This Article is From Jun 29, 2015

Russell Brand Was Here. Twitter Laughed at His Jokes

Russell Brand Was Here. Twitter Laughed at His Jokes

Russell Brand performs during the Comedy Central Chuckle Festival in Bangalore on June 27. Image courtesy: AFP

New Delhi: Mumbai may have been deprived of Jerry Seinfeld's wit after his Indian debut was cancelled in March but there were no nasty surprises in store over British actor and comic Russell Brand's show on Sunday. Russell, who married ex-wife Katy Perry in India in 2010, performed here for the first time at the 2015 edition of the Comedy Central Chuckle Festival. The three-day fest saw Russell perform in Delhi on June 26, Bangalore on June 27 and finally Mumbai on June 28.

Russell joked about his short-lived marriage to Katy: "I have never performed in India, unless you call my marriage as a performance. In fact, there are a lot of Bollywood films that last longer than my marriage." He also declared an affection for Deepika Padukone: "The person I could potentially fall in love with and marry while I am in India, Deepika Padukone. She is popular. If by the end of the night I am not arrested or censored, we are going to look and see if I can perhaps seduce Deepika Padukone."

Twitter found the 40-year-old actor's jokes funny and saluted him with the hashtag #ChuckleWithRussell.

Among those tweeting was Vir Das, who also performed at Chuckle Fest.
 

Several others endorsed the comedian's brand of humour, including actress Kalki Koechlin:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  With inputs from PTI
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