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| name = Russell Edward Brand
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'''Shahbad''' is a city and a [[Local Governance in India| Municipal Committee]] in [[Kurukshetra District]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Haryana]].
==Demographics==
'''Russell Artichoke Brand''' (born [[June 4]], [[1975]] in [[Grays]], [[Essex]]) is an [[England|English]] comedian and radio/television personality.
[[As of 2001]] India [[census]]{{GR|India}}, Shahbad had a population of 37,130. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Shahbad has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 76%, and female literacy is 69%. In Shahbad, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
==Location==
Shahbad lies 21 kilometers south of [[Ambala]] on the Ambala [[Delhi]] Highway. It is some 30 kilometers to the North of [[Kurukshetra]] city, which is the capital of the district. Shahbad is on the national highway, and has a railway station on the Delhi Ambala line.
It lies on the banks of the river [[Markanda]]- A tributary of the [[Ghaggar]], and supposed to be a part of the ancient/ Vedic [[Saraswati River]] Basin system. There is a large historic temple on the banks of the river with Markendeshwar, the river sage/deity being worshipped there.
There is also a road from [[Panchkula]], via Ramgarh and Dosarka that comes out near Shahbad.
There are also direct roads to [[Ladwa]] and [[Radaur]] as well as [[Yamunanagar]] from Shahbad.All these being east of Shahbad. [[Pipli]], near [[Kurukshetra]] and [[Nilokheri]] are other nearby towns on the National highway.
==PersonalEconomy==
It is a significant agricultural market for procurement of agricultural products. The area being on a river bank is fertile and is used for paddy as well as wheat and vegetables. The yield is very high, and the belt till [[Karnal]] has a large number of rice mills to pick up the high quality grain.
Russell Ephemeria Brand dresses in a flamboyant [[bohemianism|bohemian]] fashion describing himself as looking like a "Victorian Pimp" or an "[[Sadism and masochism|S&M]] [[Willy Wonka]]" on the [[12 May]] [[2006]] edition of ''[[Friday Night With Jonathan Ross]]''.<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRZt7MH4l2k</ref> Brand's current style consists of eyeliner, tight jeans and long, shaggy hair. He is a big fan of [[The Smiths]] and their ex-frontman [[Morrissey]], and has a cat of the same name. Brand is also a [[vegetarian]] and does [[yoga]] and recently revealed on his [[BBC Radio 2]] show that he has a personal trainer. He is a fan of [[West Ham United]] and has a season ticket. He has stated on his [[BBC 6 Music]] radio show that he would like the song "[[Asleep (song)|Asleep]]" by The Smiths played at his funeral.
==Sports==
====Drug addiction====
Of late Shahbad has produced a large number of women hockey players. This is thanks to the efforts of Coach Baldev Singh, who is also a Asst Director in the Haryana Sports department. The current national Hockey team has 12 women from Shahbad. For the last decade Shahbad has produced a large number of women Hockey players who have donned Haryana , [[Railways]] or Indian team colours. It has got the epithet of [[Sansarpur]] of Women's hockey. Current national team representatives from Shahbad are :- Suman Bala, Nutan, Meenakshi, Simarjeet Kaur, Balwinder Kaur, Kiran Bala, Gurpreet Kaur, Jasjeet Kaur, Rajni Bala, Rajwinder, Gagandeep Kaur and Surinder Kaur.
Brand is a former [[heroin]] addict, alcoholic and has had numerous run-ins with the law, having been arrested eleven times,<ref>[http://observer.guardian.co.uk/review/story/0,,1799879,00.html The Observer at the Guardian].</ref>; he was also expelled from the [[Italia Conti Academy]] when he was younger. During the time of his addiction he was known for his debauchery, a notable example being his ejection from [[The Gilded Balloon]] in Edinburgh.<ref>[http://arts.guardian.co.uk/edinburgh2004/story/0,,1284470,00.html Arts.Guardian.co.uk].</ref>
==History==
He has been free from heroin addiction since 2003, and is now a patron of the addiction charity Focus 12. His abandonment of drugs and alcohol was supposedly instigated by John Noel, Russell's manager.<ref>[http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/opinion.cfm?id=1637702006].</ref> He did so with the help of the Hare Krishnas, to whom he feels "indebted".[http://observer.guardian.co.uk/7days/story/0,,1989933,00.html]
Historically it was a muslim majority town, with references made to a fort during Mughal times, and raids as well as sacking of the fort by [[Banda Bahadur]]. Significantly it also has a historic gurudwara of those times. After partition most of the muslims left, and Punjabi Sikh's and Hindu's from Pakistan were resettled here. The town and surrounding villages hence have a large Punjabi presence.
At the time of partition it was a small village, but has subsequently grown and now even has to urban area sectors planned and developed by [[HUDA]].
