Russell Brand Visits India Again Years After Marrying Katy Perry
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By Ians English
British
stand-up
comedian
and
Despicable
Me
star,
Russell
Brand,
landed
in
Delhi,
India
on
Friday
morning,
to
make
the
audience
chuckle
away
at
the
second
season
of
LIVE
Viacom18
Comedy
Central
Chuckle
Festival.
Brand,
who
developed
a
special
bond
with
India
after
tying
the
knot
with
his
now
ex-wife
Katy
Perry
back
in
2010,
is
taking
to
the
stage
in
India
for
the
first
time.
He
will
perform
in
the
capital
on
Friday,
after
which
he
will
tickle
audiences'
funny
bone
in
Mumbai
and
Bangalore
on
Saturday
and
Sunday.
Brand
will
be
staying
at
a
reputed
luxury
hotel
in
the
capital,
and
will
head
out
to
complete
some
formalities
before
preparing
himself
to
regale
his
Indian
fans
here.
Courtesy
of
Twitter
Best
known
for
his
comic
acts
in
movies
like
"Forgetting
Sarah
Marshall"
and
"Get
Him
to
the
Greek",
Brand,
who
is
enamoured
with
yoga,
last
visited
India
to
get
married
to
pop
star
Perry
in
a
traditional
Hindu
ceremony
in
Rajasthan.
The
Chuckle
Festival
made
a
big
bang
entry
into
the
Indian
comedy
scene
in
2013
with
world
renowned
comedians
such
as
Gabriel
'Fluffy'
Iglesias,
Eddie
Ifft
and
Paul
Varghese.
Brand,
the
livewire
comedian,
is
expected
to
bring
the
house
down
with
his
unique
brand
of
humour.
Also
adding
to
the
heightened
hilarious
experience
will
be
popular
Indian
comedian
Papa
CJ,
who
has
performed
across
the
world.