Britney Spears' performance at last year's MTV Video Music Awards was [article id="1569254"]memorable in ways the singer would probably not prefer[/article].

But Brit's joined forces with [article id="1591557"]this year's VMA host, Russell Brand[/article], along with LL Cool J and FNMTV host/ Fall Out Boy bassist Pete Wentz for a comical improvised promo for [article id="1589803"]this year's show[/article].

In the promo, which was filmed this week, Spears riffs with Brand in an improvisational Q&A session, during which Brand suggests there's some sexual tension between them -- "I didn't feel any tension," Brit quips. She also shows some of the comedic chops she employed during her [article id="1583848"]two-episode stint this spring on CBS' "How I Met Your Mother,"[/article], joking that she has no idea who Brand is, at one point calling him, "Russell Brown"; LL Cool J calls him "Russell Bland."

While it remains unconfirmed whether Spears will appear at this year's show -- which will be broadcast live from the legendary Paramount Pictures Studios in Hollywood on September 7 -- [article id="1591618"] the singer is nominated for two Moonmen[/article]: in the Best Female and Best Pop Video categories, for her track "Piece of Me."

Incredibly, despite 16 nominations in previous years, Spears has never won a Moonman, but is hoping to break that dry spell next month.

This year, she'll face off against Katy Perry, Rihanna, Jordin Sparks, and Mariah Carey -- another artist with several VMAs nods under her belt but no statuette -- for Best Female Video, and will contend with Danity Kane, the Jonas Brothers, Panic at the Disco and Tokio Hotel for the Best Pop Video prize.

It's a wrap! Now that the 2008 VMAs have come and gone, check out all the winners, the most surprising moments, the best red-carpet fashions and more at VMA.MTV.com.