British comedian Russell Brand is doing the publicity push for his new film (a remake of the Dudley Moore classic, Arthur) and with that comes hosting Saturday Night Live. As expected, he played a number of British characters in sketches—our favorite was in the British movie commercial and if you're a fan of gritty British crime dramas, it's up your alley—but our favorite bit was a tribute to the beleaguered Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark musical, by way of a personal injury lawyer commercial. Click on the thumbnails to see videos.
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