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Biography

Since leaving her job as a psychiatric nurse in 1987, Jo has built a large following across the UK, male and female alike. Her…more

Born

5/3/1957, Hastings, UK

Birth Name

Josephine Grace Brand

Gender

Female

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Star (9)

Role
- Jo Brand's Big Splash
  Presenter
  - S 1: Ep 5 Episode 5
    10/20/11
  - S 1: Ep 4 Episode 4
    10/13/11
  - S 1: Ep 3 Episode 3
    10/6/11
  - S 1: Ep 2 Episode 2
    9/29/11
  - S 1: Ep 1 Episode 1
    9/22/11
- Getting On
  Star
- Comic Relief Does Fame Academy
  Contestant (3rd Eliminated)
  - S 2: Ep 11 Red Nose Day 2005 The Final
    3/11/05
  - S 2: Ep 10 Thursday Reggie Expelled
    3/10/05
  - S 2: Ep 9 Wednesday Debra Expelled
    3/9/05
  - S 2: Ep 8 Tuesday Dawn Expelled
    3/8/05
  - S 2: Ep 7 Monday Nick Expelled
    3/7/05
  - + 14 More Credits
- 29 Minutes of Fame
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 1 Stephen Fry, Jason Wood
    1/21/05
- Nobody Likes a Smartass
  Host
  - S 1: Ep 1 Giles Brandreth, Stuart Maconie, Robert Simon, James King
    7/28/03
- Head on Comedy
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 1 Fiona Allen, Patrick Kielty, Lynn Ferguson, Terry Alderton
    7/13/02
  - S 1: Ep 6 Hattie Hayridge, David Mellor, Jeff Green, Tony Hawks
    8/24/00
  - S 1: Ep 5 Brian Sewell, Patrick Kielty, Fred Macaulay, Felix Dexter
    8/17/00
  - S 1: Ep 4 Rhona Cameron, Greg Proops, Bradley Walsh, Adam Bloom
    8/10/00
  - S 1: Ep 3 Rhona Cameron, Felix Dexter, Steve Punt, Omid Djalili
    7/27/00
  - + 2 More Credits
- Commercial Breakdown
  Host
  - S 4: Ep 1 Jo Brand's Commercial Breakdown - 1
    11/25/99
- Jo Brand Through the Cakehole
  Presenter
  - S 1: Ep 0 Pilot
    12/30/93
- The Brain Drain
  Herself
  - — 2.7
    8/6/93
  - S 2: Ep 1 Series 2 Episode 7
    8/6/93
Recurring Role (9)

Role
- Have I Got News for You
  Guest Host
  - S 43: Ep 2 Jo Brand, Humphrey Ker, Graham Linehan
    4/20/12
  - S 42: Ep 1 Jo Brand, Victoria Coren, Graham Linehan
    10/14/11
  - S 41: Ep 9 Jo Brand, Joanna Scanlan, Reginald D. Hunter
    6/10/11
  - S 40: Ep 5 Jo Brand, Sally Bercow, Charlie Higson
    11/11/10
  - S 39: Ep 5 Jo Brand, Jon Richardson, Lembit Öpik
    5/7/10
  - + 3 More Credits
- QI
  Herself
  - S 7: Ep 10 Greats
    1/29/10
  - S 7: Ep 8 Germany
    1/20/10
  - S 7: Ep 4 Geography
    12/17/09
  - S 6: Ep 10 Flora & Fauna
    2/27/09
  - S 6: Ep 7 Features (Fingers and Fumbs)
    2/6/09
  - + 20 More Credits
- The Paul O'Grady Show
  Herself
  - S 11: Ep 10 Episode 10
    10/2/09
- Countdown
  Guest
  - S 61: Ep 45 18th September 2009
    9/18/09
  - S 61: Ep 44 17th September 2009
    9/17/09
  - S 61: Ep 43 16th September 2009
    9/16/09
  - S 61: Ep 42 15th September 2009
    9/15/09
  - S 61: Ep 41 14th September 2009
    9/14/09
  - + 63 More Credits
- Loose Women
  Herself
  - S 13: Ep 184 Monday 1st June [Make Me A Loose Woman - Anna Fey]
    6/1/09
  - S 12: Ep 105 Tuesday 12th February
    2/12/08
  - S 11: Ep 46 Series 13, Episode 46
    3/19/07
  - S 10: Ep 1 Monday 18th September
    9/18/06
  - S 6: Ep 1 Monday 14th June
    6/14/04
- Live at the Apollo
  Self
  - S 1: Ep 6 Episode 6
    1/16/09
- Mock the Week
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 7 Episode 20
    12/24/06
  - S 3: Ep 2 Episode 15
    9/21/06
  - S 2: Ep 7 Episode 13
    3/3/06
  - S 2: Ep 6 Episode 12
    2/24/06
  - S 2: Ep 1 Episode 7
    1/20/06
  - + 4 More Credits
- Countdown
  Contestant
  - S 43: Ep 77 2nd November 2000 (18th Birthday Special)
    11/2/00
- Have I Got News for You
  Herself
  - S 6: Ep 4 Jo Brand, Frank Bough
    11/19/93
  - S 4: Ep 8 Jo Brand, Neil Kinnock
    12/4/92
Guest Star (56)

