Russell Brand's Ponderland

Russell Brand's Ponderland is a British television comedy series which was broadcast on the TV station Channel 4, presented by comedian and actor Russell Brand. The show consists largely of Brand giving a series of monologues in a stand-up style, interspersed with old television and video footage.^[1][2] Repeats of the show are often shown on Channel 4's sister channel 4Music.^[3][4][5][6]

Russell Brand's Ponderland
Titlecard for the second series
Presented by	Russell Brand
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	2
No. of episodes	12 (list of episodes)
Production
Running time	30 mins. per episode
Original release
Network	Channel 4
Release	22 October 2007 (2007-10-22) – 21 December 2008 (2008-12-21)

Episode guide

Series 1

• Childhood (22 October 2007)
• Science (23 October 2007)
• Crime (24 October 2007)
• Sport (25 October 2007)
• Love (26 October 2007)
• Holidays (27 October 2007)

Series 2

• Pets (30 October 2008)
• Family (6 November 2008)
• Education (13 November 2008)
• Food (20 November 2008)
• Class (27 November 2008)

Christmas special

• Christmas (21 December 2008)

Awards

Year	Ceremony	Nominated for	Winning Programme
2008	British Academy Television Awards	Best comedy programme	Fonejacker[7]

DVD release

The first series of Ponderland was released on 10 November 2008 and includes footage of Brand from his youth and over 40 minutes of unseen stand up.^[8]

Season one of Ponderland is also part of the three disc set The Russell Brand Collection: Ménage A Trois which was released on 24 November 2008.^[9]