I want my MTV

[caddyman]

I see in today’s Times that Russell Brand went down like a lead balloon at the MTV Awards. It just goes to show that American are far more perceptive than they are sometimes given credit for. I don’t understand why or how he’s managed to become such a ‘celebrity’ here in the UK largely on the basis of his lifestyle.

I don’t like the use of the word ‘celebrity’ to describe some one who is simply famous (or maybe even infamous). Any old oik from Big Brother is regarded as a celebrity these days and they do even less to deserve it than does Brand.

Precisely which bit of these people’s activities deserves to be celebrated as the word suggests? Most of them just need to be fended off with a stick.

Comments

[mr-h-r-hughes.livejournal.com]

He took the piss a lot - some (not all by any means) Americans hate being mocked.
It comes down to taste I suppose, I didn't especially enjoy RB when I saw him on telly however his radio show, where he is allowed to jabber away unscripted and play to his strengths (blatheringing) he is very, very funny

[fen-wolfchile.livejournal.com]

I'll second that.

Although it is a pity that he is famous for getting his end away drug abuse rather than his day job.

I suppose that's just the nature of modern society I suppose.

There is a generation coming through who don't want to be a football player, rock star, TV presenter or movie star they just want to be famous.

Now I always wanted to be well known as a guitarist, not famous. It may sound odd but I never dreamed of being besieged by screaming teenage girls and having my face all over the tabloids, in fact the idea sounds like a form of hell. Why on earth would anyone deliberately want, what I view, as the bad side of success without being aknowledged by anyone at actually being good at something.

[caffeine-fairy.livejournal.com]

For the most part, he's a waste of space, but on occasion he is absolutely side-splittingly funny. Like mr_h_r_hughes says, on radio especially.

[snorkel-maiden.livejournal.com]

If someone invented a reality TV show which featured you, fending off 'celebrities' with a stick, I'd tune in!

[fencingsculptor.livejournal.com]

My radio is spot-welded to Radio 4 FM ...so I've not listened to Brand's radio show. Maybe I should give his show a listen, but for the most part I find him spectacularly annoying and his humour is so so - I have a mate whom

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My radio is spot-welded to Radio 4 FM ...so I've not listened to Brand's radio show. Maybe I should give his show a listen, but for the most part I find him spectacularly annoying and his humour is so so - I have a mate whom <LJuser=caddyman> also knows, and whose humour is much like Brands and frankly is funnier for the fact that his ego doesn't get in the way.

Personally it's a shame his 'bombing' at the MTV awards wasn't pre-annouced/suspected the Yanks might have deposited him in Guantanamo bay for the rest of his natural life.

Would have suited me......

[november-girl.livejournal.com]

*wounded look* ...but he's sooooo pirty!

[kathbad]

It used to be that you got on the red carpet by being famous, now if you get on the red carpet you are famous...

Very sad.

I sometimes like RB, depends on my mood.

[binidj.livejournal.com]

I was converted when I saw his act at the Secret Policeman's Ball. The man is a genius.