Russell Brand’s joke about how “lonely” jail is has resurfaced following his sentencing to 10 years and six months for rape and sexual assault.
During his 2014 appearance on “The Jonathan Ross Show” alongside Lindsay Lohan, Brand, 51, discussed his 2012 arrest in New Orleans for throwing a photographer’s iPhone.
“Sometimes they would leave me in police cells for a while, and I didn’t like that very much. It was tiresome. It’s lonely. It’s hard to build rapport,” the disgraced comedian said in the resurfaced clip, prompting laughter from the audience.
Notice the very first second of this video clip, where Lindsay Lohan pulls her skirt down. Then notice how she’s sitting right on the edge of the sofa, leaning away from Russell. She looks visibly uncomfortable. pic.twitter.com/qA1M3OEeE5
— Aɴᴛ (@AntSpeaks) November 7, 2026
Brand went on to tell Lohan, who has also had several brushes with the law over the years, “It’s worse getting arrested in your country than it is in mine.”
He joked that police in the UK were “so much more friendly,” explaining that officers handcuff suspects in front rather than behind their backs.
The actor also quipped that US police had taken his drugs away, adding, “It’s boring in the cell. That’s when you need drugs.”
Meanwhile, Lohan, 40, appeared visibly shocked by Brand’s remarks before revealing that she had once spent 14 days in solitary confinement.
“Solitary confinement is very different. You leave your cell for one hour a day, and you don’t go outside,” she added.
As Page Six previously reported, Brand was sentenced to 10 years and six months in prison on Monday after being found guilty on Nov. 5 of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault.
He was acquitted of two additional rape charges and one count of attempted indecent assault.
Justice Joel Bennathan had warned Brand that he faced a “significant” prison sentence.
Following his sentencing, solicitor Kally Sahota told Page Six that Brand would remain at HMP Wandsworth in London for “the next few weeks” before being transferred to another prison based on his “security, safety and rehabilitation needs.”
He is reportedly being assessed for a possible transfer to the notorious “Monster Mansion” prison, HMP Wakefield, a high-security facility where child sex offender Ian Watkins was stabbed to death last year.
Brand reportedly spent his first 24 hours behind bars “staying in his cell as much as he can” and “trying not to show fear” as he awaits his transfer to another prison.
He has since faced further allegations of sexual misconduct from six more women, including a 19-year-old named Vicky, who alleged that he continued having sex with her despite her asking him to stop because she was in pain.
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