I think russel brand from forgetting sarah marshall would of made a better Kieran then Jermaine. Soon as i seen that guy throughout the ENTIRE movie, he acted and sorta looked like Russel Brand as his character Aldous Snow
shareFirst off, it isn't Jermaine- It's JEMAINE. He isn't British, he's a Kiwi (New Zealander), and could dance hilarious circles around that prissy limey Rusty Brand.
shareSecond, it's not Russel Brand - it's Russell Brand. As a Russell myself, and having known many Russells in my life, but never a single Russel, I'm amazed at how many dips***s out there constantly get this wrong.
shareAlas, I too am a Russell! WITH TWO L's!
Who would spell it with one L? That's incorrect!
Wikipedia sez:
"Russell also Rossell is a Scottish, English or Irish name derived from the Anglo-Norman French nickname Rousel.[1] The nickname was a diminutive of the Old French Rous, meaning 'red.'[2] The nickname, with the -el added, likely originated to denote "the little red-haired one."
The name may also refer to Clan Russell, a Scottish armigerous clan."
I was born with red hair, thus my mother bequeath upon me the name Russell!
Russell Brand lacks red hair! What were his parents thinking?
Going back to the original poster.... I said the exact same thing. The guy in the movie was a poor man's Russell Brand.
shareWell Russell Brand was quoted as saying that one of the inspirations for Infant Sorrow's music was Flight of The Conchords. Jemaine's comedy band. Besides they were nothing alike except for having long hair. Russell is energetic and Jemaine is deadpan. Totally different performance style.
shareI knew it! Brand's songs definitely had a "conchords" feel to them.
Personally, I think the Black Eyed Peas ripped off the conchords song "Boom King" as well.
oh get over it
shareWow, "Russell" may be the more common spelling, but by no means is it the ONLY spelling. No need to be an a**hole, Russ.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russel
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russel_Hobbs
http://russeldaniels.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russel_Wright
http://www.math.ucla.edu/~caflisch/
Please no. I detest Russell Brand, I've never found him even remotely funny. Just an egotistical over-performer of no interest at all.
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Not hardly.
If Russell Brand played Kieran, it would end up like "Get Him to the Greek."
Have you ever seen "Gentleman Broncos?" If you had, you'd see why Jemaine Clement was chosen.
Well he was probably also chosen because "RUSSELL" Brand can only play one character. Seen him in Forgetting Sarah Marshall, you've seen him in every other movie. Besides maybe the producers know Russel Brand in real life and decided to go with someone who is not a wanker.
shareRussell was ok in Forgetting Sarah Marshall but would have been totally wrong for this movie. Jemaine is hilarious and he's got much more range as an actor.
shareKieran definitely reminded me of Russell Brand's character in FSM, but Jemaine is drop-dead gorgeous so I'm glad they went with him. It doesn't matter that they put freaky rams horns on his head and whatnot--- sexy, sexy, sexy man. He's so sexy he could be in Kristen Schaal's Sexy book of Sexy Sex. Suffered through the whole stupid movie just to catch another glimpse of his incredible beauty. He is male perfection in every possible way.
Dinner for Schmucks gets 2 stars (out of 100--- if they feel band they can say it's out of 5) but I'll give Jemaine Clement all the stars in the sky.
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Don't forget his voice.
Jemaine Clement's voice is like warm honey poured into your ears.
When I was watching I thought it was the actor who plays Reynholm the younger on The IT Crowd.
shareRussell Brand would have been OTT. The Conchords dude was the right actor for the role.
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The guy from IT Crowd was in it.He played the blind fencer at the dinner.
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