Russell Brand joke cut from ‘Gavin & Stacey’ episode on BBC iPlayer
nme.comRussell Brand appeared to have been removed from an episode of Gavin & Stacey on BBC iPlayer, following allegations emerging about the actor and comedian earlier this year.In September, Brand was accused of rape, sexual assault and emotional abuse following a joint investigation by The Times, The Sunday Times and Channel 4’s Dispatches.
Brand strongly denied the claims.Earlier this month, Brand was reportedly questioned by police over alleged assault allegations.Fans rewatching the 2007 Christmas special of the beloved sitcom noticed that the joke had been removed.The joke in question is mentioned when the characters go to Pam and Mick’s (played by Alison Steadman and Larry Lamb) and Nessa (Ruth Jones) returns from reading to baby Neil.
Pam expects she was reading him a “little fairy story” but Nessa was actually reading him Brand’s autobiography, My Booky Wook. “Did we get a mention in the end?” Stacey (Joanna Page) asks, and when Nessa says they didn’t, she replies: “I’m disappointed, are you?”“Don’t be Stace.
We had a crackin’ night Pam, all three of us,” Nessa replies.However, it later appeared that the Brand joke hadn’t been purposefully deleted.
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