Russell Brand’s controversial appearance on Piers Morgan Uncensored has been widely ridiculed online after the former comedian spent over 90 seconds attempting and failing to find a Bible passage he read in court.

Brand, 50, will face trial later this year over allegations of rape and sexual assault made against him by six women. He denies all the charges, which date from 1999 to 2009.

While appearing on Morgan’s YouTube show on Friday (24 April), Brand – who became a right-wing podcaster in 2021 and a Christian last year – was asked about taking a Bible into his court hearing in February. The religious text was confiscated by the dock officer after he began reading it in Southwark Crown Court.

“Can I go back to asking you a question about your Bible?” Morgan asked Brand. “Is that the one you took into court? What was your thinking of taking it into court and you were seen looking at some passages – what were the relevant passages?”

“It was this from Isiah,” he said, before looking through his Bible for over 90 seconds of excruciating silence.

After almost two minutes of searching in silence while Morgan shot awkward looks at the camera, Brand finally gave up, admitting: “I can’t actually find the verse that I had that day but this is good enough. This is from Isiah 12.”

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