FX cancels 'BrandX with Russell Brand'


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FX Productions CEO John Landgraf broke the news yesterday that the network has decided to drop comedian Russell Brand?s show, ?BrandX with Russell Brand? from its lineup. While this news is a bit of a disappointment for fans of the actor/comedian, there is a light at the end of the tunnel. Brand will be maintaining a working relationship with FX in the very near future, as the network will instead be picking up a pilot which will revolve around Brand?s life.

According to Landgraf, the pilot will be a ?scripted live-action comedy? that will be loosely based on Brand?s own life in the same way that ?Curb Your Enthusiasm? is loosely based on the life of Larry David. If any of you have any knowledge about Brand?s personal life you know that is quite colorful and full of comedy (as well as some not-so-funny moments). Brand has openly discussed his forays into sex, drugs and alcohol, which were all major addictions for him earlier in his life. A television show based on the more wild-side of Brand could be both extremely funny and interesting, or a complete and total train-wreck.

http://www.tvrage.com/news/7110/fx-cancels-brandx-with-russell-brand

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I thought it was a decent show the few times I picked it up, but always felt awkward. He was trying to be funny yet also trying to make serious political statements as well, and he never quite figured out a good formula for doing so.

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Someone actually finds this guy funny? :/

Well I don't know mate, do you find him funny? *jumps onto chair with legs crossed smile on face staring you down with chin resting on hand staring with a little too happy of a stare*

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Well I don't know mate, do you find him funny? *jumps onto chair with legs crossed smile on face staring you down with chin resting on hand staring with a little too happy of a stare*

No, not even a bit..

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Good. This guy is a toolbag.. I liked him in Forgetting Sarah Marshall.. but his personality sucks.. Stopped watching anything with him ever since he hosted the MTV Rewards..

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I find him to be really funny and also a pretty interesting bloke. But he absolutely 100% fails when he tries too hard, and this show was a perfect example of that. The same with his books - the first was great, the second tried to emulate the first and was a turd!

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that did not take long, then again, i do not know anyone who has watched it.

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Brand is one of the names up for Doctor Who as well

If that happens, I'm done with Doctor Who. Cannot stand Russell Brand. Mega, ?ber loathe him.
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It won't happen, don't worry. It's typical tabloid bull****. OMG, he's a bit quirky. It could be him. Same as there was an era people kept suggesting Robbie Williams could be the next Bond because he did a few stylishly similar videos. The Sun likes to post this crap.

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