Klate Wilson Thanks. You've made me feel good about myself with your comment. You don't know how much this means to me. I'm going to leave the hanging for another day. Probably when England don't qualify for the next World Cup.
@Leman Russ I mean, he has ADHD and bipolar so he's kind of just like that. Big energy, wild ideas, fast talker, especially when excited - it all comes with. Pretty sure he's been sober since early 2000s.
Uh, Craig is a US citizen and so he CAN say "we" invented Coca Cola. That's what happens when you become a citizen. USA becomes home and you can claim all its greatness and be part of it.
It's so odd to see Craig be upstaged by someone on his own show, and I do believe that ONLY Russell Brand could do it. This meeting is truly legendary, man. They also mentioned two of my favourite people: Chomsky and Kereurac.
Scott fergusen and the Irish guy Conan are the most funniest American Tv hosts (though nothing compared to the UK) and they are both recently from Britain. that says it all. Russel is a genius, the most funniest guy ever.
Miro aj Yeah I just hat the fact that he uses the word "we". He's been in the country for a while so he tries to claim the invention of Coke for himself!
I love the things Brits say to each other in a conversation. certain words and some descriptions are completely different here lol love the accent as well.... so funny .... oh and Yeah... Cool WAS invented here....
+Nunya Biznis I'm British and I'm struggling to understand what it is we say to each other that's so loveable and exciting. Also, to which accent are you referring? We have many.
+Nunya Biznis We're just miserable fucktrumpets with a surprisingly great sense of humour..no kindness or excitability 'ere mate just sarcasm and disdain.
Nunya Biznis You're alright too fella :') If you want to visit the UK and you love gorgeous (and slightly) scenery that looks like it fell out of LotR and love to see wild animals in their natural habitat. Might I suggest you visit the New Forest? It's sort of the UK Yellowstone National Park. Google Images the New Forest Landscape and I'm sure you'd agree it's beautiful. There's more than enough quaint old cottages/B&B's to stay at and plenty of gorgeous land to view.
That's spot on. And once we get to know and at ease with a person. the general experience is we can become really friendly, accomodating and generous to them.
Nobody ever did this improvised, extemporaneous zany better on American television than Craig Ferguson. He was good at bringing this out of his guests who all seemed a little intimidated how he never ran out of steam with always a quip back. I knew he couldn't sustain that level forever and to expect him to is wrong. It was brilliant to watch.
evette2395 I'm pretty sure that Russell's hair was just a way to make him stand out and look different in the beginning since he started out on big brothers big mouth and had such a whacky style of presenting, but I think it became part of how people identified him so he kept this style for ages, so glad he's moved on to more natural looking hair now! :) I actually loved seeing him on the trews at home with it tied back!
I'm from the region designated by this imaginary boundary, and you're from the region designated by a different imaginary boundary, therefore you are not good and I am better than you. It's perfect logic and a VERY important distinction between us.
I thought you were very clear. It's called provincialism. And it exists in many forms. My country, city, part of the city football team, etc., etc. is better than yours which makes me better than you. Very tiresome.
Just because you encounter Brit trolls on the web doesn't mean all Brits hate Americans. If you ever want to visit the UK you're welcome and then you will see the true Brit. And you will find that actually we're quite friendly, polite and welcoming to Americans.
Im not sure I agree with that. It seems we get so many people from the UK (talk show hosts, actors, reporters) who seem to criticize America...yet have no problem receiving a paycheck. Piers Morgan sticks out to me the most - he is CONSONANTLY ripping on America, yet he lives here and is paid handsomely well. I wouldnt live in a country with whose policies I disagreed with, then rip on them.
Great Britain is a political term which describes the combination of England, Scotland, and Wales, the three nations which together include all the land on the island. It is also a geographical term referring to the island on which the greater parts of England, Wales and Scotland are situated. My dad is from Fulham London and my mom is from Smithfield Ireland and we live in the U.S
OH Russell Brand, I loved this!!! By the way, for you other viewers. I have seen him very seriously being interviewed and he is a fine, very very smart, caring humanitarian. Just doing his job. Thanks Russell
Craig Ferguson would make a GREAT actor. I've only seen a few of his interviews but my god he just manages to instantly have amazing chemistry with his guests, it's like all of his guests are people he's known for years.
I'm married with a child, but thanks for your input, it is very important and valuable to me, I will tell everyone I meet to brush their teeth from now on =)
Why would it bother me? And why should you take any personal pride in it, what have you done personally to make your country so great? I won't bang on about what makes the UK better as that would be hypocritical. You are right about USA being number one economy, I stand corrected.
I love this guy now! He's so fun! He looks like he'd be a cool dude to talk to! Makes me sad that people have negative stereotypes of us though. The US isn't that bad of a place! A few funky people here and there, but there's funky people everywhere! Anyways, I love Russell Brand now! He's loud and happy, and gets amused by soda! My kind of dude! It's like, I can just imagine the whacked out conversations he can provide!
