1. BCG
  2. People
  3. Jo Brand
Jo Brand.

Jo Brand

  1. 24th February: BBC Two's Funny Festival Live line-up revealed
  2. 15th February: BBC to broadcast The Festival Of Funny
  3. 11th December: Just A Minute to return with guest presenters

Jo Brand is an English actor, writer, presenter and stand-up comedian. Formerly a psychiatric nurse, she rose to fame amidst the alternative comedy scene of the 1980s on television programmes such as Saturday Live, before achieving more mainstream success in the 1990s and 2000s, including her own series such as Jo Brand Through The Cakehole, and comedy drama Getting On.

More biography details
Full name
Josephine Grace Brand
Gender
Female
Nationality
England

Awards

  • British Comedy Awards 2014 - King or Queen of Comedy: Nominee
  • British Comedy Awards 2013 - Best TV Comedy Actress: Nominee
  • BAFTA Television Craft Awards 2013 - Writer: Comedy: Nominee
  • British Comedy Awards 2012 - Best Female TV Comic: Winner
  • British Comedy Awards 2011 - King or Queen of Comedy: Nominee
  • BAFTA Television Awards 2011 - Best Female Performance in a Comedy Programme: Winner
  • British Comedy Awards 2011 - Best Female TV Comic: Nominee
  • BAFTA Television Craft Awards 2011 - Writer: Nominee
  • British Comedy Awards 2010 - Best Female TV Comic: Winner
  • BAFTA Television Awards 2010 - Best Female Performance in a Comedy Programme: Nominee
  • British Comedy Awards 2010 - Best TV Comedy Actress: Nominee
  • British Comedy Awards 1995 - Best Live Stand-Up Performer: Winner
  • Edinburgh Comedy Awards 1992 - Best Comedy Show: Nominee
  • British Comedy Awards 1992 - Best Live Stand-Up Performer: Winner
Born
Tuesday 23rd July 1957 (63 years-old)

Known for

Damned. Rose Denby (Jo Brand). Copyright: What Larks Productions. Damned - Rose Denby
Getting On. Nurse Kim Wilde (Jo Brand). Copyright: Vera Productions. Getting On - Nurse Kim Wilde
Jo Brand Through The Cakehole. Jo Brand. Copyright: Channel X. Jo Brand Through The Cakehole - Host / Presenter

