Russell Brand Puts His Spin On The 12-Step Program

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  • 'Recovery: Freedom from Our Addictions' author Russell Brand gives Stephen his own interpretation of the 12-step recovery program for addicts.
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  • @GenevieveThornton
    @GenevieveThornton Před 6 lety +2029

    I don't know...others may dislike him and his thoughts on life and the way he moves about in his chair, but honestly, he's a breath of fresh air compared to every other celebrity on these shows. He offers something that provokes deep thought for the viewer that is game for it, not just blah blah blah.

    • @Elephantstonica
      @Elephantstonica Před 6 lety +8

      Genevieve
      Don't reckon. He spews half-remembered Shelley and seems to rage at things that don't necessarily need raging against, trying to wrap his fevered brain around his place and worth. Acquiescence to life and all it contains, isn't all that complex. It's a fleeting material gift, stop and take it in. To look for or demand more and reason to boot, is only naive greed.

    • @cheeseandmore
      @cheeseandmore Před 6 lety +52

      No, it's philosophical thinking -- and some peoples minds run at such speeds. No need to be insultling.

    • @Enso.
      @Enso. Před 6 lety +35

      godscop999 if this isn't the most "le smart guy" comment I've ever read...

    • @Elephantstonica
      @Elephantstonica Před 6 lety

      Shellz
      Insulting him? You or yours? Don't reckon. As for philosophy, addiction and clarity I'd more than welcome a chin wag with him over a drink or other. I do find him amusing occasionally, his standup not so much and am in agreement with some of what he says and writes. Could discuss his lectures, written works and hear his take on a few topics. I.e. The Epicurean Paradox, a prime mover and whether one is necessary or not, Aquinas himself possibly disputing a causal chain as evidence to begin with, certain aspects of Buddhism, Stoicism, the worship of Daoist mediums (possible introduction to such), the effort in obtaining Chandu from poppy straw, withdrawal, putting his foot in it with Wossy (if he's up for it) and more.

    • @staceywood4369
      @staceywood4369 Před 6 lety +3

      Genevieve follow his CZcams channel- TREW News- podcast Under the Skin

  • @SaintMu
    @SaintMu Před 6 lety +1501

    Damn, my boy Stephen came prepared lol
    If it was Fallon, he'd just be giggling frantically around his desk, wondering wtf going on

    • @MrGreenAKAguci00
      @MrGreenAKAguci00 Před 6 lety +42

      Eaque Johnson Steven is one of the very few that actually can go toe to toe with Russell. He also knows how to actually engage him and show his interest in what matters to him.

    • @jomontanee
      @jomontanee Před 6 lety +25

      Eaque you don't need to put someone down to raise someone up. It's very UNCOOL.
      Colbert is always great with writers, thinkers but he fails miserably with stars, celebs etc. His interviews with them are bland and boring. But I love him the most when he interviews thinkers. Everybody has his or her own niche, I believe.

    • @SaintMu
      @SaintMu Před 6 lety +4

      Jo Montanee I didn't put anyone down to raise someone up, as you suggest. You extrapolated that from a simple 2-line comment, but that is your thinking, not mine. imo, THAT's what's uncool here. I never tried to rate Colbert higher than Fallon or anyone in general, I'm merely talking about this specific interview with Russell Brand, and joking that Fallon wouldn't do anywhere as good as this (which I assumed judging from past interviews with the two). In reality, I think Colbert is only good when he can be provocative/aggressive or show depth, he's never starstruck (to the point that I don't think he cares about Hollywood stars at all), so yeah his interviews with stars are flat and sometimes awkward, I never watch them anymore.
      But see, you're the one who's assuming that I'm trying to praise my favorite by belittling the others - you're the one making assumptions.

    • @Tamashi88
      @Tamashi88 Před 6 lety +7

      man if you think you didn't put Fallon down you need to re-read your first comment.

    • @liberatethruexposure
      @liberatethruexposure Před 5 lety +5

      The whole interview sounds very scripted to me. I mean they both believe in what they were saying, but they definitely rehearsed it

  • @ssilk2928
    @ssilk2928 Před 6 lety +338

    "No-one really feels self-confident deep down because it's an artificial idea. Really, people aren't that worried about what you're doing or what you're saying, so you can drift around the world relatively anonymously: you must not feel persecuted and examined. Liberate yourself from that idea that people are watching you." - Russell Brand
    Once you realize no one really gives a shit about you, you can become the person you want to be without hesitation and fear.

    • @liinu01
      @liinu01 Před 5 lety +9

      thanks for that, great quote.

    • @motazal-hyari692
      @motazal-hyari692 Před 5 lety +4

      "Once you realize no one really gives a shit about you, you can become the person you want to be without hesitation and fear." not for all people

    • @its_me_dave
      @its_me_dave Před 5 lety +5

      Also two thousand years of Christianity has left you feeling watched...

