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title: "1 Women Stage Quotes By Jo Brand"
description: "1 Women Stage quotes by Jo Brand. Plus more from Jo Brand and more Women Stage sayings from other authors."
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> [There's a general sense that women are more relaxed and less defensive in comedy than they used to be. I think it's easier than it was but underlying it all there is still a pretty sexist view of women on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jo-brand/there-s-a-general-sense-that-women-are-more-relaxed-and-less/)

[Jo Brand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jo-brand/)

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## More by Jo Brand

> [Regular panelists on shows can be terrifying. They own that space, and many guest comics suspect they are favoured in the edit, while their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jo-brand/regular-panelists-on-shows-can-be-terrifying-they-own-that-space-and/)

[Jo Brand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jo-brand/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jo-brand/i-suspect-most-politicians-feel-overwhelmed-because-people-s-lives/)

[Jo Brand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jo-brand/)

> [When I was at school you got an overall general education on many things, even just basic facts.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jo-brand/when-i-was-at-school-you-got-an-overall-general-education-on-many/)

[Jo Brand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jo-brand/)

> [The funny thing is, I don't actually think of myself as fat at all. I don't think I am. Not really.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jo-brand/the-funny-thing-is-i-don-t-actually-think-of-myself-as-fat-at-all-i/)

[Jo Brand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jo-brand/)

> [What could be funnier than a fat person trying to run a marathon?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jo-brand/what-could-be-funnier-than-a-fat-person-trying-to-run-a-marathon/)

[Jo Brand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jo-brand/)

> [I like men. They are hugely entertaining, but they have a lot of shortcomings and you just have to bear those in mind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jo-brand/i-like-men-they-are-hugely-entertaining-but-they-have-a-lot-of/)

[Jo Brand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jo-brand/)

> [Does anyone really go into nursing intending to be apathetic, cold and removed from suffering? I find that very difficult to believe.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jo-brand/does-anyone-really-go-into-nursing-intending-to-be-apathetic-cold-and/)

[Jo Brand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jo-brand/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jo-brand/i-have-such-admiration-for-single-mothers-i-simply-don-t-comprehend/)

[Jo Brand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jo-brand/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jo-brand/the-reason-i-used-a-name-was-because-i-was-a-nurse-at-the-time-and-i/)

[Jo Brand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jo-brand/)

> [You look across the board at comedy quiz shows, and they are mainly hosted by men.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jo-brand/you-look-across-the-board-at-comedy-quiz-shows-and-they-are-mainly/)

[Jo Brand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jo-brand/)

> [My mum is bright, ambitious, well read, political and very bolshie: when my dad was conscripted into the Army and posted to Libya, she…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jo-brand/my-mum-is-bright-ambitious-well-read-political-and-very-bolshie-when/)

[Jo Brand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jo-brand/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jo-brand/i-know-there-are-certain-men-that-hate-women-or-don-t-like-women-and/)

[Jo Brand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jo-brand/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jo-brand/not-many-women-will-go-out-on-a-limb-to-make-themselves-really/)

[Jo Brand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jo-brand/)

> [When I was a nurse my favourite assignment was the anorexic ward. I sometimes ate as many as seventeen dinners](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jo-brand/when-i-was-a-nurse-my-favourite-assignment-was-the-anorexic-ward-i/)

[Jo Brand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jo-brand/)

> [There are lots of people who believe that caricature of me the tabloids created, so they think they don't like me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jo-brand/there-are-lots-of-people-who-believe-that-caricature-of-me-the/)

[Jo Brand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jo-brand/)

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