Jo Brand
Jo Brand
Josephine Grace "Jo" Brand is an English comedian, writer and actress. Starting her entertainment career with a move from psychiatric nursing to the alternative comedy stand-up scene and early performances on Saturday Live, she went on to appear on The Brain Drain, Channel 4's Jo Brand Through the Cakehole, Getting On and various television appearances including as a regular guest on QI, Have I Got News for You and Would I Lie to You?...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionComedian
Date of Birth3 May 1957
people looks cry
When you cry, you don't look very attractive; you look snotty and blotchy. People seem to manage to cry quite prettily these days, and to me, that smacks of not being very genuine.
people forgiving
People can forgive each other.
normal situation
Whatever situation you are in, that is what is normal for you.
children couple nice
If you want to get a pet for your child, I suggest a chicken so that when they get bored of it after a couple of days at least you can have a nice roast dinner.
husband yesterday my-birthday
I took my husband to the hospital yesterday to have 17 stitches out - that'll teach him to buy me a sewing kit for my birthday.
jesus thinking blokes
I'm not really a churchy person, although I do think Jesus was a good bloke.
fans euphemism
I've never been a fan of euphemism.
kids effort way
It wasn't a conscious effort to have kids later. It was just the way life goes.
real maids knows
I'm a real Kentish maid, you know.
people shock
I like to shock people.
mirrors looks fats
I must be an anorexic because an anorexic looks in the mirror and sees a fat person.
nursing practice nurse
A good culture in a hospital can absorb and manage a few bad nurses, but once the culture becomes bad in itself, bad nursing practice is much harder to hide.
shining fans substance
As the Tories know, the problem with setting yourself up as a shining example for others to follow is that when you get caught out, that proverbial substance really hits the fan.
children smell house
When you have children, your house smells very unpleasant all the time.