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David Walliams and Russell Brand joked about having a ‘gay smokescreen’ in resurfaced clip
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What happenedDavid Walliams and Russell Brand joked about having a ‘gay smokescreen’ in resurfaced clip.
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Left / center-leftDavid Walliams and Russell Brand joked about having a ‘gay smokescreen’ in resurfaced clip
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Right / center-rightMoment Russell Brand and old friend David Walliams joke about pretending to be gay as a 'smokescreen' on Channel 4 comedy show
David Walliams and Russell Brand joked about having a ‘gay smokescreen’ in resurfaced clip
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Moment Russell Brand and old friend David Walliams joke about pretending to be gay as a 'smokescreen' on Channel 4 comedy show
The disgraced comedian Russell Brand, 51, and his friend David Walliams joked about pretending to be gay as a 'smokescreen' in a veiled reference to seducing women on Channel 4.
