A decade of debauchery: The Noughties were the years Russell Brand, David Walliams and their celebrity cronies were at their sleaziest. KATIE HIND witnessed it all - and had her own lucky escapes

Daily Mail - Nov 12, 2026

The cameras snapped away as Russell Brand entered the event at London's then-hip celebrity haunt Sketch, where he'd be named funniest man of 2006.

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