    • @frankinsaneandmyrrh1202
      @frankinsaneandmyrrh1202 Před 3 lety +1

      yes. I agree. "imaginary audience" is not an imaginary concept at all. Once I realized it I felt strangely very reassured.

    • @celesteteacher3956
      @celesteteacher3956 Před 2 lety

      @@franjk7114 this is true, but finding some liberation is the most noble activity

  • @garfunkle5447
    @garfunkle5447 Před 6 lety +623

    Russell is a delight to watch.

  • @traviswysote2605
    @traviswysote2605 Před 6 lety +186

    Fucking love this guy. He's spot on about everything

    • @tarsiusbancanus5279
      @tarsiusbancanus5279 Před 6 lety +1

      And he confuses dark matter with dark energy

    • @turbonbc
      @turbonbc Před 6 lety

      Its called being Awake :)

    • @barryirlandi4217
      @barryirlandi4217 Před 6 lety

      Travis Wysote his gender bender stuff is stupid... But he is often on the ball

  • @elkeve2742
    @elkeve2742 Před 6 lety +501

    This was beautiful and brilliant. It's awesome to see Russells energy tempered a bit by someone who actually listens and challenges him, and it's equally awesome to see Stephen have a conversation where he's actually able to show his smarts and wisdom.

    • @sarajamus
      @sarajamus Před 6 lety +9

      Elke Ve
      My favorite interviews done by Colbert are usually with authors, intellectuals, political journalists, etc...
      Russel Brand is of course so multi faceted as a person that he is definitely not the average boring hollywood celebrity interview!

    • @treehuggerdude4
      @treehuggerdude4 Před 6 lety +9

      Yeah, I agree. They got on quite well. Colbert followed his logic and Brand seemed to like being taken seriously. Letterman used to make fun of brand (characterizing him as a wierdo) and Conan just didn't understand him at all (his sidekick does to some extent but the one who has to bring the laughs is Conan and he's usually disarmed by Brand.) So yea, Colbert did well.

    • @timothy790110
      @timothy790110 Před 6 lety +2

      And how exactly was brand challenged by colbert?

    • @gilhoi
      @gilhoi Před rokem +1

      ​@@sarajamus Colbert is the joke NOW

  • @KingSethMorton
    @KingSethMorton Před 6 lety +1582

    i highly recommend all of his books, if he'd been an author before becoming an actor he'd be widely respected for his prose

    • @simetry6477
      @simetry6477 Před 6 lety +16

      He was an author prior to becoming an actor.

    • @NJOverclocked
      @NJOverclocked Před 6 lety +11

      Seth Morton Agreed I've read Revolution it's great

    • @KingSethMorton
      @KingSethMorton Před 6 lety +30

      well he became an actor when he was like 13 so I don't think that's true. His autobiographies all center around his acting career and he trained in acting for a decade so it was clearly always the focus of his early life. He began writing comedy skits for himself and friends, but that's not authoring. His first book, I believe, is My . Bookie Wook, a reflection on his break into hollywood

    • @ThePatsyMusic
      @ThePatsyMusic Před 6 lety +8

      stewart lee disagrees - i go with stewart lee. i still like russell brand tho.

    • @zygmuntthecacaokakistocrat6589
      @zygmuntthecacaokakistocrat6589 Před 6 lety +11

      Oh bullshit. He's the most egregious self-promoter alive today, including the Kardashians

  • @TheAtheistPriest
    @TheAtheistPriest Před 6 lety +288

    This man's mind is sexier than he is... and he is one attractive man!

    • @kellyusher1
      @kellyusher1 Před 5 lety +12

      I would love to shag him and have him quote Shakespeare at the same time. he was great in the tempest and I love all his books including the children's book

    • @jesidillon4593
      @jesidillon4593 Před 3 lety

      On point.

  • @HermitMoth
    @HermitMoth Před 6 lety +1228

    Russel never disappoints

  • @giovannadiaz1917
    @giovannadiaz1917 Před 6 lety +531

    came to laugh, left with a nihilist existencial crisis.

    • @avedic
      @avedic Před 4 lety +6

      Ha! I had literally the polar opposite experience. The latter first....the former after.

    • @BrokenGodEnt
      @BrokenGodEnt Před 3 lety +3

      My nihilist existential crisis was ended watching this.

    • @SnailHatan
      @SnailHatan Před 3 lety +1

      If you were nihilistic, it wouldn’t be an existential crisis 🤦🏼‍♂️

    • @giovannadiaz1917
      @giovannadiaz1917 Před 3 lety +1

      @@SnailHatan you must be fun at parties...

    • @batlefieldproes
      @batlefieldproes Před 3 lety +2

      @@giovannadiaz1917 and you next be magnificent at parties

  • @FreddyMolina-jinhound
    @FreddyMolina-jinhound Před 6 lety +966

    I'd like an uncensored version please.

    • @jamesonjunky
      @jamesonjunky Před 6 lety +128

      He said
      "Are you a bit fucked?"
      "Could ya not be fucked?"
      "Are you on your own gonna unfuck yourself?"

