I swam at school a lot. Long-distance swimming in pools, and diving, then when we moved to Hastings when I was 13… — Jo Brand Copy Share Image
One of the guys that used to run it - for some reason I've no idea why he used to call me… — Jo Brand Copy Share Image
I can honestly say I've never sold any arms to a repressive foreign regime while reassuring everyone at home that the weapons… — Jo Brand Copy Share Image
I thought I was funny as a kid. I used to play tricks on my brothers - I'd tie a two-shilling piece… — Jo Brand Copy Share Image
I used to get nervous about three weeks before a gig... now I've managed to condense it down to a manageable ten… — 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
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 used to do bell ringing in Benenden church. It was really good fun, actually. My best friend's dad was the local… — Jo Brand Copy Share Image
I like to read my diary occasionally to remind myself what a miserable, alienated old sod I used to be. — 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
