Noel Fielding laughs as Russell Brand admits age ‘mistake’ in old interview

Expand A resurfaced clip features Noel Fielding laughing with Russell Brand about the comedian failing to correctly determine the age of an insect.

Brand, 51, was convicted of rape and sexual assault following a four-week trial and testimonies from several women, who shared their experiences with him between 2004 and 2009.

The disgraced comedian, who was handed a more than 10-year prison sentence on Monday, was described as a ‘sexual predator’ by the judge.

In the aftermath of the case, old clips featuring the actor have emerged, including a segment from The Russell Brand Show on BBC Radio 2.

Fielding, a Great British Bake Off presenter, and Brand appeared regularly together on panel shows and award shows through the early 00s during the height of their friendship.

The episode, which aired on October 13, 2007, shows Fielding and Brand cackling about an age ‘mistake’ when joking about insects.

Fielding, who appeared frequently as a co-host and guest on the show, says: ‘How do you even know if it’s a child or an adult?

Brand, who was in his early 30s at the time, replies with Fielding laughing in the background: ‘It’s a mistake I’ve made.

‘I’ve had enough problems in the past, because I thought a grasshopper was above age.’

Brand continues while elaborating with his hands: ‘Before I know it, I’m in it, right, I’m kissing it, I’m holding it.

‘Then it turns around and looks at me with its eyes and says “I’m 12.”‘

The punchline prompts more laughter from the Mighty Boosh actor while Brand continues: ‘It’s a grasshopper, it’s a grasshopper, so…’

The Russell Brand Show, covering the world of comedy and music, was broadcast every Saturday night from 9pm until 11pm.

But the show, which launched in late 2006 at the height of Brand’s career, was taken off air in October 2008 following the so-called ‘Sachsgate’ scandal involving Brand’s friend and guest on the show, Jonathan Ross.

Brand and Ross left a lewd prank voicemail to Andrew Sachs, the grandfather of Georgina Baillie.

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The episode generated more than 18,000 complaints to BBC Radio 2, leading to Ross being suspended for 12 weeks without pay while the broadcaster was slapped with a hefty fine by the regulator, Ofcom.

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