Why Russell Brand can't bear to watch his own film | Comic pulls out of US festival

Why Russell Brand can't bear to watch his own film

Comic pulls out of US festival

Russell Brand has unexpectedly pulled out of a keynote talk at the prestigious American festival where the film of his life premiered last night.

Brand: A Second Coming opened the South By Southwest festival in Austen, Texas – but just hours before the screening, the comedian announced he wouldn’t be in the audience, as billed.

He said that he couldn’t face watching the documentary again, posting a statement on Published: 14 Mar 2015

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