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Russell Brand

Russell Brand

Date of birth: 04-06-1975
Russell Brand was convicted in 2026 of one count of rape and three of sexual assault. Born in Grays, Essex, in 1975, he established himself on the stand-up circuit before finding fame as an MTV presenter and on E4’s Big Brother’s Big Mouth. From 2006 to 2008 he hosted a Radio 2 show - during which he and guest Jonathan Rossleft filthy messages on the answerphone of Fawlty Towers star Andrew Sachs, which caused huge controversy for the BBC. His film roles included Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Get Him to the Greek and Arthur. He was married to Katy Perry from 2010 to 2012. As allegations about his behaviour builtm he moved to the US and built an online following with YouTube videos on spirituality, politics and conspiracy theories.
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Netflix announces tight-turnaround documentary about Russell Brand

...as it continues to stream his stand-up special

Netflix has announced a new documentary film about Russell Brand’s rise to fame and criminal convictions.

Russell Brand: Open Secret comes from the same producers who made Jimmy Savile: A British Horror Story, 72 Films.

The documentary was produced with a tight turnaround and will be released tomorrow.

It comes as the streamer faced a backlash for not removing the comedian’s 2018 stand-up special, Re:Birth, from its platform following his conviction for rape and three sexual assaults, for which he was sentenced to 10-and-a-half years on Monday.

Netflix says: ‘The documentary features inside voices and archive footage providing insight into Brand’s life and the investigation run by The Times and The Sunday Times, through their chief news correspondent, Rosamund Urwin and investigations correspondent, Charlotte Wace.’

The film is directed by Olivia Isaacs, whose credits include the true crime docuseries The Other Mrs Jordan, about bigamist and conman William Allen Jordan,  and the boxing documentary Eddie Hall: The Beast vs. The Mountain.

Of its decision to keep streaming Re:Birth, as filmed at the Hackney Empire, a Netflix source told journalists: ’We prioritise choice and control for our members: the freedom to watch what, how and when you want, with recommendations and ratings to inform those choices.’

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Published: 12 Nov 2026

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Products

DVD (2013)
Russell Brand: Messiah Complex

DVD (2013)
Channel 4 Comedy Gala 2013

DVD (2012)
The Secret Policemans Ball 2012

DVD (2011)
Russell Brand: Live In New York City

DVD (2010)
The World According to Russell Brand (Very Best Of...)

DVD (2009)
Russell Brand: Scandalous Live At The 02

DVD (2009)
The World According to Russell Brand

CD (2009)
The World According to Russell Brand

CD (2009)
Russell Brand: The Best of What's Legal

DVD (2008)
Forgetting Sarah Marshall

DVD (2008)
St Trinian's

DVD (2007)
Russell Brand: Doing Life - Live

Book (2007)
Russell Brand: Irons In The Fire

Book (2007)
Russell Brand: My Booky Wook

Book (2007)
Russell Brand Mad, Bad And Dangerous to Know

Book (2007)
Russell Brand: Unleashed, Untamed, Unauthorized

DVD (2006)
The Secret Policeman's Ball

DVD (2006)
Russell Brand Live

Past Shows

Edinburgh Fringe 2000

Pablo Diablo's Cryptic Triptych


Edinburgh Fringe 2004

Russell Brand's Better Now

These Are Not Our Views


Edinburgh Fringe 2005

Russell Brand: Eroticised Humour


Edinburgh Fringe 2006

Russell Brand: Shame


Misc live shows

A Seriously Funny Attempt To Get The SFO in The Dock

Secret Policeman's Ball 2006

Teenage Cancer Trust Benefit 2007


Montreal 2008

Apatow For Destruction

Russell Brand [Montreal 2008]


Tour

2016 - Russell Brand - Re:Birth

2021 - Russell Brand: 33

2022 - Russell Brand: Bipolarisation

2015 - Russell Brand: Exposed

2012 - Russell Brand: Messiah Complex

2008 - Russell Brand: Scandalous


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