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Comedian, actor, author and considered one of the world’s greatest thinkers, Russell Brand has become a British icon. With an Australian tour this October, we caught up with the man that always manages to get people talking to see what makes him tick…
Hi Russell, how are you?
I’m very well, thank you. Very happy to be doing an interview with you for British Balls Magazine!
Thank you for chatting with us. So, Trew World Order…
Yes, that’s the name of this tour.
As a play-on-words of global and totalitarian governance and your own channel, The Trews, what’s your message with this show?
You governments will not help you. Business will not help you. You have to form new affiliations, new communities, if you want to change the world. A New Trew World Order.
What would be your New Trew World Order?
Well, I’m just trying my best to live in it by showing off and making jokes. Really, what the whole thing’s about is trying to deal with the problems of our time of inequality and ecological meltdown. These are the priorities.
Will you tailor the content to an Australian audience?
Absolutely, completely. The point is to galvanise the people of the areas that we’re visiting. So we’ll talk about Tony Abbott and that mad agricultural minister, Barnaby Pipkin or whatever he’s called, and bespoke solutions for Australia are very much the order of the day – and jokes around the stuff in Australia news, definitely.
Will it be a stand-up or will you encourage discussion and debate from the audience?
Not during the show, no. I expect people to sit quietly or roar with laughter when required. It will certainly be provocative and inspiring and engage people that are already doing stuff in communities in Australia. The point of it is to bring people together and stir people up.
You’ve visited Down Under numerous times before, so do you know what you’ll be getting up to when you’re not on stage?
Not yet, no. I haven’t got any plans yet. What should I do?
Well, do you like coffee?
Yeah, I bloody do.
You should definitely try some of Melbourne’s world-famous coffee.
Right, I’m gonna neck a lot of coffee in Melbourne – I’m gonna get buzzed.
Travel to Western Australia 
What would be your ideal holiday?
I like getting lost with people. I’m really interested in going to Latin America and learning about their revolutionary struggles. Learning about revolutionary struggles from interesting-shaped people.
Do you travel much?
A fair bit, in the last little bit of time I’ve been to Vancouver and Marrakesh making a film with Nicolas Cage playing the part of God! I’ve been on holiday to the Caribbean – I get around a bit.
What’s the film called?
It’s called Army Of One. It’s out this year, I think.
You returned to film with The Emperor’s New Clothes; as a documentary touching on the subject of bankers’ bonuses, what were the biggest struggles you faced?
To be honest, it wasn’t a struggle, it was really good fun to film. I was working with Michael Winterbottom who’s such a brilliant filmmaker that it was pretty easy. It’s a subject that I’m interested in and that I was fascinated to learn more about. The struggle is the people that you meet, that are losing their jobs because of the financial crash or unable to get educated, you talk to them for a while and then you leave. I feel like, “Oh, God, this isn’t really good enough. We should be doing more.”
Was it eye-opening?
Always, yeah. Not that I’m oblivious to the struggles, I’m aware of it, but it was certainly interesting to experience first-hand, to go round people’s houses and hang out with them and see what struggles people endure.
And how is the New Era Café doing?
It’s going well, and we’re opening more. In London, initially, but we could do them anywhere.
So Russell, what gets you out of bed in the morning?
Ermm, the cat. Do you know what I like to do now? I go on runs and climb over things, meet new people and go into churches and wander around freely. Really, it’s a revolutionary act to just jump over someone’s fence, explore space and step outside of the prescribed lines of the city.
Is that easy for you being the popular figure that you are?
As long as I run quickly.
What are your plans for the future?
More Trews, more podcasts, and I’ll probably write another book.
Will it be along the same lines as Revolution?
I might write another children’s book.
Lovely. Thanks for speaking to us, Russell.
It was an absolute pleasure, thank you.
Russell Brand 2015 Australian Tour Dates
Saturday 17th October – Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne
Sunday 18th October – Entertainment Centre, Adelaide
Tuesday 20th October – Perth Arena, Perth
Thursday 22nd October – Entertainment Centre, Brisbane
Friday 23rd October – Sydney Opera House, Sydney
russell brand Saturday 24th October – Qantas Credit Union Arena, Sydney
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