Russell Brand turned in a memorable performance last night as host of the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards, but it’s likely it wasn’t the kind of memorable he was hoping for. The would-be next big thing in American comedy, bungled his way through the show with bad jokes and forced apologies about promise rings. Welcome to America, Russell. Above, is Brand’s opening monologue, while after the jump are clips of his awkward promise ring joke apology and his introduction of Michael Phelps.

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