Samantha Pressdee
British stand-up comedian and longtime friend of Russell Brand
Samantha Pressdee (British stand-up comedian and longtime friend of Russell Brand) has appeared as a guest on 1 episode in TMT. Topics they speak about most include Russell Brand rape trial, Cancel culture.
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Russell Brand rape trial
Pressdee vouches for the sincerity of Brand's Christian conversion from first-hand experience.
“So I know that his walk with Christ is 100% genuine”
The Megyn Kelly Show: Russell Brand's Friend on the TRUTH, Meghan Markle's Father Back in Jail, and Diversity Over Excellence in Culture, with Heather Mac Donald | Ep. 1439 (Nov 11, 2026) · Listen from 24:29
Pressdee says she offered to be a character witness for Brand but his lawyers never replied.
“And I said, look, I can be a character witness if you need me”
The Megyn Kelly Show: Russell Brand's Friend on the TRUTH, Meghan Markle's Father Back in Jail, and Diversity Over Excellence in Culture, with Heather Mac Donald | Ep. 1439 (Nov 11, 2026) · Listen from 21:27
Pressdee suggests that some of the new accusers may be opportunists responding to the documentary and police appeals.
“after a documentary and the police coming out of the court and appealing for more people to come forward, I think opportunists are likely to jump on this bandwagon”
The Megyn Kelly Show: Russell Brand's Friend on the TRUTH, Meghan Markle's Father Back in Jail, and Diversity Over Excellence in Culture, with Heather Mac Donald | Ep. 1439 (Nov 11, 2026) · Listen from 14:35
Pressdee contends that Brand did not receive a fair trial and that guilt was not really proven.
“Russell has not had a fair trial. Instead of being thought of as innocent until proven guilty, no guilt has really been proven”
The Megyn Kelly Show: Russell Brand's Friend on the TRUTH, Meghan Markle's Father Back in Jail, and Diversity Over Excellence in Culture, with Heather Mac Donald | Ep. 1439 (Nov 11, 2026) · Listen from 8:15
Pressdee believes journalists planted the open-secret narrative, which she first heard from comedian Alfie Brown in 2023.
“I think journalists planted the narrative because the first I heard of it was from the comedian Alfie Brown”
The Megyn Kelly Show: Russell Brand's Friend on the TRUTH, Meghan Markle's Father Back in Jail, and Diversity Over Excellence in Culture, with Heather Mac Donald | Ep. 1439 (Nov 11, 2026) · Listen from 6:08
Pressdee argues that the claim that Brand's behavior was an open secret is false because no one ever warned her about him.
“And not one single person ever warned me to be careful around Russell Brand. So I don't buy the open secret”
The Megyn Kelly Show: Russell Brand's Friend on the TRUTH, Meghan Markle's Father Back in Jail, and Diversity Over Excellence in Culture, with Heather Mac Donald | Ep. 1439 (Nov 11, 2026) · Listen from 4:41
Cancel culture
Pressdee says the UK comedy industry has been captured by a leftist ideology she calls fake feminism.
“The comedy industry has been completely captured for years by this leftist, fake feminist ideology”
The Megyn Kelly Show: Russell Brand's Friend on the TRUTH, Meghan Markle's Father Back in Jail, and Diversity Over Excellence in Culture, with Heather Mac Donald | Ep. 1439 (Nov 11, 2026) · Listen from 10:28
Appearances
Russell Brand's Friend on the TRUTH, Meghan Markle's Father Back in Jail, and Diversity Over Excellence in Culture, with Heather Mac Donald | Ep. 1439The Megyn Kelly Show · Nov 11, 2026 · 1 h 43 min
Megyn Kelly talks with comedian Samantha Pressdee about Russell Brand's conviction, covers the Ole Miss incident, Alina Habba and Thomas Markle, then discusses the Boston Symphony's conductor firing with Heather Mac Donald.
Often appears with
- Megyn Kelly · 1 shared episode
- Heather Mac Donald · 1 shared episode
- Markwayne Mullin · 1 shared episode
- Chad Smith · 1 shared episode