Brand comes under fire for cancer comments

Russell Brand has come under fire for comments that he made regarding child cancer patients, on Channel 4's Big Brother's Big Mouth.

The presenter reportedly made fun of young patients who lose their hair after chemotherapy and has drawn complaints from viewers.

Patricia Lowe, whose teenage daughter Elizabeth died of leukemia, complained to Ofcom about Brand's "deeply offensive" comments.

According to the Daily Mail, Brand said: "You know that kid at school who has six months off because he ain't been well and the kid comes back to school and you have to have a special assembly and they say everyone has to be nice to Trevor - no one mention that baseball cap he wears all the time."

Mrs. Lowe said: "I was astonished that he could make a joke about children suffering from cancer. The treatment they go through is so vicious. How can anybody make fun of this?"