russell brandRussell Brand has reportedly already been asked to present next year’s MTV Video Music Awards after his debut went down so well at the weekend.

He explained: “My phone hasn’t stopped ringing [since Sunday]. Most people thought it was great and I’m pleased with how it went.

“The executive producer came up to me straight after the show and asked me to sign up to do next year’s awards too. The viewing figures went up 20 per cent on last year’s show which is unbelievable.

“I’m really flattered [but] the VMAs are the hardest thing I have ever done and I will think very carefully before accepting their kind offer of doing it again.

“I spent a lot of time suppressing the urge to scream a career-ending remark during the show. The knowledge that you could say something that would make the world go nuts was difficult.”

The Forgetting Sarah Marshall star caused controversy with his jokes about the Jonas Brothers‘ chastity pledges but he added that it would have been a lot more controversial if MTV hadn’t censored him: “I had John McCain gags pulled. And they asked me to tone down the gags about Sarah Palin.

“I wanted to say she was forcing her teenage daughter to have a baby because she is so anti-abortion. But also, as a Republican, she is pro-execution so she is going to give her the electric chair for being a little slut. They weren’t keen on that one.”