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Jo Brand
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Represented by:
Richard Stone Partnership
2 Henrietta Street
London
WC2E 8PS
Office: 020 7497 0849
Fax: 020 7497 0869

Products
Book (2006):
It's Different For Girls
by Jo Brand
Book (2005):
Sorting Out Billy
by Jo Brand
DVD (2003):
Jo Brand Barely Live
CD (2001):
Jo Brand: Live Again
Book (1997):
A Load of Old Ball Crunchers: Women in History
by Jo Brand
Audio tape (1997):
Jo Brand: Brand New
Audio tape (1996):
Jo Brand Live

Jo Brand's Shows:

Jo Brand

Date Of Birth: 03/05/1957

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Videos

Jo Brand on Marriage

From Live At The Apollo, Jan 09


More Jo Brand videos

Jo Brand on Marriage
Jo Brand on Friday Live
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Biography

Jo's first job was at Dr Barnardo's home - following in the footsteps of her social worker mother.

After this, she moved to London and famously became a psychiatric nurse - the daily parade of drug addicts, alcohol abuse and the clinically depressed, giving her the sense of humour and bravado to deal with any comedy audience.

A pioneer of the alternative comedy scene, she started performing at the age of 29, in 1987, under the name The Sea Monster and it only took her two years to be able to turn pro.

Her material, about her weight and men, made here a bete noire among those who despised the rise of alternative comedy, most notably tabloid TV critic Garry Bushell.

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CV

CV

Books: 2004:
Sorting Out Billy, her first novel. Buy
Buy
Books: 1996:
A Load Of Old Ball Crunchers: Women In History. Buy
Buy
Books: 1994:
A Load Of Old Balls: A Ranking Of Men In History. Buy as an audiobook.
Buy as an audiobook.
 
Radio: 1993-1994:
Windbags. One of the regulars on this all-female Radio One show.
 
TV: 2002:
Jo Brand's Hot Potatoes.
TV: 2000:
Head On Comedy. Host of comedy quiz show.
TV: 1998:
Jo Brand's Commercial Breakdown. Hosting a series of collections of 'amusing' foreign ads for BBC1.
TV: 1998:
Jo Brand's Christmas Log.
TV: 1998:
Crow's Nest. As Lynda in this Leslie Grantham thriller.
TV: 1996:
Jo Brand: Like It Or Lump It. Tour mockumentary, ran for six episodes on C4.
TV: 1996:
Jo Brand: All The Way To Worcester: Her stand-up show televised on C4, with backstage footage.
TV: 1994:
A Big Slice Of Jo Brand. One-off C4 show. Buy on video
Buy on video
TV: 1993:
The Brain Drain. Regular on this comedy quiz.
TV: 1993-1996:
Through The Cakehole, two series of C4 comedy
 
Video: 2003:
Jo Brand: Barely Live. Buy on DVD or video.
DVD
Video: 2003:
Jo Brand: Barely Live. Buy on DVD or video.
video
 
Theatre: 1996:
Mental. Co-writer of a play about mental illness with Helen Griffin. Buy the script
Buy the script
 
Stand Up: 2003:
Edinburgh stand-up show and performing in her play Mental.
stand-up show
Stand Up: 2003:
Edinburgh stand-up show and performing in her play Mental.
Mental
Stand Up: 2002:
National tour. Review
Review
Stand Up: 1992:
Nominated for the Perrier award.
Perrier
 
Audio / CD: 2001:
Jo Brand: Live Again. Buy on CD
Buy on CD
Audio / CD: 1997:
Brand New. Buy on cassette
Buy on cassette
Audio / CD: 1997:
Jo Brand Live. Buy on cassette
Buy on cassette
Audio / CD: 1995:
Double Helping. Buy on cassette
Buy on cassette
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Reviews
Malcolm Hardee Charity Cabaret 2007
Malcolm Hardee Charity Cabaret 2007

Show - Misc live shows - Sunday 28th Jan, '07 -
by Steve Bennett
Jo Brand
Jo Brand

Show - Edinburgh Fringe 2003 -
by Steve Bennett
Secret Policeman's Ball 2006
Secret Policeman's Ball 2006

Show - Misc live shows -
by Steve Bennett

See the Original Review Mar 2007
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Comments

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Catch her with Mark Lamar on Radio 2 now and again, lovely to listen to - no poncyness just real folk.

jb, May 2008


This comedian is an utter joy and no doubt a genius to boot. A brilliant stand-up and always performs brilliantly off the cuff on chat/quiz shows. A genuine talent who is genuinely funny and never has a point to prove. Not many comics you can say that about!

L. Norris, May 2008


Quite simply a joy. Gutsy, acerbic, always hilarious.

Michael Monkhouse, September 2007


I rarely post comments on these things but thought i would in this instance. On the negative side I agree with some of the comments on here that Jo's material is done to death and really quite tired by now. What I wanted to say though was that years ago when I was a nervous teenage performer I was performing magic in Jongleurs and Jo Brand was on also. Of all the comedians on that night she was the only one who took time to chat to me, be friendly, calm my nerves and have a banter. So, verdict...material tired, but a genuinely nice talented decent not up-her-own-arse person like so many of them.

Lee Hathaway, January 2007


Horray, Jo. Enjoy your shows - not enough good belly laughs these days

lesley young, December 2006


I have just recovered from breaking a rib laughing at Jo's off the cuff remarks on Countdown recently. Admittedly a castrated bull had broken them two weeks before, but they had begun to heal, thanks Jo and best wishes, Bernard

Bernard Hocking, November 2006


One-note joke....or is that 3-note? She's ugly, she's fat, she hates her husband / men. Maybe raised a smile the first 1,000 times, but 50,000 times later and you could really replace her with an automated joke generator based on her three main subjects. It would probably do a good job of imitating her delivery as well. So very very very very tired.

Jimbotfu, August 2006


Very funny and very clever. Should do more than just contribute to pointless shitty tv panel shows.

Darren E, August 2006


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Where can I see Jo Brand next?

Where can I see Jo Brand next?

20:00 - Saturday 11th Jul, '09
Venue: Twickenham Stadium
Prices: £15
Comics: Greg Davies, Jo Brand, Lee Nelson, Paul Thorne
Show starts: 20:00 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
20:00 - Saturday 18th Jul, '09
Venue: Hackney Empire
Prices: Call for prices
Comics: Fergus Craig, Jo Brand, Seann Walsh
Info: Best of New Act of The Year. Also with David James, Lady Garden, Jim Park, Craig Murray, Jason Patterson
Show starts: 20:00 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
19:00 - Sunday 13th Sep, '09
Venue: Old Royal Naval College
Prices: £18.50
Comics: Hans Teeuwen, Jo Brand, Mark Watson, Sarah Millican
Show starts: 19:00 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)