What RUSSELL BRAND really thinks of Comic Relief

He can't help himself

Russell Brand launched into a foul-mouthed rant about Comic Relief just DAYS after helping to co-host the BBC programme.

The 39-year-old comedian and actor said he felt "compromised" after taking part in the annual fundraiser last Friday, which brought together some of the biggest stars in the entertainment business to raise £1 billion for charity.

During a gig at The Proud Archivist in East London, he said: "Is it right to do Comic Relief? Plus is any f***er watching it?

"Those were the questions I was asking myself as I walked out confidently on to the Palladium stage. And the answer is, 'no, not really'."

The activist and author then launched into a bizarre rant and claimed charity is a "burden" on "ordinary people".

According to The Sun newspaper, he said: "Is charity part of the problem?

"Ultimately taking responsibility away from the centralised powers of created government, corporations and alleviating that stress and tension by placing the burden once more on ordinary people."

Russell Brand wasn't impressed

But he admitted that Comic Relief has "good intentions" and it had made a difference during its 30 year history.

The likes of David Walliams, Cheryl Cole, David Gandy and Orlando Bloom were among the big names who took part in the live TV broadcast for Comic Relief.

Russell co-hosted the show later on in the evening and sparked outrage when he joked about sharing syringes and Jeremy Clarkson 's n-word shame on stage.

The controversial comedian split viewers online when he took his outspoken jokes one step too far for the late-night stand up show.

"I'm in the unfortunate position of having to ask you to donate money to buy syringes, literally the exact opposite of how I spend most of my time, and the previous two decades of my life," he said.

The star and Claudia Winkleman

"Fighting every instinct of my being. 'Don't make 'em not work again, that's terrible. I'll share. Sharing is caring. Although do watch our for infectious blood diseases."

It was met with a shocked expression from Claudia Winkleman next to him, and nervous laughs from the audience.

He added: "That's the equivalent of when I said like that n-word thing, on the Clarkson scale of mistakes."

It has sparked outrage from viewers who took to Twitter to share their shock.

One wrote: "The awkward moment Russell Brand starts joking about how awful it is they've made non re-usable syringes on comic relief #getoffthetv."