Russell Brand has found himself generating newspaper headlines again, this time for some apparently unsavoury behaviour during the recording of an episode of his Radio 2 show.

According to reports in The Independent the stand-up comedian "urinated into a paper cup, to the horror of gathered studio colleagues". The Radio 2 source explained: "Brand was pre-recording his show, when he whipped out his Johnson and took a whaz into this beaker. A technician got mad and complained to Brand that he had to stop: 'I don't want my equipment damaged, and I don't want to see your penis' he said."

At this point the story takes on a darker note. The source claims that Brand then hurled a CD at the studio worker, in a "vicious frisbee-style", for daring to complain.

After admitting that Brand's show is "occasionally" pre-recorded, a spokeswoman for Radio 2 said: "Russell did urinate in a cup in the studio, someone has shown him where the toilet is." She disputed the violent outburst though, claiming Brand had actually thrown pistachio nuts at a window.

This is not the first time Brand has been involved in radio controversy. Last year an edition of his 6Music radio show was billed as live but was actually pre-recorded - and, to make matters worse, a member of staff posed as a competition winner during this show.