Russell Brand's Ponderland Explained

Runtime:	30 mins. per episode
Presenter:	Russell Brand
Country:	United Kingdom
Language:	English
Network:	Channel 4
Num Series:	2
Num Episodes:	12
List Episodes:	Episode guide

Russell Brand's Ponderland is a British television comedy series which was broadcast on the TV station Channel 4, presented by comedian and actor Russell Brand. The show consists largely of Brand giving a series of monologues in a stand-up style, interspersed with old television and video footage.^{[1] [2]} Repeats of the show are often shown on Channel 4's sister channel 4Music.^{[3] [4] [5] [6]}

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)

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.^[8]

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.^[9]

External links

• Review, Leicester Mercury

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20071119153350/http://www.channel4.com/4laughs/feature/4laughs_a_day/oct/oct26.html Channel 4 - 4Laughs
2. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8362055.stm Russell Brand speaks to his fans
3. News: Cooke. Rachel. The really wild show: Russell Brand's "anarchic" comedy is as carefully coiffed as his hair. New Statesman. 2007-10-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20071027052346/http://www.newstatesman.com/200710250038. dead. 2007-10-27. 2007-11-06 .
4. News: Davies. Patricia Wynn. Last night on television. The Daily Telegraph. 2007-10-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20071025041917/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2007/10/23/nosplit/bvtv23last.xml. dead. 2007-10-25. 2007-11-06 .
5. News: Duggins. Alexi. Russell Brand's 'Ponderland'. Time Out London. 2007-10-22. 2007-11-06 .
6. News: Clark. Alex. Birth of the original good-time girl. The Guardian. 2007-10-28. 2007-11-06 .
7. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7302291.stm Bafta TV Awards 2008: The winners
8. https://web.archive.org/web/20110520093249/http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=280;-1;-1;-1&sku=846158 Russell Brand's Ponderland
9. Web site: Russell Brand: Menage a Trois. Amazon UK. 24 November 2008.