Jo Brand
- 67 years old
- English
- Writer, stand-up comedian and actor
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Victoria Coren Mitchell writes about Naga Munchetty and Jo Brand.
Victoria Coren Mitchell, The Telegraph, 5th October 2019Jo Brand and Femininity
Jo Brand and Femininity: how they followed me throughout my childhood without even knowing.
Olivia Phipps, Laughing Matter, 30th September 2019Meet 2019 Funny Women Awards winner Laura Smyth
We talked with Laura about winning, the other finalists and of course her prize, which is to be mentored by Funny Women's patron, Jo Brand...
Funny Women, 24th September 2019Taskmaster: series 9, episode 2: review
Jo Brand and David Baddiel together make a potent comic force.
Sarah Hughes, i Newspaper, 11th September 2019Jo Brand: a mistake to take comedians too seriously
The reaction to her acid joke was hysterical and out of all proportion, so why the admonishment?
Rebecca Nicholson, The Guardian, 1st September 2019Jo Brand battery acid joke 'went too far', BBC rules
Jo Brand's controversial joke about throwing battery acid "went beyond what was appropriate" for a Radio 4 comedy show, the BBC has ruled.
BBC, 29th August 2019Jeremy Clarkson on the Jo Brand acid controversy
Jeremy Clarkson has hinted that Jo Brand's political leanings were the reason why the comedian kept her job at the BBC following her controversial battery acid comment.
Kimberley Bond, Radio Times, 23rd August 2019Can comedy survive in an age of outrage?
Comedy is under scrutiny as never before. So when is a joke not a joke? Context, intent and expectations are all key, say leading exponents of the art.
Miranda Sawyer, The Guardian, 28th July 2019Taskmaster Series 9 contestants revealed
David Baddiel, Ed Gamble, Jo Brand, Katy Wix and Rose Matafeo will take part in Series 9 of Taskmaster
British Comedy Guide, 10th July 2019Fringe: 25 of the all-time funniest jokes
These are some of the best jokes and one-liners we've heard at the Edinburgh Fringe over the past few years.
Sarah Wilson, The Scotsman, 9th July 2019