Brand X With Russell Brand
FX | Release Date: June 28, 2012
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
34
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
3
Negative:
3

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
70
The Hollywood ReporterTim GoodmanJun 28, 2012
Season 1 Review: If you like Brand, you'll love BrandX, but you might be left wanting. Read full review
50
Boston GlobeSarah RodmanJun 29, 2012
Season 1 Review: Some of it was compelling and some of it tedious. Read full review
40
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob OwenJun 29, 2012
Season 1 Review: The result is not all that funny but more interesting than what most stand-up TV programs deliver. Read full review
40
VarietyAndrew WallensteinJun 29, 2012
Season 1 Review: Brand X works when Brand doesn't force himself to play with the trappings of the show and he just sticks to the monologue. Read full review
30
Los Angeles TimesMary McNamaraJun 28, 2012
Season 1 Review: He gets off a few good lines, but even the fan-based studio audience wasn't much impressed, providing an ocean of silence where the laughter should be, which made the television viewing experience actually uncomfortable at times. Read full review
10
TV Guide MagazineMatt RoushJun 28, 2012
Season 1 Review: If there's any justice, Brand X With Russell Brand will be as quickly forgotten as his blink-and-you-missed-it union with Katy Perry. Read full review
0
Uncle BarkyEd BarkJun 27, 2012
Season 1 Review: The star of this ill-conceived show, which also features former congressional policy advisor Matt Stoller as a very uncomfy foil, completely fails to get untracked from halting start to grinding finish. Read full review
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