th at 6:00 pm ET. The Russell Brand Show will air completely uncensored. While Russell Brand’s radio show has been hugely popular in England, with his BBC Radio program regularly drawing about 400,000 listeners, this will be the first time the show will be available to American radio audiences.
“Sirius XM is the future of radio until we learn how to broadcast directly into people’s brains. I am completing work on my Neuro-Disruptor and Russell Brand Radio will begin in your mind Monday.”
– Russell Brand
The Russell Brand Show will feature Brand talking with many famous and infamous guests, including, previous Oasis front man Noel Gallagher, co-creator of The Office Stephen Merchant, cohort Matt Morgan, and James Andrew Eric Phelps and Oliver Martyn John Phelps, “Fred Weasley” and “George Weasley” of the Harry Potter films. The show will also include original stand-up from his recent UK tour along with material recorded especially for his Sirius XM show.
The Russell Brand Show will debut on Wednesday, November 24th at 6:00 pm ET with a special broadcast and will be rebroadcast throughout the Thanksgiving holiday: Wednesday, November 24th at 9:00 pm and 12:00 am; Thursday, November 25th at 10:00 am, 1:00 pm, 8:00 pm and 11:00 pm; Saturday, November 27th at 4:00 pm and 9:00 pm; and Sunday, November 28th at 6:00 pm (all times Eastern) on Sirius XM’s Raw Dog Comedy channel, Sirius channel 104 and XM channel 150. Following the debut, The Russell Brand Show will air Saturdays at 9:00 pm ET from November 27th through January 15th.
Disclosure: Long SIRI
Contact the Author: DemianRussian@SatelliteRadioPlayground.com
I believe this could be HS replacement.
He is British, but does he speak English? I think this is XM’s first Limey…..
He speaks very good English. Some might say he is eloquent to a fault. You should probably read My Booky Wook and its sequel to give you some good questions to ask him.