In March 2007, he co-hosted an evening of the Teenage Cancer Trust gigs with Noel Fielding. In December 2007, Brand performed for Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip as an act in the 2007 Royal Variety Performance. His second nationwide tour, in 2007, was called "Russell Brand: Only Joking" and released on DVD as "Russell Brand: Doin' Life". Brand began performing in the US, and recorded a special for Comedy Central titled "Russell Brand in New York", which aired in March 2009. Brand began touring the UK, America and Australia from January to on a tour called "Russell Brand: Scandalous". In October, a further four dates that were performed in November were added to raise money for Focus 12, the drug charity for which Brand is a patron.