Via Tim, I see that the egregious Russell Brand is blaming himself for the Tory victory last month. Quite apart from the planet-sized hubris inherent in such a statement, this caught my eye.
‘I am personally a product of the welfare state – not least because I signed on for eight years while I learned to be a comedian, so somewhat grateful for it.’
The welfare state was conceived to provide a safety net. You know, if you lose your job, it helps you survive while you find another one. It is not, nor was it designed, to provide a lifestyle choice for a feckless layabout to lounge about on the taxpayer dime for eight years “learning to be a comedian”. That it did, I feel cheated. I’d like my money back please, because, you see, it didn’t work, did it?
You’re not the only one to notice that, Longy! But he’s ‘edgy,’ he ‘pushes the envelope,’ he’s not supposed to be funny. (That he’s also a chateau-bottled, ocean-going, all-weather-capable, twenty-four-carat prat is a feature, not a bug!)
If the prat Brand really was responsible for the Tories winning, we should all be grateful to him.
Well the Fail tells us he’s worth millions and a hypocrite, I have to agree, but I can’t find, like the Missing Link in our evolutionary history, where Russell Brand made the transition from dole scrounging tosser to an actual comedian, like being funny on purpose, rather than unintentionally.
Having seen him and some of his fellow travellers at live venues, I’m with you Rab, this is a mystery even Sherlock Holmes would be hard pressed to solve.
Brand has ‘died’ so often you’d think he had a revolving coffin lid. Hey, maybe that’s it. Russell Brand has sold his soul.