NEW YORK, Nov. 15, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- SIRIUS XM Radio (Nasdaq: SIRI) announced today that Russell Brand's The Russell Brand Show will air, completely uncensored, on SIRIUS XM's Raw Dog Comedy channel every week for ten weeks. This is the first time that the show will be available to American radio audiences and the only place on radio to hear the uncut version of the show.
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The Russell Brand Show features Brand talking with various famous and infamous guests, including cohort Matt Morgan, former Oasis front man Noel Gallagher, co-creator of The Office Stephen Merchant and James Andrew Eric Phelps and Oliver Martyn John Phelps, "Fred Weasley" and "George Weasley" of the Harry Potter films, and original stand-up from his recent UK tour and material recorded especially for the SIRIUS XM broadcast.
The Russell Brand Show will debut with a special broadcast on Wednesday, November 24 at 6:00 pm ET and will be rebroadcast throughout the Thanksgiving holiday: Wednesday, November 24 at 9:00 pm and 12:00 am; Thursday, November 25 at 10:00 am, 1:00 pm, 8:00 pm and 11:00 pm; Saturday, November 27 at 4:00 pm and 9:00 pm; and Sunday, November 28 at 6:00 pm (all times Eastern) on Raw Dog Comedy, SIRIUS channel 104 and XM channel 150.
Following the debut, The Russell Brand Show will air every Saturday at 9:00 pm ET from Saturday, November 27 through Saturday, January 15.
"SIRIUS XM is the future of radio until we learn how to broadcast directly into people's brains," said Russell Brand. "I am completing work on my Neuro-Disruptor and Russell Brand Radio will begin in your mind Monday."
SIRIUS XM Raw Dog Comedy features uncensored comedy from the edge: classic comedy, the hottest new stand-ups and original shows. The channel features shows hosted by comedian Jim Breuer, the irreverent music host and musician Mojo Nixon, alternative comedy "championer" Mark Says Hi!, live morning host Sonny Fox, the smart and edgy Filip and Fredrik and others.
For more information, please visit www.sirius.com/rawdog or www.xmradio.com/rawdog.
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SIRIUS XM offers an array of content from some of the biggest names in entertainment, as well as from professional sports leagues, major colleges, and national news and talk providers. SIRIUS XM programming is also available at sirius.com and xmradio.com, and on Apple iPhone and iPod touch, BlackBerry and Android-powered mobile devices using the SIRIUS XM Premium Online App.
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