Comedian Russell Brand Gets His Own FX Talk Show

Comedian Russell Brand is awesome at making us laugh our asses off, but will he be as funny when hosting his own talk show?

I vote yes. Oprah got out of the business just in time.

“I am so excited I’m on the point of climax, in fact I will put the ‘O’ into FX, which spells Fox, which is actually the channel’s real name,” Brand recently said. “That’s the only thing that worries me about all this to be honest. At least I’ll be able to have a Christmas drink with Bill O’Reilly.”

Brand has had a busy year thus far. He became an ordained minister and he’s also playing a huge role in a new animated series. According to MTV.com, “Brand will also voice a character in an animated comedy that he co-created that will air on the Fox network, following up on his voiceover work in the big screen animated features ‘Hop’ and ‘Despicable Me.’”

No word yet on his first guest, but given his comedy background I expect big things. Brand has previously hosted award shows and been the star actor in many films. His talk show on FX will begin sometime in 2012.

Check out some stand-up from Brand here, courtesy of YouTube:

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