Coming back to America was such a clear difference. People actually smiled, or waved or even SPOKE to me. People said excuse me and thank you and offered help to strangers. That just didn't happen to me in London, Southampton, Derry, Belfast or Krakow. I had never heard anyone talk about Europeans being cold or unfriendly, since I went at 16 and was naive. I didn't have to be told that that's how they are. It was a stark difference from my home country.
Yeah, I making generalizations of the people I interacted with in public. There is a stark difference even getting on the plane. One on one, with someone who knows who you are, people were nice. Customer service was dreadful, strangers were cold and judgmental in general, in every place in Europe I went.
Russell Brand is a recovering drug user (heavy drug user to hear him tell it) and one of his favorite things to do is to take homeless people out to dinner and then bring them to a local AA group meeting. He might be off the wall, but that may be what got him into drugs in the first place (self-medication and all that), and I respect him trying to help mentally ill or addicted homeless folks one person at a time. Better than what a lot of people are doing to help them (read: nothing).
Effervescent, spontaneous, enthusiastic, playful, flirty and goofy ;-) Although it seems to me, based on what I can tell, that he's much more articulate and intelligent!
@SunStridar Yes but even someone who is not familiar with more colloquial accents can tell the difference between an English and, say Scottish accent. It is a bit much to expect anyone to recognise anything beyond that.
Yeah, he's been in a bunch of movies..three of them he wrote. I've only seen 2 or 3..you should check out Saving Grace, He wrote that one, it's a good flick.) I'm pretty sure I saw it here on YT. My family is from Glasgow (I was born there, live in the U.S.) My parents have seen him do stand up..they LOVED it, supposedly pretty raunchy (my Dad launched Billy Connelly's career, so he knows a thing or 2 about comedic talent IMHO.) Do yourself a favor and read Craig's book "American on Purpose"
Yup....I would have to agree with you there...however I do think he is quite intelligent...every time I see Russell Brand doing stand up or trying to be funny I'm always reminded of the clever kid in class who dumbs himself down to try and get people to like him. Fair play it seems to be working but I wish he would elevate himself a bit. Actually he is interesting when he's serious. The On the Road documentary he did was quite thorough and thoughtful.
It's a really interesting point he raises - because it's true - the perception of Americans versus the reality is radically different. I think we're stuck in what Americans were rather than what they are which is obviously far superior ;)
Russell brand is a comedian in the UK, he's known for being mad, but he's actually a nice guy and is organising a charity concert for comic relief. Just for all those slagging him off.
enough with all the hate, Russell Brand is so much more intelligent, intertaining and much more human than most of those robots that come out of hollywood
@SuperBrutalCabbage Graham Bell was born in Scotland but became a naturalized citizen of the United States and doing most of inventions on U.S. soil so hes considered a American as alot of people immigrated from Europe. Tim berners-Lee was a student of MIT a American school which he created 1 aspect of the internet as there were multiple people on multiple parts but all of the parts were created on American soil from American Schools.
also, at least for me; we americans would do ANYTHING to make sure our foreign friend would be comfortable enough here. when my cousin came to visit from Mexico and I literally slept on the floor when he said he felt scared sleeping by himself in a room. And I wasn't a bit annoyed or uncomfortable. AMERICA!
Basically, a lot of people in Ireland reject the term "British Isles". Nevertheless if you call someone British then it generally means from the UK, if you call them Irish then they are from the Ireland, but if you were from Northern Ireland, you are both Irish and British.
It was more like: His personality is so radical, yet there is an underlying structure from which it derives. He says some crazy thing, but what he says is chosen carefully.
Wow! Great Britain- England(London), Scotland(Edinburgh), Wales(Cardiff) Island of Ireland- Republic of Ireland(Dublin), Northern Ireland(Belfast) United Kingdom(London)- Great Britain and Northern Ireland Republic of Ireland(Dublin)- Completely independent Scottish people are British, that's why Andy Murray is the British number one in tennis.
The only reason i laughed during the video is due to him jumping around on that chair getting all excited like his dream drink was really going to come true.
..It is one of fav books. Whether your Scottish, American or Tazmanian, it won't matter. I only put it down to eat and sleep..it is the most honest memoir I have ever read..it's funny, dark, really touching. This is so cliched, but I promise you wil laugh out loud (many times), and I sobbed in parts. Plus, it really shows off what a whip smart guy he is. Idon't even really watch Ferguson's show (it's alright), but damn that book was good. I'll shut up now, sorry.
@Messoppolis no no but an english accent is anything. in england we have plenty of different accents, scouse accents, brummy accents, yorkshire accents, geordie accents, cockney accents, posh accents, common accents, chavvy accents, mancunian accents such as myself. i know a few people from ireland that don't even have that strong of an accent and you can't tell, and republic of ireland isn't even in britain.
partly because its an outlet/a facade to keep people from prying into personal stuff. depressed people are very vulnerable and do anything to keep from feeling that way in public source: ive been depressed before