    • @FreddyMolina-jinhound
      @FreddyMolina-jinhound Před 6 lety +23

      I know, I'd still like to hear and watch it uncensored.

    • @PhilipAlexanderHassialis
      @PhilipAlexanderHassialis Před 6 lety +6

      Well perhaps one of these days they could persuade Stephen to conduct some interviews whilst being "interviewed" by Graham.

    • @rachaelcolman1639
      @rachaelcolman1639 Před 6 lety +27

      At 7 min 30 seconds heat says "Whose going to do it and what "_____" would you use. " can anyone fill in the blank for me lol

    • @thethegreenmachine
      @thethegreenmachine Před 6 lety +7

      +rachael ray Yeah that's the one I can't figure out either.

  • @EatinPaste
    @EatinPaste Před 6 lety +125

    It's so enjoyable to watch when someone can follow Russell.

    • @ThePwebb
      @ThePwebb Před 3 lety +3

      Stephen is intelligent enough to follow, and respond to Russell.
      Craig Ferguson has the same demons of addiction and comedy running through him. Plus the intelligence.
      Everyone else is a difficult watch.

    • @MsEagle20
      @MsEagle20 Před rokem +2

      Russell and Stephen are both quite intelligent. Russell makes me piss myself sometimes and Stephen has some good moments too.

  • @NecroticCadaver
    @NecroticCadaver Před 6 lety +37

    Finally, Colbert feeling comfortable in an interview. I love when celebs show their intelligence. These types of interviews really give Colbert the opportunity to shine.

  • @homemzangado
    @homemzangado Před 6 lety +240

    We really need a 3 hour long version of this.

    • @thisutuber
      @thisutuber Před 6 lety +2

      He made an excellent doc on Amy Winehouse, a friend.

    • @kikifletcher3087
      @kikifletcher3087 Před 6 lety +5

      Watch his 'under the skin' series on youtube. Brilliant.

    • @nija1976
      @nija1976 Před 6 lety +6

      It exists, Joe Rogan Experience

    • @JellyBean-or1yw
      @JellyBean-or1yw Před 6 lety

      Russel Brand has an hour-long radio show once/week i think, & he invites intellectual guests. It is called "under the skin" & is available on youtube.

    • @astralnight3493
      @astralnight3493 Před 6 lety

      czcams.com/video/GEc1qeD7UQc/video.html

  • @DuranmanX
    @DuranmanX Před 6 lety +823

    I must have accidentally stumbled on a "Big Questions With Even Bigger Stars" segment

    • @tomsenft7434
      @tomsenft7434 Před 6 lety

      Adrian Duran are you a member of The Church of Brand?

    • @altitudeillume6729
      @altitudeillume6729 Před 6 lety +12

      BRAND CAN BE SO CHARMINGLY ENTERTAINING, OR HORRIBLY HONEST.

    • @sccello
      @sccello Před 6 lety +10

      Probably because it won't be as funny if the big questions get real answers and not jokes. Or if the guest is constantly outshining Stephen with the depth and quickness of his answers.

    • @juancesarbueno754
      @juancesarbueno754 Před 6 lety

      jajaja he accidentally stumbled una bocha de 10 con la ñata jajaa. He can´t stay sit

  • @tarantulacollective
    @tarantulacollective Před 6 lety +816

    That was awesome! You need to have russel brand on again and again

  • @CorwinFound
    @CorwinFound Před 6 lety +159

    Just now realized what a phenomenal interview Stephen is. Brand's interviews are always interesting but most often because the interviewer is so completely lost and gets steamrolled, which doesn't serve anyone. Stephen met Brand where he's at (and fuck knows where that exactly is) and pulled out an interesting and awesome and even informative interview. Btw, I love Brand, he's madly beautiful.

    • @laurieeno2118
      @laurieeno2118 Před 4 lety +5

      "Madly beautiful ." Yes!

    • @ponysart6078
      @ponysart6078 Před rokem

      TOTALLY 👍

    • @lsour8546
      @lsour8546 Před rokem +1

      For sure! For an Myers Briggs nerd like myself, seeing the magic of extroverted intuition being shared between an INFP and an ENTP is so fascinating.

  • @anja7787
    @anja7787 Před 3 lety +9

    Russell brand changed my life. He made me realize we are all in pain and are trying to escape pain through outlets: movies/going out, dining,social media, CZcams, sleep, food, drugs, gambling, alcohol, shopping. We can only get through pain by looking inside ourselves and being at peace without escaping to any distractions.

  • @allybohannon8207
    @allybohannon8207 Před 5 lety +31

    03:28 - RUSSEL BRAND is shocked that a TV presenter is actually able to keep up and conversation and have insightful input

  • @FAZman23
    @FAZman23 Před 6 lety +281

    Put Russell Brand in a room with Jim Carrey and record a documentary with B-roll to everything they discuss... if you can keep up.

