Russell Brand

Dua Lipa: At Your Service

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Society & Culture, Personal Journals

4.4 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 1 April 2022

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

In an illuminating and incredibly heartfelt conversation, Dua Lipa is joined by comedian, actor, YouTube star, and author Russell Brand, who tells all about sobriety. From asking for help to surrounding himself with a group of mentors he can turn to for wisdom, to now being a position where he too can offer guidance and resources to those in need, Russell opens up about the role that ego – the sort that a life in the public eye necessitates – can play when it comes to navigating a healthy, wholesome, and fulfilled life in the spotlight. Stay tuned for his tips to those ready to embark on the journey of sobriety, as well as his personal favourite podcasts.

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0:00.0	Hi all and welcome back to another episode of Dua Lipa at Your Service.
0:20.8	My guest today is Russell Brand, someone you've undoubtedly encountered if you've consumed
0:25.3	pop culture in any way over the past 15 years.
0:29.2	An English comedian, author, actor, YouTuber, and all-round, larger-than-life personality
0:34.4	who's never been known to shy away from controversy.
0:37.5	Russell began his career in stand-up comedy more than 20 years ago.
0:41.7	It led him to acting on the world stage, booking starring roles in beloved comedy films,
0:46.1	like forgetting Sarah Marshall and its sequel Get Into The Greek.
0:53.6	Throughout his truly storied career, he's peppered in countless presenting gigs,
0:57.6	some sold-out tours, a pair of podcasts, and in what has truly become every entertainer's
1:02.4	right of passage, a guest spot on The Simpsons.
1:05.0	It's great to be here with all the old friends I haven't seen since rehab.
1:08.2	No, no, I'm just kidding. None of you are my friends.
1:11.1	Russell has also written several books including two best-selling memoirs.
1:15.2	In 2017, he released Recovery, Freedom From Our Addictions, which told the story of his own
1:20.2	addiction and subsequent journey to recovery. He followed that up in 2019 with mentors,
1:25.4	How to Help and Be Helped, a guide to giving and accepting advice,
1:29.2	help and guidance in good times and bad.
1:32.4	Still performing comedy for audiences around the globe, his current tour takes him across
1:36.6	the UK through the end of May. He describes this live show as performing stand-up on the
1:41.2	strangeness of the last 18 months. What have we learnt and not learnt, and how do you get back to
1:46.6	normal if you've never been normal? In our very illuminating conversation, I asked Russell to
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