Jo Brand
Jo Brand

Jo Brand

  • 64 years-old
  • English
  • Writer and stand-up comedian

Known for: Getting On (Nurse Kim Wilde), Jo Brand Through The Cakehole (Host / Presenter), Damned (Rose Denby)

Jo Brand

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 information

Born
Tuesday 23rd July 1957
Full name
Josephine Grace Brand
Nationality
English

Awards

British Comedy Awards 2014
King or Queen of Comedy: Nominee
BAFTA Television Craft Awards 2013
Writer: Comedy: Nominee
British Comedy Awards 2013
Best TV Comedy Actress: Nominee
RTS 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
RTS Awards 2011
Writer - Comedy: Winner
BAFTA Television Awards 2010
Best Female Performance in a Comedy Programme: Nominee
RTS Awards 2010
Writer - Comedy: Nominee
British Comedy Awards 2010
Best Female TV Comic: Winner
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

Credits

Year Production Role
2022 Backstage With Katherine Ryan Announced Guest
2021 Have I Got News For You - Series 62
  1. Special - Have I Got 2021 For You
 Guest
2021 Have I Got News For You - Series 62
  1. E3 - Episode Three
  2. Special - Have I Got 2021 For You
 Host / Presenter
2021 Blankety Blank - Series 18
  1. E9 - Episode Nine
 Guest
2021 Comedians Giving Lectures - Series 2
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Self
2021 Paul O'Grady's Saturday Night Line-Up
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Guest
2021 Have I Got News For You - Series 62
  1. E3 - Episode Three
  2. Special - Have I Got 2021 For You
 Host / Presenter
2021 The Ranganation - Series 4
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Guest
2021 QI - Series S
  1. E1 - Sick
 Guest
2021 Joe Lycett's Got Your Back - Series 3
  1. E4 - Episode Four
  2. E7 - Episode Seven
 Self
2021 Joe Lycett's Got Your Back - Series 3
  1. E8 - Episode Eight
 Guest
2021 A League Of Their Own - Series 16
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Guest
2021 Latitude Self
2021 Underbelly Festival Self
2021 Have I Got News For You - Series 61
  1. E6 - Episode Six
 Guest
2021 Jo Brand's Classic Comedy Sketches Of The... Host / Presenter
2021 Funny Festival Live Host / Presenter
2021 Just A Minute - Series 86 Guest
2021 Just A Minute - Series 86 Host / Presenter
2021 Hypothetical - Series 3
  1. E7 - Episode Seven
 Guest
2021 Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable - Series 1
  1. E7 - Episode Seven
 Guest
2021 Would I Lie To You? - Series 14
  1. Special - The Unseen Bits
 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. E8 - Episode Eight
  2. Special - Have I Got 2020 News For You
 Host / Presenter
2020 Paul Merton's Comic Heroes Self
2020 Summer Comedy Festival
  1. E2 - Jo Brand
 Writer
2020 Summer Comedy Festival
  1. E2 - Jo Brand
 Host / Presenter
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 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. E8 - Episode Eight
  2. Special - More Unseen Bits
 Guest
2019 Have I Got News For You - Series 58
  1. E4 - Episode Four
  2. Special - Have I Got 2019 News For You
 Host / Presenter
2019 QI - Series Q
  1. E11 - Quaffing
  2. Special - Highlights Special
  3. Special - Highlights Special
 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 Writer
2018 Jo Brand: Born Lippy Narrator
2018 The Russell Howard Hour - Series 2
  1. E10 - Episode Ten
 Guest
2018 Would I Lie To You? - Series 12
  1. E5 - Episode Five
  2. Special - The Unseen Bits
  3. E11 - The Best Bits
 Guest
2018 Have I Got News For You - Series 56
  1. E3 - Episode Three
  2. Special - Have I Got 2018 News For You
 Host / Presenter
2018 The News Quiz - Series 97 Host / Presenter
2018 The More You Ignore Me Creator
2018 The More You Ignore Me Writer
2018 The More You Ignore Me Sandra
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. E2 - Love Bites
  2. E3 - Final Toast
 Self
2018 Funny Women: Jo Brand Self (Archive Material)
2018 Damned - Series 2 Writer
2018 Damned - Series 2 Rose Denby
2017 Our Friend Victoria
  1. Our Friend Victoria At Christmas
 Self
2017 Would I Lie To You? - Series 11
  1. E1 - Episode One
  2. Special - The Unseen Bits
 Guest
2017 Have I Got News For You - Series 54
  1. E5 - Episode Five
  2. Special - Have I Got 2017 News For You
 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. E3 - Episode Three
  2. Special - Have I Got 2016 News For You
 Host / Presenter
2016 Duck Quacks Don't Echo - Series 5
  1. E6 - Episode Six
  2. Special - Best Of
 Guest
2016 Damned Creator
2016 Damned - Series 1 Writer
2016 Damned - Series 1 Rose Denby
2016 Going Forward Writer
2016 Going Forward Kim Wilde
2016 Have I Got News For You - Series 51
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Host / Presenter
2016 Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled - Series 3
  1. E7 - Episode Seven
  2. Special - Out-takes
 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. E8 - Episode Eight
  2. Special - Highlights Special
 Host / Presenter
2015 QI - Series M
  1. E6 - Marriage And Matings
  2. E15 - Mix And Match
  3. Special - QI VG: Compilation Show 13
  4. Special - QI VG: Compilation Show 14
 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. E5 - Episode Five
  2. Special - Unseen
 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. E7 - Episode Seven
  2. Special - The Unseen Bits
 Guest
2014 QI - Series L