    • @mhidrissi
      @mhidrissi Před 6 lety +4

      Norm MacDonald interviewed Jim Carrey. Enjoy.

    • @ayylmao4806
      @ayylmao4806 Před 6 lety +1

      mhidrissi and Russell Brand funnily enough

    • @DeRockMedia
      @DeRockMedia Před 6 lety

      I had this exact thought... although i might find it extremely enjoyable or utterly annoyed

    • @markgigiel2722
      @markgigiel2722 Před 6 lety +1

      Wow. I would need to be high and then watch it in slow motion to keep up.

    • @sammybeydoun226
      @sammybeydoun226 Před 6 lety

      Faraz Hedayat lmfaooooooooooo

  • @keyseyebrowscar
    @keyseyebrowscar Před 6 lety +132

    Ayyyy he made Stephen laugh, I feel like most people can't achieve that!
    Also, thanks for reminding me of my ever lasting existential crisis.

  • @eheavensone
    @eheavensone Před 6 lety +20

    That Russell is one amazing man and truly a survivor.

  • @TheVancouverJatt
    @TheVancouverJatt Před 6 lety +166

    I love Russell Brand

  • @1nfinite3nd
    @1nfinite3nd Před 6 lety +18

    Brand is hilarious, intelligent and witty. Honestly one of the most underrated human beings ever...

  • @AL-SH
    @AL-SH Před 6 lety +887

    We missed you Mr. Brand!

    • @TheArmouryOfficial
      @TheArmouryOfficial Před 6 lety +9

      Al H. He has a pretty good CZcams channel/podcast. trews news

    • @Elephantstonica
      @Elephantstonica Před 6 lety +1

      No we didn't. I don't cling, I partake on occasion. Life itself and all that comes with it, is plenty. To desire a creator, a purpose, or an afterlife seems to me nowt but selfish greed.

    • @joermundgand
      @joermundgand Před 6 lety +4

      Ahhh, Hollywood dispatched him to wilderness because he started saying bad things about crony capitalism and that just wouldn't do, watch the clip in which he humiliates Mika and see.

    • @snitox
      @snitox Před 6 lety +1

      I mean he does podcasts all the time

    • @porculizador
      @porculizador Před 6 lety

      i don't he's a total ass

  • @Raskolnikov32
    @Raskolnikov32 Před 6 lety +15

    Every time he goes away he comes back even smarter than before; at this rate he'll be a super, philosopher genius at 70.
    Every time he goes away and comes back, I fall in love with the bugger all over again.

  • @Smurfetta5683
    @Smurfetta5683 Před 6 lety +11

    Stephen Colbert!!! Please do some kind of internet special where you can have a much longer interview with Russell, you're one of the few people out there that can keep up with him in a conversation. This 8 mins was awesome!

  • @DembaiVT
    @DembaiVT Před 6 lety +21

    MORE INTERVIEWS LIKE THIS PLEASE.

  • @coyoteazure6692
    @coyoteazure6692 Před 6 lety +8

    "I'm continually asking myself." Yeah, there's a man who's been helped.

  • @thomasblethyn9639
    @thomasblethyn9639 Před 5 lety +13

    that moment when you're distracted by youtube videos from GCSE revision then Russel Brand starts: "I am Ozymandias King of Kings" (this is one of my set poems)

  • @coosoorlog
    @coosoorlog Před 6 lety +763

    Russell Brand is like Robin Williams' intellectual brother

    • @Architek1
      @Architek1 Před 6 lety +17

      A 21st century Bill Hicks is what I say.

    • @audiotinker
      @audiotinker Před 6 lety +17

      Robin Williams was a genius. I think better to say he's like his Britannique jumeau.

    • @Roy-G-Biv
      @Roy-G-Biv Před 6 lety

      clever

    • @coosoorlog
      @coosoorlog Před 6 lety +31

      Yeah sorry to give the wrong impression here; I don't think Robin Williams was a dolt. He was a really smart well--read, sharp witted comedic innovator. Didn't mean to put him down here. I was more referring to his comedic persona in his appearances in these talk shows. I'm sure he could have talked about deep philosophic stuff and thrown around interesting quotes and dropping names but that was not his style.

    • @yokie52
      @yokie52 Před 6 lety +8

      On Russell Brand's sharpest day and Robin William's worst day...Brand doesn't stand an intellectual chance.

  • @llabronco
    @llabronco Před 6 lety +58

    How can you not love Russell Brand?

  • @squirrelgray945
    @squirrelgray945 Před 6 lety +170

    Whoever titled this needs help. Such deep insights. Experiencing an existential crisis inside of 2 minutes on a comedy show was not expected. I normally skip celeb interviews yet I clicked this. Did some underlying force of good in the universe subtly influence me so I would see it? Is Russell Brand my new favorite celebrity and possibly Jesus reincarnated? Solid maybe.

