Stripping naked in Piccadilly Circus. Igniting public feuds with Rod Stewart and Bob Geldof. Sending dirty texts to Vanessa Feltz. It's no wonder Russell Brand sums up his life as "just a series of embarrassing incidents, strung together with me talking about the embarrassing incidents".

by Jane Murphy
Pictures: Wenn, Rex Features, PA, Channel 4

Russell Brand's Ponderland is on Channel 4 all week