  1. E5 - Lenses
  2. E16 - Landmarks
  3. Special - QI VG: Compilation Show 11
  4. Special - QI VG: Compilation Show 12
 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 Writer
2014 Damned - Pilot Rose Denby
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. E5 - Episode Five
  2. Special - Best Bits
  3. Special - Jimmy, Sean & Jon's Best Bits
 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. E7 - Colin Farrell, Jeremy Clarkson, Jo Brand, Sharon Osbourne
  2. Special - Highlights Special
 Guest
2013 8 Out Of 10 Cats - Series 16
  1. E7 - Episode Seven
  2. Special - Best Bits
 Guest
2013 Have I Got News For You - Series 46
  1. E4 - Episode Four
  2. Special - Highlights Special
 Host / Presenter
2013 QI - Series K
  1. E7 - Knowledge
  2. E9 - Kinetic
  3. Special - Kris Kringle
  4. Special - QI VG: Compilation Show 10
 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. E5 - Law And Order
  2. E9 - Royals
  3. E10 - Food And Drink
 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. E2 - Episode Two
  2. Special - Highlights Special
 Host / Presenter
2012 Getting On - Series 3 Writer
2012 Getting On - Series 3 Nurse Kim Wilde
2012 The Museum Of Curiosity - Gallery 5
  1. E2 - Meeting Twenty-Six
 Guest
2012 QI - Series J
  1. E2 - Jam, Jelly And Juice
  2. E8 - Jumble
  3. Special - QI VG: Compilation Show 7
  4. Special - QI VG: Compilation Show 8
 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. E9 - Illness
  2. E13 - Intelligence
  3. Special - QI VG: Compilation Show 6
 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 Writer
2010 Little Crackers - Little Crackers 2010 Self
2010 The Angina Monologues Self
2010 Fry And Laurie: Reunited Self
2010 Have I Got News For You - Series 40
  1. E5 - Episode Five
  2. Special - Highlights Special
 Host / Presenter
2010 Getting On - Series 2 Writer
2010 Getting On - Series 2 Nurse Kim Wilde
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. E4 - Geography
  2. E8 - Germany
  3. E10 - Greats
  4. Special - QI VG: Compilation Show 1
  5. Special - QI VG: Compilation Show 2
 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 Writer
2009 Getting On - Series 1 Nurse Kim Wilde
2009 Beyond A Joke Self
2009 Live At The Apollo - Series 4
  1. E6 - Russell Howard and Jo Brand
  2. Special - Best Of Live At The Apollo
 Guest
2008 QI - Series F
  1. E5 - France
  2. E7 - Fingers And Fumbs
  3. E10 - Flora And Fauna
 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. E2 - Carr-ly Valentine
  2. E4 - Clinic-Al Depression
 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. E6 - Episode Six
  2. Special - Best Bits
 Guest
2007 Have I Got News For You - Series 34
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Host / Presenter
2007 QI - Series E
  1. E2 - Electricity
  2. E7 - Espionage
  3. Special - Entertainment
  4. Special - Empire
  5. Special - Elephants
 Guest
2007 Alexei Sayle's Alternative Take
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Self (Archive Material)
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. E2 - Episode Two
  2. E3 - Episode Three
 Guest
2007 The 100 Greatest Stand-Ups
  1. E1 - The 100 Greatest Stand-Ups 2007
  2. E2 - 100 Greatest Stand-Ups 2010
 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. E1 - Danger
  2. E7 - Differences
  3. E12 - Domesticity
  4. Special - December
 Guest
2006 Mock The Week - Series 3
  1. E2 - Episode Two
  2. Special - Highlights Special
 Guest
2006 Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive - Series 1
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Self
2006 Armando Iannucci's Charm Offensive - Series 2
  1. E2 - Episode Two
  2. E5 - Episode Five
 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. E1 - Episode One
  2. E6 - Episode Six
  3. Special - Highlights Special
 Guest
2005 QI - Series C
  1. E5 - Cat's Eyes
  2. E11 - Carnival
 Guest
2005 Mock The Week - Series 1
  1. E2 - Episode Two
  2. E3 - Episode Three
  3. E5 - Episode Five
  4. Special - Highlights Special
 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. E1 - Blue
  2. E2 - Birds
  3. E5 - Bears
  4. E8 - Bees
 Guest
2004 Live At The Apollo - Jack Dee Live At The Apollo Series 1
  1. E3 - Jo Brand
 Guest
2003 QI - Series A
  1. E4 - Atoms
  2. E6 - Antidotes
  3. E7 - Arthropods
  4. E9 - Antelopes
 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
1997 The Saturday Night Armistice - Election Night Armistice
  1. The Election Night Armistice
 Self
1996 The News Quiz - Series 36 Guest
1996 A Big Slice Of Jo Brand Writer
1996 A Big Slice Of Jo Brand Host / Presenter
1996 Shooting Stars - Series 2
  1. E3 - Episode Three
 Guest
1996 Jo Brand Through The Cakehole - Series 2 Writer
1996 Jo Brand Through The Cakehole - Series 2 Host / Presenter
1996 Jo Brand - All The Way To Worcester Actor
1995 The Mrs Merton Show - Series 2
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
1994 Room 101 - Series 1
  1. E3 - Jo Brand
 Guest
1994 Jo Brand Through The Cakehole - Series 1 Writer
1994 Jo Brand Through The Cakehole - Series 1 Host / Presenter
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
1991 Club Class
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Guest
1988 Friday Night Live Guest
Jo Brand Self

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

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