    • @Overcool
      @Overcool Před 6 lety +5

      That's serendipity for you !
      Keep digging and there's a lot more to be uncovered.
      Have fun on the way :)

    • @poozwonger
      @poozwonger Před 6 lety +1

      You should definitely check his CZcams channel - his podcasts are particularly insightful!

    • @wendygoodman333
      @wendygoodman333 Před 6 lety +1

      You ppl would accept any other jesus but jesus.....nonsense. The word of God already provided the ways of jesus and his holiness is not in this man....jesus is no joke and certainly not a confused searching man who is using profanity and showing signs of still being on drugs.smh

    • @TheSimplyTreeApple
      @TheSimplyTreeApple Před 6 lety +1

      smh, the ultimate remark of conceit provided on the internet. No wonder... you act just like your god.

    • @TCt83067695
      @TCt83067695 Před 6 lety

      Squirrel Gray why do they need help?

  • @briankiernan7501
    @briankiernan7501 Před 3 lety +4

    I love the moment at 3:30 when Russell sees how truly smart Stephen is. Other hosts like Fallon and Kimmel wouldn't have anything more to contribute to a Russel Brand monologue but Stephen ping pongs some wisdom right back to him

  • @gaby5254
    @gaby5254 Před 6 lety +58

    Russell Brand is a genius! Crazy AF but a genius!

    • @zx7-rr486
      @zx7-rr486 Před 6 lety

      He is not a genius. To claim that he is is an insult to real geniuses.

    • @jefferyhenderson6133
      @jefferyhenderson6133 Před 5 lety

      If you ever seen the movie Rain Man, he has the same characteristic.. Smart guy

    • @user-om9fw4ce4e
      @user-om9fw4ce4e Před 4 lety

      I know a lot of ten letter words and can string them into sentences, I guess I'm a genius also........

  • @KevinRutkowski
    @KevinRutkowski Před 6 lety +88

    This is one of the those rare guests that can match wits with Stephen. Brand has a way of controlling and delivering an existential crisis. Usually the guest is the straight man, but in this case Colbert had to turn serious and address his big questions. Now we can go back to being bored and watching the latest celebrity skit.

    • @jib14k
      @jib14k Před 6 lety +2

      Russell and Christoph waltz two of the rare awesome cases of proper banter with stephen

  • @abstractswirls
    @abstractswirls Před 6 lety +3

    there is no doubt in my mind that Russell is a genius. seriously listen to his observations and analysis of humanity and spirituality. I'm so glad he's on TV using his celebrity platform to share these enlightened insights

  • @wendyknox-leet1034
    @wendyknox-leet1034 Před 6 lety +6

    Russell is my hero! So glad you had him on! Brilliant guest.

  • @bethgrogan1853
    @bethgrogan1853 Před 5 lety +3

    I really like that Stephen Colbert delved into the subject of the book more in-depth than just plugging it and saying what it's about then asking questions that are off-topic. He used the interview to ask Russell about the subject matter of the book, and how he came to his views on addiction. Most hosts will do a full interview and barely mention why the person is even on the show.

  • @x.6940
    @x.6940 Před 5 lety +2

    He is one of those whom I don't mind listening to them all the day long. Intelligent and so joyful to both listening and watching!

  • @pbentesio
    @pbentesio Před 4 lety +4

    Russel's breakdowns are more philosophical than many philosophers, damn.

  • @Indiegaze
    @Indiegaze Před 6 lety +425

    I don't like his new-age religion bullshit, but damn...His charisma and way of talking is mesmerizing. He is like living poetry.
    He has more personality than 20 normal celebrities combined.

    • @vmedia4009
      @vmedia4009 Před 6 lety +15

      Why you don’t like his new age religion bullshit, is it because it doesn’t seem on its surface plausible. Or because you’re already a catholic or atheist so any new age religious celebration just seems like bullshit. I am only asking out of curiosity. I apologies if it seems like I’m calling you out

    • @tiki_trash
      @tiki_trash Před 6 lety +2

      Do you mean that there are normal celebrities? Seriously?

    • @cleanmarch
      @cleanmarch Před 6 lety +27

      It's not really new age... it's just unbound in a way that the western world has been unfamiliar to and sometimes purposefully disrespectful to..

    • @BeausToyFarm
      @BeausToyFarm Před 6 lety +3

      I remember watching Russell in his very first job as a junior presenter on Celebrity Big Brother here in the UK on channel 4. He was as crazy then as he is now.

    • @jimwilde
      @jimwilde Před 6 lety +6

      @indiegaze I have heard his interviews described as a charisma bomb going off.

  • @KolorMeyellow
    @KolorMeyellow Před 6 lety +649

    When you are intelligent and take substances and instead of becoming psychotic you unleash your inner genius.

    • @lightuponlight6727
      @lightuponlight6727 Před 6 lety +15

      so true.... Russell is very awake and a beautiful soul....

    • @tennisdude52278
      @tennisdude52278 Před 6 lety +42

      You can be an intelligent person, not do drugs, and still be brilliant. Your comment is really fucked up because it encourages smart people to do drugs and ruin their lives.