Credits

 
Year Production Role
2021 Jo Brand's Classic Comedy Sketches... Announced Host / Presenter
2021 Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable Coming Soon
  1. E7 - Episode Seven
 Guest
2021 Funny Festival Live Brand New Self
2021 Hypothetical - Series 3
  1. E7 - Episode Seven
 Guest
2021 Elephant In The Room - Series 2
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Guest
2020 Have I Got News For You - Have I Got 30 Years For You
  1. Have I Got 30 Years For You
 Self
2020 Would I Lie To You? - Christmas Special
  1. Would I Lie To You? At Christmas
 Guest
2020 Victoria Wood: In Her Own Words Self
2020 I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue - Series 73 Guest
2020 Have I Got News For You - Series 60
  1. Special - Have I Got 2020 News For You
  2. E8 - Episode Eight
 Host / Presenter
2020 Paul Merton's Comic Heroes Self
2020 Summer Comedy Festival
  1. E2 - Jo Brand
 Host / Presenter
2020 Summer Comedy Festival
  1. E2 - Jo Brand
 Writer
2020 The Infinite Monkey Cage - Series 22 - Lockdown Podcast Guest
2020 The Ranganation - Series 2
  1. E3 - Episode Three
 Guest
2020 Great Lives - Victoria Wood Self
2020 Latitude (Suffolk) Self
2020 Have I Got News For You - Series 59
  1. E7 - Episode Seven
 Host / Presenter
2020 Leicester Comedy Festival Self
2019 Romesh's Look Back To The Future
  1. 2019
 Guest
2019 Where's The F In News? - Series 3
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2019 Would I Lie To You? - Series 13
  1. Special - More Unseen Bits
  2. E8 - Episode Eight
 Guest
2019 Have I Got News For You - Series 58
  1. Special - Have I Got 2019 News For You
  2. E4 - Episode Four
 Host / Presenter
2019 QI - Series Q
  1. Special - Highlights Special
  2. Special - Highlights Special
  3. E11 - Quaffing
 Guest
2019 Taskmaster - Series 9 Self
2019 Heresy - Series 11
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2019 V.I.P R.I.P Host / Presenter
2019 Private Passions - Jo Brand Guest
2019 Have I Got News For You - Series 57
  1. E6 - Episode Six
 Host / Presenter
2019 Imagine... Jo Brand: No Holds Barred Self
2019 Half The Money Each With Jo Brand Host / Presenter
2018 The Museum Of Curiosity - Annual Stock Take Host / Presenter
2018 Jo Brand: Born Lippy Narrator
2018 Jo Brand: Born Lippy Writer
2018 The Russell Howard Hour - Series 2
  1. E10 - Episode Ten
 Guest
2018 Would I Lie To You? - Series 12
  1. E11 - The Best Bits
  2. Special - The Unseen Bits
  3. E5 - Episode Five
 Guest
2018 Have I Got News For You - Series 56
  1. Special - Have I Got 2018 News For You
  2. E3 - Episode Three
 Host / Presenter
2018 The News Quiz - Series 97 Host / Presenter
2018 The More You Ignore Me Sandra
2018 The More You Ignore Me Writer
2018 The More You Ignore Me Creator
2018 The Last Leg - Series 14
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Guest
2018 Live At The Apollo - All Girls Live At The Apollo
  1. Special - Part 2
 Guest
2018 The Graham Norton Show - Series 23
  1. E9 - Ethan Hawke, Toni Collette, Aidan Turner, Jo Brand, Liam Payne
 Guest
2018 Have I Got News For You - Series 55
  1. E8 - Episode Eight
 Host / Presenter
2018 dinnerladies diaries
  1. E3 - Final Toast
  2. E2 - Love Bites
 Self
2018 Funny Women: Jo Brand Self (Archive Material)
2018 Damned - Series 2 Rose Denby
2018 Damned - Series 2 Writer
2017 Our Friend Victoria
  1. Our Friend Victoria At Christmas
 Self
2017 Would I Lie To You? - Series 11
  1. Special - The Unseen Bits
  2. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2017 Have I Got News For You - Series 54
  1. Special - Have I Got 2017 News For You
  2. E5 - Episode Five
 Host / Presenter
2017 Women Talking About Cars - Series 2
  1. E2 - Jo Brand
 Guest
2017 Dying Laughing Self
2017 Have I Got News For You - Series 53
  1. Special - Election Special
 Host / Presenter
2017 QI - Series N
  1. E16 - New
 Guest
2017 The Museum Of Curiosity - Gallery 10 Host / Presenter
2016 John Bishop In Conversation With... - Series 1
