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
men wild-man attractive
Wild men are so enormously attractive.
diaries miserable used
I like to read my diary occasionally to remind myself what a miserable, alienated old sod I used to be.
mother admiration break
I have such admiration for single mothers. I simply don't comprehend how you'd cope with that intensity, the lack of breaks, ever, on your own.
hate men years
I find it difficult to judge myself, but people say that I have become a bit more socially acceptable over the years in terms of my material; which apparently at the beginning - though I never really intended it to be - was man hating and now is just a bit more cuddly.
people criticism bitterness
People say you should read your criticism because it will make you a better person but it doesn't. It just makes you a sad bitter old showbiz nightmare.
work-ethic looks rubbish
I do say no to lots of things, actually! I know it doesn't look like it. But I have a tendency to a) be rubbish at saying no, and b) be pushed by some kind of Protestant work ethic.
ostriches shoes feet
We women continue to swallow this line that it's unladylike or even proof of being a lesbian if you wear flat shoes like Doc Martens. I'm prepared to put up with that accusation, because at least my feet aren't killing me and I don't look like a bandy ostrich.
splits small-packages hospitals
Privatisation splits hospital services into increasingly small packages.
writing thinking difficult
I think it's difficult, if you're a quite private person like I am, to write about your life very intimately.
too-late action consideration
I never ever take into consideration the consequences of my actions until it's too late.
space guests ends
Regular panelists on shows can be terrifying. They own that space, and many guest comics suspect they are favoured in the edit, while their own hilarious jokes end up being ejected into the ether.
woods different remember
I remember when Victoria Wood started to come through, and I thought she was great, though she and I are very different in our approach.
thinking years missing
I never think, 'Where am I going to be in a year's time?' That seems to be a sure way of missing the fact that you might be quite happy now.
self-esteem thinking fluid
I think self-esteem is fluid. It's not a fixed state, and so some days are better than others.