    • @LizzyRants
      @LizzyRants Před 6 lety +28

      tennisdude52278 she's not encouraging anyone to take drugs. People take drugs without encouragement every day. Russell is one of the few who came out better on the other end of addiction. He learned some valuable lessons and he probably wouldn't be who he is if he hadn't gone through that dark period in his life. There's no crime in pointing that out.

    • @pseudonayme7717
      @pseudonayme7717 Před 6 lety +6

      tennisdude As opposed to all those dumb people taking drugs? They don't matter to you?
      I don't know what's worse, your comment or it's 5 thumbs in an hour.

    • @stormwatcher59
      @stormwatcher59 Před 6 lety +2

      Lizzy, thank you for explaining it so well...

  • @camelsh-t_on_the_walls446
    @camelsh-t_on_the_walls446 Před 6 lety +67

    What do we all have in common?
    That we all are unique.

    • @BusterXXXL
      @BusterXXXL Před 6 lety

      I am NOT unique!

    • @marxman6035
      @marxman6035 Před 6 lety +3

      We are more alike than we are different

    • @theCoffinSeller
      @theCoffinSeller Před 6 lety +3

      Funny thing is: On a philosophical level all of these answers are true for human beings.

    • @sirJ1G
      @sirJ1G Před 6 lety +3

      You are not special. You're not a beautiful and unique snowflake. You're the same decaying organic matter as everything else. We're all part of the same compost heap. We're the all singing, all dancing crap of the world.

    • @BusterXXXL
      @BusterXXXL Před 6 lety +1

      Why are people hating so hard on snowflakes? Are you so proud of being samey-same sheeps just following the herd?

  • @relatv216
    @relatv216 Před 6 lety +23

    I need this man’s reading list.

  • @picketfence2028
    @picketfence2028 Před 6 lety +11

    Love Russell Brand. He's changed me life!

  • @daviddavids4992
    @daviddavids4992 Před 6 lety +1

    He's so infectious.
    His spirit, personality... everything.

  • @orikakuli
    @orikakuli Před 2 lety +1

    Colbert is the one and only guy that i see was very relaxed around Russell. welldone!

  • @SARGIEAN
    @SARGIEAN Před 6 lety +9

    I was pleasantly surprised by how much I like Russell in this interview. Changed my opinion of him.

  • @mrmikef10
    @mrmikef10 Před 5 lety +14

    Russell would've been a great Wonka!

  • @ljclark2177
    @ljclark2177 Před 6 lety +1

    Russell and Stephen! HAD to watch this! Two of my favourites! And Russell was his usual interesting, authentic, intelligent self! I love you Russell!

  • @jackegan9947
    @jackegan9947 Před 5 lety +2

    One of the most engaging and important conversations I've heard in a long time

  • @rachelsutherland-allain3655

    He is so fun to watch. I always love when people realize how smart he is, and that he has insulted them in a hilarious and genius way! Something sexy about him, his intelligence I think. 👏🏼😻

  • @jenmuller7684
    @jenmuller7684 Před 6 lety +4

    This was an amazing interview!

  • @SANTANAMNSTR
    @SANTANAMNSTR Před 3 lety +1

    He's brilliant and it's refreshing to witness a conversation between 2 people that are intellectually matched. Wished the conversation was longer.

  • @speakeasyentertainment2554

    Two of my favorite people, truly a great interview.

  • @maisonseasons
    @maisonseasons Před 6 lety +309

    He is the most intelligent and incredible guest ever

    • @rockytekkel406
      @rockytekkel406 Před 6 lety

      Adam van den Bergh Slim ? Hm. Kan je blijkbaar van jou niet zeggen. Wel grappig om te zien dat zo'n zelfingenomen stuk stront als Brand ook nog fans heeft. Maar dat zegt m.i. meer over jou dan over hem.....

    • @briangreen6602
      @briangreen6602 Před 6 lety +8

      He talks bollocks with flowery words to fool people .

    • @AnonymousUser77254
      @AnonymousUser77254 Před 6 lety

      Rocky Tekkel Ek stem saam. Mense baseer hulle persepsie van iemand se intelligensie op hoe hulle praat en stop nie vir een oomblik om te dink oor wat hulle sê nie. Brand is 'n moroon.

    • @rockytekkel406
      @rockytekkel406 Před 6 lety

      Sybrand Botes Ik nie afrikaans spreek nie .....

    • @stanleyyelnats6592
      @stanleyyelnats6592 Před 6 lety +5

      You do realize that Neil Degrasse Tyson has been a guest on multiple occasions, right?..

  • @S9RiDeRs
    @S9RiDeRs Před 6 lety +14

    i wanna see Russell brand and Jim Carry have a conversation

  • @RonaldMondesir
    @RonaldMondesir Před 2 lety +2

    He is poetry in motion

  • @NORLateCrew
    @NORLateCrew Před 6 lety +2

    haha i love this dude, always refreshing having him as a guest. He defnitely needs to come back again Stephen!!!