  1. E8 - Jo Brand
 Guest
2016 Have I Got News For You - Series 52
  1. Special - Have I Got 2016 News For You
  2. E3 - Episode Three
 Host / Presenter
2016 Duck Quacks Don't Echo - Series 5
  1. Special - Best Of
  2. E6 - Episode Six
 Guest
2016 Damned - Series 1 Rose Denby
2016 Damned - Series 1 Writer
2016 Damned Creator
2016 Going Forward Kim Wilde
2016 Going Forward Writer
2016 Have I Got News For You - Series 51
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Host / Presenter
2016 Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled - Series 3
  1. Special - Out-takes
  2. E7 - Episode Seven
 Guest
2016 The Jonathan Ross Show - Series 10
  1. E5 - Jo Brand, Freddie Flintoff, Adam Hills, Alex Brooker, Josh Widdicombe, Jason Derulo
 Guest
2015 Would I Lie To You? - Series 9
  1. Special - Would I Lie To You? At Christmas
 Guest
2015 Have I Got News For You - Series 50
  1. Special - Highlights Special
  2. E8 - Episode Eight
 Host / Presenter
2015 QI - Series M
  1. Special - QI VG: Compilation Show 14
  2. Special - QI VG: Compilation Show 13
  3. E15 - Mix And Match
  4. E6 - Marriage And Matings
 Guest
2015 Loving Linda Smith Gala Concert: In Aid of Target Ovarian Cancer Self
2015 Jo Brand: Talking Comedy Self
2015 Jo Brand Self
2015 Have I Got News For You - Series 49
  1. Special - Have I Got Election News For You
 Host / Presenter
2015 Tonight At The London Palladium - Series 2
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2015 Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled - Series 2
  1. Special - Unseen
  2. E5 - Episode Five
 Guest
2014 The British Comedy Awards
  1. E2 - British Comedy Awards 2014
 Self
2014 Have I Got News For You - Series 48
  1. E6 - Episode Six
 Host / Presenter
2014 Tears Of A Clown Guest
2014 Would I Lie To You? - Series 8
  1. Special - The Unseen Bits
  2. E7 - Episode Seven
 Guest
2014 QI - Series L
  1. Special - QI VG: Compilation Show 12
  2. Special - QI VG: Compilation Show 11
  3. E16 - Landmarks
  4. E5 - Lenses
 Guest
2014 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown - Series 4 (Channel 4: Series 5)
  1. E3 - Episode Three
 Guest
2014 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown - Series 3 (Channel 4: Series 4)
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Guest
2014 Damned - Pilot Rose Denby
2014 Damned - Pilot Writer
2014 Channel 4's Comedy Gala Guest
2014 Have I Got News For You - Series 47
  1. E7 - Episode Seven
 Host / Presenter
2014 8 Out Of 10 Cats - Series 17
  1. Special - Jimmy, Sean & Jon's Best Bits
  2. Special - Best Bits
  3. E5 - Episode Five
 Guest
2013 Help Me I'm Human Host / Presenter
2013 The Matt Lucas Awards - Series 2
  1. Special - Christmas Special
 Guest
2013 The Graham Norton Show - Series 14
  1. Special - Highlights Special
  2. E7 - Colin Farrell, Jeremy Clarkson, Jo Brand, Sharon Osbourne
 Guest
2013 8 Out Of 10 Cats - Series 16
  1. Special - Best Bits
  2. E7 - Episode Seven
 Guest
2013 Have I Got News For You - Series 46
  1. Special - Highlights Special
  2. E4 - Episode Four
 Host / Presenter
2013 QI - Series K
  1. Special - QI VG: Compilation Show 10
  2. Special - Kris Kringle
  3. E9 - Kinetic
  4. E7 - Knowledge
 Guest
2013 I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down Guest
2013 The Manuscript
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Guest
2013 Jo Brand's Great Wall Of Comedy Host / Presenter
2013 Channel 4's Comedy Gala Guest
2013 Have I Got News For You - Series 45
  1. E6 - Episode Six
 Host / Presenter
2013 Mock The Week Looks Back At...
  1. E10 - Food And Drink
  2. E9 - Royals
  3. E5 - Law And Order
 Self (Archive Material)
2013 Alexander Armstrong's Big Ask - Series 2
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2013 Room 101 - Series 2
  1. E7 - Bill Turnbull, Ben Miller, Jo Brand
 Guest
2013 The News Quiz - Series 79 Guest
2013 The Jonathan Ross Show - Series 4
  1. E3 - Jo Brand, Eddie Redmayne, Kimberley Walsh, Madness
 Guest
2013 Funny Business Self
