Brand cancels show

Comedian Russell denied entry into Canada...

09:04 03 October 2011

Russell Brand has been forced to cancel a show in Canada over the weekend after being denied entry into the country.

The Arthur star had been scheduled to perform in Ontario on Saturday but revealed on Twitter that he had been unable to enter the country.

"Tonight's Casino Rama show postponed. I'm sorry. I can't enter Canada. We must abolish the borders between our nations AND our minds."

Brand's apology followed tweets he posted earlier in the day, speaking of the issues he was having entering Canada:

"Help! I'm gonna be late for Casino Roma show unless someone can force Canadian customs officials to let us land in Orillia!

"How do you manipulate customs officials? Wasn't Hitler's father a customs officer? I'm pretty sure he was."

ItÂ’s not the first time Katy PerryÂ’s husband has been denied entry to a foreign country due to his past.

In May, Brand was also refused entry into Japan due to a criminal case dating from more than ten years ago.

At the time the comedian's wife, signer Katy Perry, tweeted:

"So ... my husband just got deported from Japan. I am so. sad. I brought him all this way to show him my favorite place #tokyodreamscrushed."

The British comedian has openly discussed his past drug, sex and alcohol addictions, but has been sober since 2002.