  • @freetheturtlesplease
    @freetheturtlesplease Před 6 lety +6

    What a beautiful conversation :)

  • @RingoBars
    @RingoBars Před 6 lety +16

    One of my favorite interviews thus far, and I love almost all of em’!

  • @miahleissa9599
    @miahleissa9599 Před 5 lety +1

    Thatnks, Stephen. Great show. Love you and love Rusell, too...great treat! :) and right when I sorely needed a laugh!

  • @JellyBean-or1yw
    @JellyBean-or1yw Před 6 lety

    the best part of this video is that Stephen looks nervous or pissed off at the beginning and by the end it's like he has a lot of respect for brand.

  • @jackegan9947
    @jackegan9947 Před 5 lety +5

    Best russel brand interview I've seen curious to find more

  • @juliaconnell
    @juliaconnell Před 6 lety +29

    love love LOVE Russell Brand ♥

  • @shurikenrasengon7
    @shurikenrasengon7 Před 6 lety +1

    Stephen done so well with Russel. Really impressed!!

  • @lephant5
    @lephant5 Před 6 lety

    Russy looks like he is seeing EVERYTHING for the first time.... with clear eyes!!!
    I LOVE HIM!!!! and Colbert!!!!!

  • @DabIMON
    @DabIMON Před 6 lety +12

    I love this guy!

  • @lemonielala3080
    @lemonielala3080 Před 6 lety +24

    Just... wow. Imagine the labyrinth of his mind and living there. 🤔😲

  • @vcalblas
    @vcalblas Před 6 lety +1

    I'm a huge fan of Brother Theodore (anyone else out there who remembers him?), and these conversations between Russell Brand and Stephen remind me of Theodore's visits to David Letterman in the 80s. Brilliant stuff.

  • @yazr1712
    @yazr1712 Před 6 lety

    Such a wonderful soul.

  • @serenitys531
    @serenitys531 Před 6 lety +14

    Russel is a very smart man... 😚💐

  • @lightuponlight6727
    @lightuponlight6727 Před 6 lety +3

    Amen Russell! Amen brother....... thanks for spreading the message of Oneness.

  • @notMessing
    @notMessing Před rokem

    What a genius RB is - awesome beautiful spirit! ❤

  • @lucialopezgonzalez885
    @lucialopezgonzalez885 Před 6 lety

    This has been one of my favoutite interviews

  • @AsFewFalseThingsAsPossible
    @AsFewFalseThingsAsPossible Před 6 lety +70

    Any biologist can tell you we crave connection. Evolution demands it of social species.

    • @newonevery740
      @newonevery740 Před 6 lety +1

      AsFewFalseThingsAsPossible
      Nope we don't need it as an evolutionary trait
      That is where Darwinian evolution fails

    • @scottmarshall1414
      @scottmarshall1414 Před 6 lety +8

      The point that addictions come from our craving for connection is well argued for in Szalavitz, M. (2016). Unbroken Brain: A Revolutionary New Way of Understanding Addiction. New York, NY: St. Martin’s Press. There's quite a bit of evidence that addictions come from loneliness.

    • @kohlinoor
      @kohlinoor Před 6 lety +6

      You're right. Also depression, trauma and a myriad of other psychological issues.

    • @poly.morphine
      @poly.morphine Před 6 lety +5

      Read the literature or walk into any AA/NA meeting and you'll find out that using doesn't cause addiction, addiction causes using - using is but a symptom of addiction. The root of it lies in myriad of other possibilities. The only difference between a heroin addiction and an addiction to money is that the former leads you directly to rock bottom, while the latter will give you "success," although keep you *just as* spiritually sick as a heroin addiction. The only reason addicts get single out and shit on is because their particular addiction is so much more destructive, however it is really no different than anyone else's.
      There are more broken people walking around that have no idea what is wrong with them then there are heroin addicts. Realizing I was an addict was one of the best things that ever happened to me because it taught me to understand myself better than most people ever will. Most people dont have the luxury of hitting rock bottom, getting that wake up call, and changing their lives.

    • @TheDiagnoser
      @TheDiagnoser Před 6 lety +1

      there's lust and love. Lust are temptations like sex, drugs and money and love is something that uplifts you. Everybody has both like the devil on one shoulder and the angel on the other lol. Addiction is lusty that can come from a lack of love I'm not sure. These are things that come to mind when you meditate. This is why I think meditation is important or praying if you're religious.

  • @katieg.theibert1519
    @katieg.theibert1519 Před 6 lety +4

    I love you Russell Brand keeping it real. 100%%

  •  Před 5 lety

    The level of intuition this guy has is amazing! Look at his expression here when Stephen began to quote Thomas Burton 3:30

  • @HedyNAt
    @HedyNAt Před 6 lety

    Two of my favorite people in one place! ❤️

  • @bobjones6366
    @bobjones6366 Před 6 lety +8

    2:52 I will say I can pretty strongly agree with him on this.
    3:29 Also very good.
    4:15 I know he's being funny, but he's also partly serious. Monks aren't dressing as monks to announce themselves. It's not a boastful thing.