2012 The British Comedy Awards
  1. E1 - Nomination Show 2012
 Self
2012 Stand Up For Pudsey Self
2012 Have I Got News For You - Series 44
  1. Special - Highlights Special
  2. E2 - Episode Two
 Host / Presenter
2012 Getting On - Series 3 Nurse Kim Wilde
2012 Getting On - Series 3 Writer
2012 The Museum Of Curiosity - Gallery 5
  1. E2 - Meeting Twenty-Six
 Guest
2012 QI - Series J
  1. Special - QI VG: Compilation Show 8
  2. Special - QI VG: Compilation Show 7
  3. E8 - Jumble
  4. E2 - Jam, Jelly And Juice
 Guest
2012 Comedy World Cup
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Team Captain
2012 The Graham Norton Show - Series 11
  1. Special - Highlights Special
 Guest
2012 Mock The Week - Series 11
  1. E4 - 100th Episode
 Guest
2012 Channel 4's Comedy Gala Guest
2012 Have I Got News For You - Series 43
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Host / Presenter
2012 The Graham Norton Show - Series 10
  1. E19 - Hugh Grant, Joanna Page, Jo Brand, David Guetta
 Guest
2011 Ben Elton: Laughing At The 80s Self
2011 I've Never Seen Star Wars
  1. Stephen Fry
 Host / Presenter
2011 The Story Of Music Hall With Michael Grade Self
2011 That Sunday Night Show - Series 2
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Guest
2011 Have I Got News For You - Series 42
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Host / Presenter
2011 What's So Funny? - Series 2
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Self
2011 Jo Brand's Big Splash Host / Presenter
2011 QI - Making Of Special
  1. QI Genesis
 Guest
2011 QI - Series I
  1. Special - QI VG: Compilation Show 6
  2. E13 - Intelligence
  3. E9 - Illness
 Guest
2011 Jennifer Saunders: Laughing At The 90s Self
2011 Show Me The Funny
  1. E4 - Hospital
 Guest
2011 My Favourite Joke Self
2011 The Graham Norton Show - Series 9
  1. Special - Compilation Show
 Guest
2011 The Back End Of Next Week
  1. E9 - Episode Nine
 Guest
2011 Have I Got News For You - Series 41
  1. E9 - Episode Nine
 Host / Presenter
2011 24 Hour Panel People Guest
2011 The Graham Norton Show - Series 8
  1. E20 - Liam Neeson, Bradley Cooper, Jo Brand, Stephen Merchant, Blue
 Guest
2011 The News Quiz - Series 73 Guest
2011 Comic's Choice Guest
2011 Carpool
  1. E6 - Jo Brand & Jason Byrne
 Guest
2011 Horrid Henry: The Movie Demon Dinner Lady
2010 The Rob Brydon Show - Series 1
  1. Special - The Rob Brydon Show Christmas Special
 Guest
2010 Little Crackers - Little Crackers 2010 Self
2010 Little Crackers - Little Crackers 2010 Writer
2010 The Angina Monologues Self
2010 Fry And Laurie: Reunited Self
2010 Have I Got News For You - Series 40
  1. Special - Highlights Special
  2. E5 - Episode Five
 Host / Presenter
2010 Getting On - Series 2 Nurse Kim Wilde
2010 Getting On - Series 2 Writer
2010 Ask Rhod Gilbert - Series 1
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2010 QI - Series H
  1. E4 - Humans
 Guest
2010 Have I Got News For You - Series 39
  1. Special - Have I Got Election News For You
 Host / Presenter
2010 Channel 4's Comedy Gala Guest
2010 Comedy Rocks With Jason Manford - Pilot
  1. Comedy Rocks
 Self
2009 Jack And Jo's Yo-Ho-Ho Host / Presenter
2009 Victoria Wood: Seen On TV Self
2009 QI - Series G
  1. Special - QI VG: Compilation Show 2
  2. Special - QI VG: Compilation Show 1
  3. E10 - Greats
  4. E8 - Germany
  5. E4 - Geography
 Guest
2009 I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue - Series 52 Guest
2009 Have I Got News For You - Series 38
  1. E7 - Episode Seven
 Host / Presenter
2009 The Art Of Laughter Self
2009 Would I Lie To You? - Series 3
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2009 Getting On - Series 1 Nurse Kim Wilde
2009 Getting On - Series 1 Writer
2009 Beyond A Joke Self
2009 Live At The Apollo - Series 4
  1. Special - Best Of Live At The Apollo
  2. E6 - Russell Howard and Jo Brand
 Guest
2008 QI - Series F
  1. E10 - Flora And Fauna
  2. E7 - Fingers And Fumbs
  3. E5 - France
 Guest
