The show is generally a solo piece to camera supplemented with clips and screenshots from the media but at times also features interviews with celebrities, activists and other guests.

The show's premise, according to Brand, is to provide "the true news so you don't have to invest any money in buying newspapers that charge you for the privilege of keeping your consciousness imprisoned in a tiny box of ignorance and lies.

[9] The show's logo features Brian, a white Alsatian dog,[10] that belongs to Brand's ex-girlfriend, journalist and activist Jemima Khan.

[13] At the end of April 2015, the week before the general election, The Trews received significant international coverage after Labour leader Ed Miliband appeared on the show for an interview.

Brand frequently analyzed the commentary of the Fox News Channel and criticized its owner Rupert Murdoch, eventually sparking a feud with the network's conservative pundits.

[22] The Washington Post media critic Erik Wemple wrote of the episode, "The Brand video is indeed fun stuff.

It's 100 percent derivative fare ... His riff gained a lot of recirculation on the Internet, via Raw Story, the Wrap, The Times of India and several others.

The episode went viral,[23] and Munayyer quipped that Brand's video received more viewers than Hannity's original interview.

[24] Hannity responded on air, showing clips from The Trews and calling Brand a "D-list actor better known for his failed marriage to Katy Perry.

"[25] The Trews and Brand's commentary on Fox were discussed on the network multiple times, and there was wide media coverage of the ongoing feud.

[26] In late August, panelists on Fox roundtable "The Five" derided Brand's comments on the network's coverage of the ongoing unrest in Ferguson, Missouri.

He attempted to film an episode of The Trews outside of Fox News headquarters in New York City, but a security guard threatened to arrest him for trespassing.

Now, at this time, when we're finding out that the CIA used unconscionable torture methods to get information to go into a war that subsequently proved to be illegal and unfounded, gave the state more power as the result of events that may or may not be intrinsically linked to political objectives seems like a dangerous thing to do ...

[36] In the week before the 2015 UK general election, The Trews received extensive media coverage after Brand interviewed Labour leader Ed Miliband for a two-part "Milibrand" episode that aired 30 April and 4 May.

"[14] Another columnist for The Independent wrote, "my overwhelming feeling after having watched the interview was that it was authentic, and that in being so it had unwittingly revealed so much of the pre-election build-up to be the opposite.

[40] International media also covered the story; The Washington Post asked in a headline, "Will Russell Brand decide the British election?

[42] Ed Miliband's Labour Party lost the 2015 General Election while David Cameron's Conservative Party secured sole control, following their previous coalition government with the Liberal Democrats, increasing both their share of the national vote and number of votes, and increasing their number of Parliamentary seats.