Russell Brand has resigned from his Radio 2 programme following prank calls he made with Jonathan Ross to actor Andrew Sachs (he told him he had slept with his grandaughter Georgia)
The comedian has had a very controvercial career so far....
Brand, a former heroin addict, has found himself in trouble - and out of work - several times since he launched his media career on the back of a successful stand-up act.
He lost one of his first jobs, hosting MTV Select, when he turned up for work the day after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on America dressed as Osama bin Laden.
The following year, he was sacked from radio station XFM for reading pornographic material on air during a Sunday afternoon show.
He received criticism in 2006 when David Cameron appeared as a guest on his popular BBC chat show, and was asked personal sexual questions relating to former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.His autobiography, My Booky Wook, was a best-seller and his acting career has begun to take off in the US after he appeared in the 2007 St Trinian's film and Judd Apatow's comedy Forgetting Sarah Marshall.
Brand made headlines again in September when he presented the MTV Video Music Awards and described US president George Bush as a "that retarded cowboy fella"and was also criticised US pop group The Jonas Brothers for wearing purity rings symbolising their virginity.
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