Fanvid: Like a Monkey in a Zoo
Description: A Tribute to comedian/activist Russell Brand
Music: 'Like a Monkey in a Zoo' by Daniel Johnston.
Length: 2.47 minutes.
Warnings: Features explicit language, sexual references and drug abuse. Also features Russell Brand who seemingly manages to offend many people around the globe whilst trying to spread love and laughter in his own eccentric way.
Vidder's Note: I almost didn't post this vid because it felt rather voyeuristic of me to be editing a person's real life story. But then most of the clips used in this vid were posted on youtube by Russell himself. Throughout his career he has willfully exposed his personal life through many mediums; stand up comedy, radio, autobiographies and now his webseries The Trews which inspired this project. Basically he's put a lot of great vidding material out there so I hope this tribute doesn't come off as creepy. For the last ten years Russell Brand has been one of my favorite comedians but his recent activism has got me far more invested in him as a person; a person whose main message is that if great personal change is possible then why not radical world change too? So this vid is a study of Russell's own transformation from unstable junkie to scandalous famewhore to Hollywood superstar to returning to England to be a lefty activist and make youtube videos in his bed.
Music: 'Like a Monkey in a Zoo' by Daniel Johnston.
Length: 2.47 minutes.
Warnings: Features explicit language, sexual references and drug abuse. Also features Russell Brand who seemingly manages to offend many people around the globe whilst trying to spread love and laughter in his own eccentric way.
Vidder's Note: I almost didn't post this vid because it felt rather voyeuristic of me to be editing a person's real life story. But then most of the clips used in this vid were posted on youtube by Russell himself. Throughout his career he has willfully exposed his personal life through many mediums; stand up comedy, radio, autobiographies and now his webseries The Trews which inspired this project. Basically he's put a lot of great vidding material out there so I hope this tribute doesn't come off as creepy. For the last ten years Russell Brand has been one of my favorite comedians but his recent activism has got me far more invested in him as a person; a person whose main message is that if great personal change is possible then why not radical world change too? So this vid is a study of Russell's own transformation from unstable junkie to scandalous famewhore to Hollywood superstar to returning to England to be a lefty activist and make youtube videos in his bed.