Regular panelists on shows can be terrifying. They own that space, and many guest comics suspect they are favoured in the edit, while their own hilarious jokes end up being ejected into the ether. Jo Brand comicediteject Change image and share on social
I used to get nervous about three weeks before a gig... now I've managed to condense it down to a manageable ten minutes. Jo Brand condensegighave Change image and share on social
One thing lots of Christians do have in common is that they can't help coming across as smug. This winds lots of people up, particularly because famous Christians pronounce on the life of the poor from their very lovely affluent homes filled with their very lovely families and attractive pets. Jo Brand affluentattractivechristian share on social
It's actually very hard when you're settled in one place to completely uproot yourself and go. Jo Brand completelyhardplace Change image and share on social
Once you get labelled, people expect you to behave within the very narrow confines of that label. Jo Brand behaveconfineexpect Change image and share on social
Having children is fab. They keep me young and make me get up in the morning. Jo Brand childfabmake Change image and share on social
People are so different in reality from the picture created of them on TV. So it's all a creation; everything is made up. Jo Brand createcreationmake Change image and share on social
My mum and my husband are from Irish backgrounds, so we have a lot of potatoes. Chips, mashed, boiled, new potatoes, I love them all. Even the slightly wonky ones like Duchess potatoes that go up in a little spiral. Jo Brand backgroundboilchip share on social
I find it difficult to judge myself, but people say that I have become a bit more socially acceptable over the years in terms of my material; which apparently at the beginning - though I never really intended it to be - was man hating and now is just a bit more cuddly. Jo Brand acceptableapparentlybegin share on social
My father was an engineer and my mother was a social worker, and they met as young socialists. That probably tells you everything you need to know about my attitude to money - I've never really been bothered about it. Jo Brand attitudebotherengineer share on social