Jo Brand
- 67 years old
- English
- Writer, stand-up comedian and actor
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Gilded Balloon announces online Fringe line-up
Along with all the wonderful reminders of Fringes past, there will be new work from some of the performers who were due to be appearing at the venue this year.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 1st July 2020Latitude is cancelled
This year's Latitude Festival has officially been cancelled. The event was due to be held at Henham Park in Suffolk over the weekend of July 16 to 19th.
Chortle, 27th April 2020Jo Brand joins Latitude
Jo Brand has been named as the final comedy headliner for this year's Latitude festival. Also joining the comedy bill is Sophie Duker.
Chortle, 9th March 2020Over £20,000 raised for Leicester Comedy Festival
Geoff Rowe said "Whilst the festival continues to grow and develop each year, we need continued support to keep the thing going, and engage with as many community groups as possible."
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 20th February 2020Jo Brand to front special benefit gig for Helen Griffin
Jo Brand is to front a special night in memory of much-loved actor, writer and activist Helen Griffin.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 16th February 2020Line-up confirmed for NATYS 2020
The line-up has been confirmed for the final of the NATYS 2020 event hosted by Jo Brand.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 9th February 2020Ofcom to take no further action over Jo Brand's joke
Ofcom is to take no further action over Jo Brand's controversial joke on BBC Radio 4 about throwing battery acid.
BBC, 27th January 2020BBC defends HIGNFY over bias claims
The BBC has defended Have I Got News For You after receiving scores of complaints that it was biased against the Tories and Brexit. A total of 140 viewers contacted the corporation over the November 8 edition of the topical comedy quiz, which was hosted by Adil Ray. A further 183 people complained about swearing in the previous edition on the programme, when host Jo Brand explained why the Queen liked wearing bright colours.
Chortle, 18th November 2019The ninth season of this daft and yet oddly endearing comedy challenge concludes. Tonight, in order to win the favour of Greg Davies and Alex Horne, David Baddiel, Ed Gamble, Jo Brand, Katy Wix and Rose Matafeo are challenged to "do the most preposterous thing with this chickpea". Their creative solutions are suitably ridiculous.
Phil Harrison, The Guardian, 6th November 2019Leicester Comedy Festival launches 2020 programme
Headline acts for 2020 include Jo Brand, Stewart Lee, Milton Jones, Shappi Khorsandi, Fascinating Aida, Paul Sinha, Josie Long, Jason Byrne, Tony Slattery, Angela Barnes, Griff Rhys Jones, Andy Parsons, John Shuttleworth, Dane Baptiste, Rhod Gilbert, Mark Steel, Flo & Joan, Arthur Smith and Reg D Hunter.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 30th October 2019