    • @smith3696
      @smith3696 Před 6 lety +1

      Exactly! and the frivality and vanity associated with regular clothes could be what stimulates such piss warm intellectual engagement during 'everyday conversation'

    • @BartSimpson-jd2vs
      @BartSimpson-jd2vs Před 5 lety

      Some monks do....

  • @BettyBonkers
    @BettyBonkers Před 6 lety +24

    Imma just stay down here worrying about tiddly winks. I'm not smart enough for this.

  • @snezray2324
    @snezray2324 Před 4 lety +1

    I love Russell Brand!!!!! I just can’t get enough of him

  • @youuuuu10
    @youuuuu10 Před 6 lety

    Great interview ! Hands down !

  • @lalaaddas6363
    @lalaaddas6363 Před 5 lety +4

    Stephen I love how you tried to do your research so you wouldn't look like a douche..you tried, but I think Russel is a little beyond our realm, he's on another level!!! Love you both!!!

  • @MaoTseFunkadelic
    @MaoTseFunkadelic Před 6 lety +446

    I am always caught between enjoying Russel Brand and finding him insufferable.

    • @indiefruit
      @indiefruit Před 6 lety +25

      So do we all, and I'm a big fan. Listen to his podcast, his friends take him down a peg when he goes off on one.

    • @Zach-ps8hv
      @Zach-ps8hv Před 6 lety +5

      Join. The. Group. ;)

    • @emercycrite
      @emercycrite Před 6 lety +2

      I tend to vacillate more towards the 'insufferable' camp.

    • @DeRockMedia
      @DeRockMedia Před 6 lety +1

      thats how i feel about Max Landis sometimes.

    • @lockergr
      @lockergr Před 6 lety

      Joshua Hamilton Thanks for this tip!

  • @lauradeeisme
    @lauradeeisme Před 2 lety +2

    That was a brilliant monologue lol. What an artist

  • @klodeenify5664
    @klodeenify5664 Před 6 lety

    :-D GREAT!! SO cool to see him on Stephen's show! Can never forget those steps now!

  • @TicTocRobotSnot
    @TicTocRobotSnot Před 6 lety +5

    I've never seen anyone so eloquently wrangle the flittering mind of Russell Brand the way Colbert does here.

    • @edwincolon9072
      @edwincolon9072 Před 6 lety

      TicToc RobotSnot it’s not easy to do either. Colbert is a very intelligent man, just wish he wouldn’t dedicate his show to so much anti-trump propaganda

  • @ryanseitz1970
    @ryanseitz1970 Před 6 lety +7

    Stephen's knowledge of the universe really impressed me. I know about what he said, but thats because Im a loser who spends way too much time watching youtube astronomy videos....I dunno how a successful person knows about them...

  • @ataki11
    @ataki11 Před 6 lety +1

    So good to see the positive energy of Russell Brand

  • @rain.enthusiast
    @rain.enthusiast Před 6 lety +1

    I wanted this interview to keep going so bad, russell is such an interesting soul

  • @bebesomething
    @bebesomething Před 6 lety +3

    My two favorite men!!!!! 😍

  • @linengray
    @linengray Před 6 lety +3

    I love me some Brand.

  • @wendyknox-leet1034
    @wendyknox-leet1034 Před 6 lety +1

    What a man, what a message, genius

  • @mikey7257
    @mikey7257 Před 6 lety

    Great interview

  • @prakashrao3607
    @prakashrao3607 Před 6 lety +4

    Great Interview!

  • @subhajitdeysarkar9724
    @subhajitdeysarkar9724 Před 6 lety +172

    So this is his sober form? I would love to see what he was like when he's high.

    • @brankin421
      @brankin421 Před 6 lety +32

      I'm willing to bet that he would have been a lot less interesting.

    • @thenattyg3
      @thenattyg3 Před 6 lety +10

      Subhajit Deysarkar get him to the Greek

    • @thenattyg3
      @thenattyg3 Před 6 lety +2

      or his more serious side, his political webisode series

    • @kloggmonkey
      @kloggmonkey Před 6 lety +6

      he worked at mtv and also had a show called re:brand while on heroin. you can find it on youtube.

    • @subhajitdeysarkar9724
      @subhajitdeysarkar9724 Před 6 lety +8

      This guy is amazing. I had seen him in a few very mediocre movies. I never realized he was this witty.

  • @miahleissa9599
    @miahleissa9599 Před 5 lety

    great video....as always. ty. I just ordered this book and am quite looking fwd to reading it. Mr. Brand is brilliant in so many ways, and I have an inkling he can help this old lady with her addictions. We'll see! but I do have faith here. lol Thanks for all the smiles you guys. Love you, Stephen! Shine on! :)

  • @bigu236
    @bigu236 Před 6 lety

    great interview