Role
- QI
  Herself
  - S 9: Ep 13 Intelligence
    12/2/11
  - S 9: Ep 9 Illness
    11/4/11
  - S 8: Ep 4 Humans
    10/8/10
- Argumental
  Herself
  - S 4: Ep 5 Stephen K. Amos, Jo Brand
    12/1/11
- That Sunday Night Show
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 4 Episode 2.4
    10/16/11
- Carpool
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 6 Episode 6
    1/5/11
- The Rob Brydon Show
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 7 Christmas Special 2010
    12/30/10
- Ask Rhod Gilbert
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 1 Episode 1.1
    9/27/10
- The 5 O'Clock Show
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 19 Episode 19
    6/24/10
- Channel 4's Comedy Gala
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 1 Channel 4's Comedy Gala 2010
    4/5/10
- Let's Dance for Sport Relief
  Judge
  - S 2: Ep 3 Sport Relief 2010 - Week Three
    3/6/10
- Loose Women
  Herself
  - S 14: Ep 119 Tuesday 23rd February
    2/23/10
  - S 13: Ep 132 Tuesday 17th March
    3/17/09
- Would I Lie to You?
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 9 Compilation Episode
    12/17/09
  - S 3: Ep 1 Carol Vorderman, Larry Lamb, Jo Brand and Russell Howard
    8/10/09
- The Paul O'Grady Show
  Fairy Scrumptious
  - S 11: Ep 61 The Paul O'Grady Players Present Sleeping Beauty [5 Shows to Go!]
    12/14/09
- The Paul O'Grady Show
  Guest Host
  - S 11: Ep 34 Episode 34 [Guest Presenters Week]
    11/5/09
- The Graham Norton Show
  Herself
  - S 6: Ep 3 Episode 69
    10/19/09
  - S 2: Ep 6 Episode 25
    11/15/07
  - S 1: Ep 7 Episode 6
    3/29/07
- Comic Relief
  Appeal Film
  - S 8: Ep 12 RND 2009 - Funny For Money
    3/13/09
- Let's Dance for Sport Relief
  Performer
  - S 1: Ep 2 Comic Relief 2009 - Week Two
    2/28/09
- The One Show
  Herself
  - S 4: Ep 19 Thursday 29th January 2009
    1/29/09
- Gordon Ramsay's F Word
  Herself
  - S 4: Ep 9 Episode 4.9
    7/8/08
- Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
  Herself
  - S 14: Ep 21 James McAvoy, Dame Eileen Atkins, Jo Brand, Coldplay.
    6/13/08
  - S 4: Ep 2 Martin Freeman, Jo Brand, Yoko Ono, Moloko.
    3/28/03
- Jack Dee Live at the Apollo
  Guest Host
  - S 3: Ep 3 Jo Brand & Michael McIntyre
    11/26/07
- Comic Relief
  Contestant
  - S 7: Ep 7 Comic Relief Does The Apprentice
    3/15/07
- The Apprentice (UK)
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 1 Comic Relief Does The Apprentice
    3/15/07
- Comic Relief
  Herself [Archive Footage]
  - S 7: Ep 1 CBBC's Big Nose
    2/10/07
- Graham Norton's Bigger Picture
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 5 Episode 19
    10/16/06
  - S 2: Ep 1 Episode 7
    1/9/06
  - S 1: Ep 2 Episode 1
    8/1/05
- The Paul O'Grady Show
  Herself
  - S 4: Ep 20 Episode 20
    4/21/06
  - S 3: Ep 73 Episode 73
    12/21/05
  - S 3: Ep 23 Episode 23
    10/12/05
  - S 1: Ep 1 Series 1 - Episode 1
    10/11/04
- Top of the Pops (UK)
  Guest Presenter
  - S 43: Ep 12 26th March 2006
    3/26/06
- The Frank Skinner Show
  Herself
  - S 9: Ep 2 James Nesbitt, Ringo Starr, Jo Brand
    10/6/05
- Ant & Dec's Gameshow Marathon
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 2 Take Your Pick
    9/24/05
- Parkinson
  Herself
  - S 4: Ep 4 Jane Fonda, Jo Brand, Daniel Day-Lewis, Van Morrison
    3/25/05
- This Morning
  Herself
  - S 17: Ep 23 Monday 27th September 2004
    9/27/04
- Jack Dee Live at the Apollo
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 3 Jack Dee & Jo Brand
    9/20/04
- The Big Read
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 23 The Big Read Final
    12/13/03
  - S 1: Ep 16 Ninteeen Eighty-Four
    11/22/03
- What Not to Wear (UK)