==Links==
He hosted a forum show about drugs for Channel 4 in 2006, which had a similar format to that of ''Big Brother's Big Mouth'', and his stage show ''Better Now'' drew extensively on his experiences with addiction.<ref>http://www.chortle.co.uk/edfest2004/russellbrand.html</ref>
Article on hockey in Shahbad [http://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20040228/spr-trib.htm#1]
==Career==
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====Standup====
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Brand's first significant stand-up appearance was at the [[Hackney Empire New Act of the Year]] final in 2000. Although he did not finish in the top three, his performance attracted the attention of an agent, John Noel. Currently he performs his show ''Shame'' to sell out audiences around the country drawing on embarrassing things that have happened to him. The [[tabloid]] press is also covered in the show.
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In late November Russell put on a secret stand-up show for anyone who had added him as a friend on [[mySpace]]. This show featured unseen material not featured on his DVD and is linked to in 'External Links' below.
Brand performed a sketch with close friends [[Matt Lucas]] & [[David Walliams]] for a [[Little Britain]] live show for Comic Relief in which he played a [[crossdressing]] plumber who comes out to "fellow crossdresser", Emily Howard.
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Brand appeared in a sketch and did stand-up at the 2006 ''[[The Secret Policeman's Ball (2006)|Secret Policeman's Ball]]''.
====TV====
His first significant TV work was on music channel [[MTV UK and Ireland|MTV]] presenting Dance Floor Chart and [[MTV Select]]. However he was sacked after coming to work dressed as [[Osama bin Laden]] on 12 September 2001. <ref>http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/tm_objectid=17151454&method=full&siteid=94762&headline=exclusive--russell-brand-s-sex-tips-name_page.html</ref>
In 2002 he filmed roles in the television comedy dramas, ''[[Cruise of the Gods]]'' and ''[[White Teeth]]''.
In 2004, he hosted [[E4 (TV)|E4's]] Big Brother's E-forum (E4-rum), a sister show to [[Big Brother (UK series 5)|Big Brother 5]]. The show gave celebrity guests and the public the chance to have their say on the goings on inside the Big brother house. The shows name changed to [[Big Brother's Big Mouth]] the following year. The ratings for the most recent series of Big Brother's Big Mouth during [[Big Brother (UK series 7)|Big Brother 7]] have been good. <ref>http://www.barb.co.uk/viewingsummary/weekreports.cfm?RequestTimeout=500&report=weeklytop30</ref>
In late 2005 he played Tommy in the BBC sitcom ''[[Blessed (TV series)|Blessed]]'' which was written and directed by [[Ben Elton]].
Brand was welcomed back into the MTV fold in spring 2006 when he began presenting chatshow ''[[1 Leicester Square]]'' initially going out at 8pm Sundays before being shifted to a post watershed time of 10pm on Mondays allowing a more adult theme to the show. Guests have included [[Tom Cruise]], [[Uma Thurman]] and [[Boy George]]. A second series of ''1 Leicester Square'' began in September 2006 on [[MTV UK and Ireland|MTV UK]].
After ''Big Brother 7'' finished, Brand presented a debate show called ''[[Russell Brand's Got Issues]]'', on digital channel [[E4 (TV)|E4]]. The viewing figures for the first episode were seen as disappointing, being beaten by nearly all of E4's main multi-channel rivals, despite a big publicity and promotional campaign for the show and achieving only 148,000 viewers on the opening night.
On the 9 November it was announced that Brand would host his own chat show called ''[[The Russell Brand Show]]''. The first episode was broadcast at 23.05 on Friday 24 November on [[Channel 4]]<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6133116.stm</ref>
In [[December]] [[2006]], Brand took part in [[Channel 4]]'s ''[[The Big Fat Quiz of the Year]]'' presented by [[Jimmy Carr]].
He recently filmed a small role in the film ''[[Penelope (2006 film)|Penelope]]'' which stars [[Reese Witherspoon]] and [[Christina Ricci]].
Upcoming projects include playing a recovering crack addict in [[ITV]] drama, ''[[The Abbey (TV series)|The Abbey]]''. <ref>http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/tm_headline=russell-stars-in-sitcom&method=full&objectid=18095225&siteid=94762-name_page.html</ref> The Abbey starts on February 14th. He will also host the 2007 [[Brit Awards]] which will be staged live for the first time since 1989.<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6205786.stm</ref> Brand will also co-host [[Comic Relief]] with fellow comedian [[Lenny Henry]].
====Radio====
[[Image:Brand Lock Morgan.JPG|210px|thumb|Matt Morgan, Trevor Lock & Russell Brand]]
On radio, he has hosted a show on [[Xfm]]. In 2006 he was given a Sunday morning radio show on [[BBC 6 Music]] initially alongside [[Karl Pilkington]]. However due to contract obligations linked to his podcast with [[Ricky Gervais]], Pilkington was replaced by [[Matt Morgan (comedian)|Matt Morgan]] and [[Trevor Lock]]. The show placed as high as number one in the [[iTunes]] most-subscribed [[podcast]] chart.
