# Russell Brand joke is axed from Gavin & Stacey as BBC edits mention out of iPlayer episode after the disgraced comedian was jailed for rape

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/russell-brand-joke-is-axed-from-gavin-stacey-as-bbc-edits-mention-out-of-iplayer-episode-after-the-disgraced-comedian-was-jailed-for-rape/
- Published: 2026-11-11T08:03:42+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-11T08:35:26+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/tvshowbiz/article-16281119/Russell-Brand-joke-axed-Gavin-Stacey-BBC-edits-mention-iPlayer-episode-disgraced-comedian-jailed-rape.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: World

## Key points

- The BBC edited a Brand reference out of Gavin & Stacey on iPlayer.
- The joke appeared in the 2008 Christmas special.
- Police are assessing further information about Brand.

## Summary

The BBC has removed a Russell Brand reference from the 2008 Gavin & Stacey Christmas special on iPlayer, following his conviction for rape and sexual assaults. The edit removes a joke in which Nessa says she has been reading Brand’s autobiography to her son.

In the original scene, Stacey asks whether Nessa and her are mentioned in the book, prompting a joking exchange about the three of them spending a night together. Brand was sentenced to ten and a half years in prison for attacks on four women between 2004 and 2009, and is expected to serve at least seven years. Police say several people have provided new information, while detectives continue investigating two further rape allegations.

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