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 11 Sue Young, Red Carpet
    12/10/03
  - S 3: Ep 1 What Not To Wear On The Red Carpet
    4/14/03
- Parkinson (1998)
  Herself
  - S 10: Ep 1 Helen Mirren, Cilla Black, Annie Lennox, Jo Brand
    9/20/03
- Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? (2003)
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 5 Jo Brand
    6/9/03
- V Graham Norton
  herself
  - S 4: Ep 8 May 21st 2003
    5/21/03
- It's Only TV But I Like It
  Herself
  - S 4: Ep 3 Vernon Kay, Debra Stephenson, Angela Rippon, Jo Brand
    7/12/02
- Live Floor Show
  Herself
- They Think It's All Over
  Herself
  - S 13: Ep 3 Series 13, Episode 3
    2/1/02
  - S 9: Ep 3 Series 9, Episode 3
    5/4/00
  - S 8: Ep 6 Series 8, Episode 6
    12/16/99
  - S 7: Ep 3 Series 7, Episode 3
    1/30/99
  - S 7: Ep 2 Series 7, Episode 2
    1/23/99
  - + 4 More Credits
- Never Mind the Buzzcocks
  Herself
  - S 7: Ep 4 Melanie B, Jo Brand, Sally James, Josh Doyle
    10/6/00
  - S 6: Ep 5 Lisa Scott-Lee, Boy George, Suggs, Jo Brand
    10/8/99
  - S 4: Ep 5 Jah Wobble, Mani, Jo Brand, Matthew Marsden
    10/9/98
- Stand Up with Alan Davies
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 2 Episode 2
    6/26/00
- Question Time
  Herself
  - S 21: Ep 23 Series 21, Episode 23
    3/16/00
- Late Lunch
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 7 Episode 25
    12/2/98
- Omnibus (UK)
  Herself
  - S 32: Ep 7 Man Of The Match: Nick Hornby
    4/21/98
- Light Lunch
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 21 Funny Feisty Female Friends
    4/21/97
- Shooting Stars
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 3 Jo Brand, Gary Rhodes, Russell Grant, Carol Smillie
    10/11/96
- TFI Friday
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 6 Amanda Donohoe, Martin Brundle, Ian McKellen, Jo Brand, Shed Seven, Van Morrison, Gene.
    3/15/96
- Funny Business
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 1 Episode 1
    1/6/96
- The Mrs. Merton Show
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 1 Jo Brand, Lorraine Kelly, Chris Eubank
    11/12/95
- Comic Relief
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 10 RND 1995 - Behind the Nose
    3/17/95
- Room 101
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 3 Jo Brand
    7/18/94
- Absolutely Fabulous
  Carmen
  - S 2: Ep 4 New Best Friend
    2/24/94
- Sunday Night Clive
  Herself
- The South Bank Show
  Herself
  - S 17: Ep 12 John Lloyd's A-Z of Comedy (2)
    12/5/93
- Have I Got News for You
  Herself
- Paramount City
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 5 Episode 5

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Trivia
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- Jo played the Sergeant of Police in a stage production of the Gilbert & Sullivan operetta, The Pirates of Penzance, at the Gielgud theatre in London between the February 18th and March 1st 2008.
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- Jo's height is 5'4" (1.63m).
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- Jo Brand won the following awards at the British Comedy Awards: Top Comedy Club Performer (1992) Best stand-up comic (1995)
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- Jo Brand: Anything is good if it's made of chocolate.
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- Jo Brand: 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.
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- Jo Brand: I've always been a bit of a Billy Connolly fan I have to say, because he is the supreme protagonist stand-up if you like. He's a perfect stand-up.
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