''Russell Brand's Ponderland'' is a

British television Regular television broadcasts in the United Kingdom started in 1936 as a public service which was free of advertising, which followed the first demonstration of a transmitted moving image in 1926. Currently, the United Kingdom has a collection ...

comedy series which was broadcast on the TV station

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, presented by comedian and actor

Russell Brand Russell Edward Brand (born 4 June 1975) is an English comedian and actor known for his flamboyant, loquacious style and manner. Brand has received three British Comedy Awards: Best Newcomer (2006), Best Live Stand-Up (2008), and the award for ...

. The show consists largely of Brand giving a series of monologues in a

stand-up Stand-up comedy is a comedic performance to a live audience in which the performer addresses the audience directly from the stage. The performer is known as a comedian, a comic or a stand-up. Stand-up comedy consists of one-liners, stories, ...

style, interspersed with old television and video footage. Repeats of the show are often shown on Channel 4's sister channel

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Episode guide

Series 1

*Childhood (22 October 2007) *Science (23 October 2007) *Crime (24 October 2007) *Sport (25 October 2007) *Love (26 October 2007) *Holidays (27 October 2007)

Series 2

*Pets (30 October 2008) *Family (6 November 2008) *Education (13 November 2008) *Food (20 November 2008) *Class (27 November 2008)

Christmas special

*Christmas (21 December 2008)

Awards

DVD release

The first series of ''Ponderland'' was released on 10 November 2008 and includes footage of Brand from his youth and over 40 minutes of unseen stand up. Season one of ''Ponderland'' is also part of the three disc set ''The Russell Brand Collection: Ménage A Trois'' which was released on 24 November 2008.

References

External links

Review, ''Leicester Mercury''
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