2008 Have I Got News For You - Series 36
  1. E4 - 2008 US Election Special
 Host / Presenter
2008 Alan Carr's Comedy Outings
  1. E4 - Clinic-Al Depression
  2. E2 - Carr-ly Valentine
 Self (Archive Material)
2008 Friday Night With Jonathan Ross - Series 14
  1. E21 - James McAvoy, Dame Eileen Atkins, Jo Brand, Coldplay
 Guest
2008 When Were We Funniest? Host / Presenter
2007 Live At The Apollo - Series 3
  1. E3 - Jo Brand and Michael McIntyre
 Host / Presenter
2007 The News Quiz - Series 63 Guest
2007 The Graham Norton Show - Series 2
  1. Special - Best Bits
  2. E6 - Episode Six
 Guest
2007 Have I Got News For You - Series 34
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Host / Presenter
2007 QI - Series E
  1. Special - Elephants
  2. Special - Empire
  3. Special - Entertainment
  4. E7 - Espionage
  5. E2 - Electricity
 Guest
2007 Armando Iannucci's Charm Offensive - Series 3
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Guest
2007 Heresy - Series 4
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Guest
2007 The Unbelievable Truth - Series 1
  1. E3 - Episode Three
  2. E2 - Episode Two
 Guest
2007 The 100 Greatest Stand-Ups
  1. E2 - 100 Greatest Stand-Ups 2010
  2. E1 - The 100 Greatest Stand-Ups 2007
 Self
2007 The News Quiz - Series 61 Guest
2006 I Think The Nurses Are Stealing My Clothes Guest
2006 The News Quiz - Series 60 Guest
2006 QI - Series D
  1. Special - December
  2. E12 - Domesticity
  3. E7 - Differences
  4. E1 - Danger
 Guest
2006 Mock The Week - Series 3
  1. Special - Highlights Special
  2. E2 - Episode Two
 Guest
2006 Armando Iannucci's Charm Offensive - Series 2
  1. E5 - Episode Five
  2. E2 - Episode Two
 Guest
2006 The News Quiz - Series 59 Guest
2006 Chain Reaction - Series 2
  1. E1 - Jo Brand interviews Barry Cryer
 Host / Presenter
2006 Mock The Week - Series 2
  1. Special - Highlights Special
  2. E6 - Episode Six
  3. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2005 QI - Series C
  1. E11 - Carnival
  2. E5 - Cat's Eyes
 Guest
2005 Mock The Week - Series 1
  1. Special - Highlights Special
  2. E5 - Episode Five
  3. E3 - Episode Three
  4. E2 - Episode Two
 Guest
2005 Armando Iannucci's Charm Offensive - Series 1
  1. E3 - Episode Three
 Guest
2005 29 Minutes Of Fame Team Captain
2004 The Big Fat Quiz Of The Year
  1. E15 - The Big Fat Quiz Of The 90s
 Guest
2004 QI - Series B
  1. E8 - Bees
  2. E5 - Bears
  3. E2 - Birds
  4. E1 - Blue
 Guest
2004 Live At The Apollo - Jack Dee Live At The Apollo Series 1
  1. E3 - Jo Brand
 Guest
2003 QI - Series A
  1. E9 - Antelopes
  2. E7 - Arthropods
  3. E6 - Antidotes
  4. E4 - Atoms
 Guest
2003 Friday Night With Jonathan Ross - Series 4
  1. E2 - Martin Freeman, Jo Brand, Yoko Ono, Moloko
 Guest
2001 The News Quiz - Series 47 Guest
1999 Commercial Breakdown - Jo Brand's Commercial Breakdown Host / Presenter
1999 Have I Got News For You - Series 17
  1. Special - Have I Got Buzzcocks All Over
 Guest
1999 Ladies And Gentlemen Jo Brand Crew
1999 Ladies And Gentlemen Jo Brand Actor
1998 Jo Brand's Christmas Log Crew
1998 Jo Brand's Christmas Log Actor
1996 The News Quiz - Series 36 Guest
1996 Shooting Stars - Series 2
  1. E3 - Episode Three
 Guest
1996 A Big Slice Of Jo Brand Host / Presenter
1996 A Big Slice Of Jo Brand Writer
1996 Jo Brand Through The Cakehole - Series 2 Host / Presenter
1996 Jo Brand Through The Cakehole - Series 2 Writer
1996 Jo Brand - All The Way To Worcester Actor
1994 Room 101 - Series 1
  1. E3 - Jo Brand
 Guest
1994 Jo Brand Through The Cakehole - Series 1 Host / Presenter
1994 Jo Brand Through The Cakehole - Series 1 Writer
1994 Absolutely Fabulous - Series 2
  1. E4 - New Best Friend
 Carmen
1993 Have I Got News For You - Series 6
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Guest
1992 Have I Got News For You - Series 4
  1. E8 - Episode Eight
 Guest
1988 Friday Night Live Guest
Jo Brand Self

Non-comedy TV and film credits might be found here:
Jo Brand on IMDb

Add to this page or make a correction