Russell is actually very funny if he doesn't go overboard on the character he has developed. He has a quick wit and a good turn of phrase but too often allows himself to believe his hype.
His stand-up at the recent Amnesty show was very funny, but I tired of his radio show on 6Music and I would assume the Radio2 one is much the same.
Actually, there are a lot of similarities to Chris Evans. Chris was fantastic back when he was on GLR and when he started on Radio 1 as no one had really heard of him and he didn't have the ego or the circle of sycophants surrounding him. Russell is the same - he sees himself in every magazine and is surrounded by people saying 'you're the sexiest, funniest man in Britain' and so disappears up his own arsehole.
He's in real danger of spreading himself too thin. Someone who wants their voice all over the telly and radio every day is going to do a bit of hit and miss.
I like him, the missus doesn't. His anti-tabloid stuff is good.
It gets harder and harder to defend fim, when every day on BigMouth he talks about pulling down his trousers and pants and w***ing his dinkle off. He doesn't need that kind fo crassness, should have drawn the line with his bawbags IMHO.
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