In October 2006, [[BBC]] announced a 40% rise in listeners to BBC digital radio, they claimed this was largely attributed to host Russell Brand. According to Rajar, the station was attracting over 400,000 listeners. <ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6086738.stm</ref> The show was transferred to [[BBC Radio 2]], the UK's most popular radio station, on 18 November in the 21:00 - 23:00 time slot.<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6109170.stm</ref> The radio show often features a call from [[Noel Gallagher]] of [[Oasis (band)|Oasis]]. In January 2007 this show became No 1 in the podcast charts.
====Notoriety====
* In 2006 the ''[[Daily Star]]'' published an article claiming that [[Bob Geldof]] has forbidden his daughter [[Peaches Geldof|Peaches]] to go to [[Ibiza]] in case Russell were to follow her.{{fact}} [[Rod Stewart]] publicly chided the television presenter Russell Brand at the GQ Awards for saying he'd slept with Stewart's daughter [[Kimberly Stewart]]. Collecting an award for outstanding achievement, Stewart challenged Brand to swear an oath that this really had happened - and warned Brand that if he couldn't swear that it was true, he shouldn't make such claims. During the filming of the 'shame' DVD he addressed this matter, explaining that his claim was a joke, and that he and Stewart share a common PR agent and were 'messing about'.
* On 23 February 2006, he hosted the 2006 [[NME Awards]] show. Upon reaching the stage to receive his award, [[Bob Geldof]] began his speech with 'Russell Brand... what a [[cunt]].' which later prompted Brand to strike back with; "Bob Geldof. Really no surprise that he's such an expert on famine, he has after all been dining out on "[[I Don't Like Mondays (song)|I Don't Like Mondays]]" for 30 years...'.
==Awards==
He was named best Stand Up by ''[[Time Out]]'' Magazine in the Time Out Live awards in 2006,<ref>http://www.timeout.com/features/liveawards/winners.php?cat=comedy</ref> and the eight-night run of his stand-up show ''Shame'' at the 2006 [[Edinburgh Fringe Festival]] was the first show to sell out for that year <ref>http://www.chortle.co.uk/news/June06/brnad286601.php</ref> although he was forced to cancel some shows due to severe [[laryngitis]].<ref>http://www.chortle.co.uk/news/aug06/silenced248805.php</ref>
Brand's appearance has also won him acclaim. In 2006, he was named ''GQ's Most Stylish man of the year''.<ref>http://www.vogue.co.uk/vogue_daily/story/story.asp?stid=38290</ref>
Other awards include ''Funniest Man'' at the ''Loaded Lafta Awards'',<ref>[http://www.itv.com/news/20f0fdfcfff193c88446e664d7f20cc7.html Russell gets Loaded - ITV News]</ref> ''Best Newcomer'' at the 2006 [[British Comedy Awards]],<ref>http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/showbiz/article-21205155-details/Little+Britain%27s+big+win/article.do</ref> He also came third in [[BBC3]]'s 'Most Annoying People Of 2006' programme, broadcast on [[28 December]].
==Selected works==
===Radio credits===
* [[XFM]] Russell Brand
* [[BBC 6 Music]] Sundays 10am-1pm, March 2006 - November 2006
* [[BBC Radio 2]] The Mark Radcliffe show/Various pilots
* [[BBC Radio 2]] Saturdays 9-11pm, from November 2006
===Television credits===
*[[Dancefloor chart]] - MTV
*[[Ibiza on One]] - [[Sky One]]
*[[RE:Brand]] - 2001 - [[UK Play]]
*[[Comedy lab: The Russell Brand]] - Channel 4
*[[Kings of comedy]] - E4
*[[Big Brother's Big Mouth]] - June 2004 - [[E4]]/[[Channel 4]]
*[[1 Leicester Square]] - 2006 - [[MTV UK and Ireland|MTV]]
*[[Russell Brand's Got Issues]] - September 2006-October 2006 - [[E4]]
*[[The Russell Brand Show]] - November 2006 - [[Channel 4]]
*[[The Big Fat Quiz of the Year]] - December 27 2006 - [[Channel 4]]
===Stand-up credits===
*Better Now
*Shame
*Maxwell's Full Mooners
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.russellbrand.tv Russell Brand's website]
*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/shows/brand/ Russell Brand's BBC Radio 2 show homepage]
*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/russellbrand/ Russell Brand's BBC Radio 2 Blog]
*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/shows/russell_brand/ Russell Brand's BBC 6 Music show homepage]
*[http://www.russellbrandfansite.com The Russell Brand Fansite]
*[http://www.focus12.co.uk/ Focus 12 Charity]
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