You look across the board at comedy quiz shows, and they are mainly hosted by men. — Jo Brand Copy Share Image
I pay a bit more than lip-service to health: I don't eat chips or pre-prepared food, and it might be a comedy… — Jo Brand Copy Share Image
I did try when I wasn't doing the singing to do as much comedy as I could because I thought with Comic… — 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
Everyone in comedy thinks if you go to the U.S. you become a global star but, unfortunately, I've always been a bit… — 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
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
I don't know if we will ever try again because those sort of things are very hard to organise but yes, I've… — 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,… — Jo Brand Copy Share Image
The problem with comedy audiences - it's like the Coliseum - when they see someone struggling, they don't feel altruistic towards them.… — Jo Brand Copy Share Image
I think actors go along a continuum from Simon Callow down to kind of Ross Kemp, and I like to think of… — Jo Brand Copy Share Image
I had always fancied a go at the comedy and when it started to go reasonably well and the opportunity arose for… — Jo Brand Copy Share Image
There's a general sense that women are more relaxed and less defensive in comedy than they used to be. I think it's… — 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
Suffice to say, many women find their first appearance on a comedy panel show to be their last. Second chances seem to… — 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 Image
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 Image
When I was at school you got an overall general education on many things, even just basic facts. — Jo Brand Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
You look across the board at comedy quiz shows, and they are mainly hosted by men. — Jo Brand Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
