article_snippet: Those were the questions I was asking Comedian Russell Brand as I walked out confidently onto the Palladium stage.
article_snippet: And the answer is, 'No, not really'.'
article_snippet: The comedian had enraged some viewers on Red Nose day when The comedian joked about sharing syringes.
article_snippet: Met with nervous laughs from the audience
article_snippet: The comedian went onto compare the distasteful joke to the controversy involving Jeremy Clarkson;s alleged use of the 'n-word'.
article_snippet: The comedian and self-styled revolutionary said: 'Ultimately taking responsibility away from the centralised powers of created government, corporations and alleviating that stress and tensions by placing the burden once more on ordinary people. '
article_snippet: He suggested He fame meant He was able to 'amplify the voices of ordinary people'.