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"So last night was the 25th anniversary VMAs. And it seemed a little lackluster to me. First, let me say that I am a giant fan of Russell Brand. (I listen to his BBC...\n\n[\n\n](http://blog.teenvogue.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/09/08/russell_brand_160012fdf25a.jpg)\n\nSo last night was the 25th anniversary VMAs. And it seemed a little lackluster to me.\n\nFirst, let me say that I am a giant fan of Russell Brand. (I listen to his BBC podcast religiously, saw him do standup a few months back and even read his autobiography, which I had to order from Amazon UK.) But old Russ was in a little over his head last night. He's a comedian who works best when he's allowed to say whatever he wants \u2014 he seemed to be trying to rein himself in too much and a lot of his jokes fell flat.\n\nSpeaking of jokes. How did Britney Spears win three awards? The whole 'redemption of Britney Spears' arc seemed waaaay too forced to me.\n\n[\n\n](http://blog.teenvogue.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/09/08/britney_spears2401.jpg)\n\nWhat did you think? Any performances that stood out? Why was the audience so unresponsive?"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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