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
new-year talking years
You know it's time for a New Year's resolution to lose weight when you step on a talking scale and it says, "One at a time, please.
singing trying relief
I did try when I wasn't doing the singing to do as much comedy as I could because I thought with Comic Relief you are duty bound to anyway.
ex-boyfriend funny-relationship night
My ex-boyfriend can round last night, which was weird because I didn't know he was in a coma.
character mean play
With proper acting, I don't know what I would play - I got sent a script for a play, and it said in the notes that my proposed character was 'hideously fat and ugly'. That made my day. I mean, I do know I am no oil painting.
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.
healthy flags obesity
I'm not a flag waver for obesity. It's not healthy, and you have a crap life because there is such a downer on it.
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.
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.
too-late action consideration
I never ever take into consideration the consequences of my actions until it's too late.
mirrors looks fats
I must be an anorexic because an anorexic looks in the mirror and sees a fat person.
diaries miserable used
I like to read my diary occasionally to remind myself what a miserable, alienated old sod I used to be.
self-esteem thinking fluid
I think self-esteem is fluid. It's not a fixed state, and so some days are better than others.
computer worried wells
I'm a Luddite with computers, and I'm slightly worried about being hacked as well.
kent
I'd love to live in Kent but it's all a question of work.