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Russell Brand's Ponderland
Titlecard for the second series
Presented by	Russell Brand
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	2
No. of episodes	12 (list of episodes)
Production
Running time	30 mins. per episode
Original release
Network	Channel 4
Release	22 October 2007 (2007-10-22) – 21 December 2008 (2008-12-21)

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. Repeats of the show are often shown on Channel 4's sister channel 4Music.

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)

Awards

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.

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.

References

1. Channel 4 - 4Laughs
2. Russell Brand speaks to his fans
3. Cooke, Rachel (27 October 2007). "The really wild show: Russell Brand's "anarchic" comedy is as carefully coiffed as his hair". New Statesman. Archived from the original on 27 October 2007. Retrieved 6 November 2007.
4. Davies, Patricia Wynn (23 October 2007). "Last night on television". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 25 October 2007. Retrieved 6 November 2007.
5. Duggins, Alexi (22 October 2007). "Russell Brand's 'Ponderland'". Time Out London. Retrieved 6 November 2007.
6. Clark, Alex (28 October 2007). "Birth of the original good-time girl". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 November 2007.
7. Bafta TV Awards 2008: The winners
8. Russell Brand's Ponderland HMV.com
9. "Russell Brand: Menage a Trois". Amazon UK. 24 November 2008.

External links

• Review, Leicester Mercury
• Russell Brand's Ponderland at IMDb
• Russell Brand's Ponderland at British Comedy Guide

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