Russell Brand said his Sunday baptism was an "incredible, profound experience."
The comedian announced his Sunday baptism in a Friday video shared to X, saying he was curious to hear about other people's experiences being baptized.
"What has been explained to me is it's an opportunity to die and be reborn," Brand said. "An opportunity to leave the past behind and be reborn in Christ's name."
The comedian noted the Book of Galatians' remarks on enlightenment, citing other philosophies on enlightenment and afterlife from Marcus Aurelius and Buddhist culture. Brand also acknowledged some may respond cynically to an interest in Christianity, though explained his interest in religion.
"As meaning deteriorates in the modern world, as our value systems and institutions crumble, all of us become increasingly aware that there is this eerily familiar awakening and beckoning figure that we've all known all of our lives within us and around us," he said.
Brand later commented on his baptism in a Monday X video.
"It was an incredible, profound experience," Brand said. "Many aspects of it were very intimate and personal. The truth is this, as a person who has, in the past, taken many, many substances and always been disappointed with their inability to deliver the kind of tranquility and peace and even transcendence that I’ve always felt I’ve been looking for … something occurred in the process of baptism that was incredible, overwhelming.”
The comedian said he felt "changed" and "transitioned" after his baptism.
“I feel as if some new resource within me has switched on,” he said, thanking viewers for their encouraging comments and support.
“This is new for me, I’m learning … but this is my path now,” Brand said. “And I already feel incredibly blessed, relieved, nourished, held. It’s been an incredible experience.”
The comedian declared, "This is my path."
"I know that I'm not expecting to be perfect," he continued. "But as you know, if you know, my resources are coming from somewhere else and someone else."
"I'm so grateful to be surrendered to Christ," Brand concluded.
