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Jo Brand Jo Brand
Date Of Birth: 03/05/1957
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Jo's first job was at Dr Barnardo's home - following in the footsteps of her social worker mother.

After this, she moved to London and famously became a psychiatric nurse - the daily parade of drug addicts, alcohol abuse and the clinically depressed, giving her the sense of humour and bravado to deal with any comedy audience.

A pioneer of the alternative comedy scene, she started performing at the age of 29, in 1987, under the name The Sea Monster and it only took her two years to be able to turn pro.

Her material, about her weight and men, made here a bete noire among those who despised the rise of alternative comedy, most notably tabloid TV critic Garry Bushell.

CV
Books: 2004:
Sorting Out Billy, her first novel. Buy
Buy
Books: 1996:
A Load Of Old Ball Crunchers: Women In History. Buy
Buy
Books: 1994:
A Load Of Old Balls: A Ranking Of Men In History. Buy as an audiobook.
Buy as an audiobook.
 
Radio: 1993-1994:
Windbags. One of the regulars on this all-female Radio One show.
 
TV: 2002:
Jo Brand's Hot Potatoes.
TV: 2000:
Head On Comedy. Host of comedy quiz show.
TV: 1998:
Jo Brand's Commercial Breakdown. Hosting a series of collections of 'amusing' foreign ads for BBC1.
TV: 1998:
Jo Brand's Christmas Log.
TV: 1998:
Crow's Nest. As Lynda in this Leslie Grantham thriller.
TV: 1996:
Jo Brand: Like It Or Lump It. Tour mockumentary, ran for six episodes on C4.
TV: 1996:
Jo Brand: All The Way To Worcester: Her stand-up show televised on C4, with backstage footage.
TV: 1994:
A Big Slice Of Jo Brand. One-off C4 show. Buy on video
Buy on video
TV: 1993:
The Brain Drain. Regular on this comedy quiz.
TV: 1993-1996:
Through The Cakehole, two series of C4 comedy
 
Video: 2003:
Jo Brand: Barely Live. Buy on DVD or video.
DVD
Video: 2003:
Jo Brand: Barely Live. Buy on DVD or video.
video
 
Theatre: 1996:
Mental. Co-writer of a play about mental illness with Helen Griffin. Buy the script
Buy the script
 
Stand Up: 2003:
Edinburgh stand-up show and performing in her play Mental.
stand-up show
Stand Up: 2003:
Edinburgh stand-up show and performing in her play Mental.
Mental
Stand Up: 2002:
National tour. Review
Review
Stand Up: 1992:
Nominated for the Perrier award.
Perrier
 
Audio / CD: 2001:
Jo Brand: Live Again. Buy on CD
Buy on CD
Audio / CD: 1997:
Brand New. Buy on cassette
Buy on cassette
Audio / CD: 1997:
Jo Brand Live. Buy on cassette
Buy on cassette
Audio / CD: 1995:
Double Helping. Buy on cassette
Buy on cassette

Where can I see Jo Brand next?

When: - Saturday 17th May, '08
Venue: Bracknell South Hill Park Arts Centre
Prices: Call for prices
Show: Jo Brand 2008 tour
When: - Monday 19th May, '08
Venue: Bury St Edmunds Theatre Royal
Prices: Call for prices
Show: Jo Brand 2008 tour
When: - Monday 2nd Jun, '08
Venue: Stafford Gatehouse Theatre
Prices: Call for prices
Show: Jo Brand 2008 tour
When: - Wednesday 4th Jun, '08
Venue: Hoddesdon Broxbourne Civic Hall
Prices: Call for prices
Show: Jo Brand 2008 tour
When: 19:30 - Monday 9th Jun, '08
Venue: Colchester Arts Centre
Prices: Call for prices
Show: Jo Brand 2008 tour
When: - Saturday 14th Jun, '08
Venue: Taunton Brewhouse Theatre
Prices: Call for prices
Show: Jo Brand 2008 tour
When: - Sunday 15th Jun, '08
Venue: Epsom Playhouse
Prices: Call for prices
Show: Jo Brand 2008 tour
When: 19:30 - Friday 15th Aug, '08
Venue: Peterborough Elton Hall
Prices: £35 (£20 concs)
Info: Jasper Carrott's Rock With Laughter with Lenny Henry, Jo Brand, The Manfreds, Elkie Brooks, The Blockheads, The Bootleg Beatles
Comics: Jo Brand
When: 19:30 - Saturday 11th Oct, '08
Venue: Torquay Princess Theatre
Prices: £19.50
Comics: Jo Brand
Book now
 
Represented by:
Richard Stone Partnership
2 Henrietta Street
London
WC2E 8PS
Office: 020 7497 0849
Fax: 020 7497 0869

Products
Book (2006):
It's Different For Girls
by Jo Brand
Book (2005):
Sorting Out Billy
by Jo Brand
DVD (2003):
Jo Brand Barely Live
Download (2001):
Jo Brand: Live Again
MP3
CD (2001):
Jo Brand: Live Again
Book (1997):
A Load of Old Ball Crunchers: Women in History
by Jo Brand
Audio tape (1997):
Jo Brand: Brand New
Audio tape (1996):
Jo Brand Live

Jo Brand's Shows: Edinburgh Fringe 2003Jo Brand MentalMisc live showsMalcolm Hardee Charity Cabaret 2007 Secret Policeman's Ball 2006TourJo Brand 2008 tour
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