Chortle : The Uk Comedy Guide
 Find live comedy in:  :  Comedians | Shows 

Subscribe

Ponder for longer

C4 orders more Russell Brand shows

Ponder for longer
Russell Brand has landed a second series of his Channel 4 stand-up show Ponderland, despite disappointing ratings for the first run.

Another five half-hour episodes have been ordered from Brand's own production company, Vanity Projects.

The last series, which was stripped across a week in October, failed to capitalise on Brand's media exposure, attracting around 750,000 viewers, or just over eight per cent of the total audience.

However the series, which Brand co-wrote with long-term collaborator Matt Morgan, was nominated for a Bafta.

The second series will again feature a mix of studio-based stand-up, archive footage, phone calls and video inserts, trade newspaper Broadcast reports, with shows themed around topics including pets, education and family.

Brand is also working on a talk show that he hopes will help him crack America, but this week axed the planned movie version of his autobiography, My Booky Wook.



RSS Subscription
RSS Subscribe to Chortle

 E-mail | About Us | Terms 124,827 unique users in July. Currently listing 2,570 upcoming events Copyright ©2008 Chortle 
This website and all original content copyright is © Chortle 2000-2008, all rights reserved. Site designed and created at Powder Blue in association with Chortle.