I think some people ramp a side of themselves up for performance purposes. — Jo Brand Copy Share Image
Fat people are brilliant in bed. If I'm sitting on top of you, who's going to argue? — Jo Brand Copy Share Image
There are lots of people who believe that caricature of me the tabloids created, so they think they don't like me. — Jo Brand Copy Share Image
A lot of people do that kind of nostalgia stuff believing that they were very happy in their teenage years, but that's… — Jo Brand Copy Share Image
People are so different in reality from the picture created of them on TV. So it's all a creation; everything is made… — Jo Brand Copy Share Image
When you cry, you don't look very attractive; you look snotty and blotchy. People seem to manage to cry quite prettily these… — Jo Brand Copy Share Image
Being Christian towards poor people means trying to improve their lives and give them back some self-respect. — Jo Brand Copy Share Image
I used to get a lot of people saying 'Oh, you are such a lucky granny.' But the fact of the matter… — Jo Brand Copy Share Image
I like reading, I like boring things, and yet I think people for ages had this image of me that I was… — Jo Brand Copy Share Image
They say revenge is a dish best eaten cold, but for most people, by the time it's ready to eat, they just… — Jo Brand Copy Share Image
I tried to eat better too, but when you're on tour you literally just eat some hideous pork pie on the motorway… — Jo Brand Copy Share Image
I think there's a danger that we're moving towards a state where the people we are expected to admire are almost not… — Jo Brand Copy Share Image
Usually, what people in the public eye do is pick two charities and just exclusively work for them. But that means you… — Jo Brand Copy Share Image
I think my comedy, the put-downs I do to hecklers, are the accumulated bitterness of years of people feeling that it's perfectly… — Jo Brand Copy Share Image
Some men are deeply likable but have attitudes I don't like. Does that mean I should completely dismiss them? It's like saying:… — Jo Brand Copy Share Image
I made a supreme effort not to do that thing that parents do, which is to bore people without children to death… — Jo Brand Copy Share Image
I love doing stand-up. It's so self-contained - you go there, you do it, you go home - but with telly, there… — Jo Brand Copy Share Image
Having done a normal job for 10 years, as a psychiatric nurse dealing with emergencies, I know what terrible, hopeless lives some… — Jo Brand Copy Share Image
For a long time, people assumed I was gay, so when I got married the press were all a bit shocked and… — Jo Brand Copy Share Image
You don't really see ugly people that are old, or a bit grotty and smelly, in the media. If a Martian came… — Jo Brand Copy Share Image
There are two types of people in this world: one who opens a packet of biscuits, has one and puts the rest… — Jo Brand Copy Share Image
I think it's really important to be kind, especially to people whose lives are grim - I try hard to cheer people… — Jo Brand Copy Share Image
So, I kind of rather was hoping that people thought it would have a nice mixture of different topics and it also… — Jo Brand Copy Share Image
I have friends who vote Tory, and I'm appalled, but that's not to say they're not great people in so many other… — Jo Brand Copy Share Image
I suspect most politicians feel overwhelmed because people's lives are a real struggle, full of unhappiness, and you would probably feel powerless… — Jo Brand Copy Share Image
I tend to think the world is a bit of a miserable place, so anyone who can add to people's optimistic, cheerful… — Jo Brand Copy Share Image
I'm sure some cynical people would point to that as the main reason for doing it for a lot of people. — Jo Brand Copy Share Image
There's something people do to you when they bully you that makes you feel like you're on your own. But don't keep… — Jo Brand Copy Share Image
My personal opinion is that you can't be racist towards white people. You can be prejudiced about them, but being prejudiced isn't… — Jo Brand Copy Share Image
I like the purity of stand-up because it is all about whether people laugh at your jokes. Either they laugh or they… — Jo Brand Copy Share Image
People say you should read your criticism because it will make you a better person but it doesn't. It just makes you… — Jo Brand Copy Share Image
I've never trained as an actor. I've always thought I'm not a good actor. I've been told I'm not a good actor… — Jo Brand Copy Share Image
Once you get labelled, people expect you to behave within the very narrow confines of that label. — Jo Brand Copy Share Image
If I am totally honest, I would have to say that ''Allo 'Allo!' was not my cup of tea, even though lots… — Jo Brand Copy Share Image
I have big friends who won't go swimming because they're too embarrassed about it. I feel that's such a shame, because actually… — Jo Brand Copy Share Image
I often tell audiences at the start of my shows that I'm not gay because I've got petitions from lesbian groups saying… — Jo Brand Copy Share Image
I think people tend to believe that women who are successful are probably neglecting their children, possibly a bit hard-nosed and that… — Jo Brand Copy Share Image
I find it difficult to judge myself, but people say that I have become a bit more socially acceptable over the years… — Jo Brand Copy Share Image
Regular panelists on shows can be terrifying. They own that space, and many guest comics suspect they are favoured in the edit, while their… — Jo Brand Copy Share
I suspect most politicians feel overwhelmed because people's lives are a real struggle, full of unhappiness, and you would probably feel powerless to do… — Jo Brand Copy Share
When I was at school you got an overall general education on many things, even just basic facts. — Jo Brand Copy Share
The funny thing is, I don't actually think of myself as fat at all. I don't think I am. Not really. — Jo Brand Copy Share
I like men. They are hugely entertaining, but they have a lot of shortcomings and you just have to bear those in mind. — Jo Brand Copy Share
Does anyone really go into nursing intending to be apathetic, cold and removed from suffering? I find that very difficult to believe. — Jo Brand Copy Share
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… — Jo Brand Copy Share
The reason I used a name was because I was a nurse at the time, and I didn't want my name in Timeout and… — Jo Brand Copy Share
You look across the board at comedy quiz shows, and they are mainly hosted by men. — Jo Brand Copy Share
My mum is bright, ambitious, well read, political and very bolshie: when my dad was conscripted into the Army and posted to Libya, she… — Jo Brand Copy Share
I know there are certain men that hate women or don't like women, and in order to make women feel small, they tend to… — Jo Brand Copy Share
Not many women will go out on a limb to make themselves really unattractive and unfeminine so you can get the laughs, but it's… — Jo Brand Copy Share
When I was a nurse my favourite assignment was the anorexic ward. I sometimes ate as many as seventeen dinners — Jo Brand Copy Share
There are lots of people who believe that caricature of me the tabloids created, so they think they don't like me. — Jo Brand Copy Share
