Jo Brand
- 66 years old
- English
- Writer, stand-up comedian and actor
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Jo Brand and the death of comedy
I have celebrated John Bercow, eulogised Martin McGuinness and urged Spectator readers to vote Labour. So I appreciate I'm on thin ice with a defence of Jo Brand, and since the hefty lefty and I are of similar girth, that metaphor could end badly. Yet the news she is being investigated by police over a joke ought to bring even the most phlegmatic conservative to the barricades. Some things are just wrong, even if Brendan O'Neill is against them too.
Stephen Daisley, The Spectator, 14th June 2019Jo Brand to face no action over acid joke, police say
The Metropolitan Police has said it will take no further action over Jo Brand's comments on a radio show about throwing battery acid at politicians.
BBC, 14th June 2019Jo Brand's 'ill-judged' joke, the challenge of comedy
I'm still left with the feeling that Jo Brand simply got it wrong.
Matt White, Christian Today, 14th June 2019PM calls on BBC to explain why acid joke was broadcast
Theresa May has called on the BBC to explain why a joke made by Jo Brand about throwing battery acid was broadcast on one of its radio shows.
Sky News, 13th June 2019Jo Brand battery acid joke being assessed by police
A spokesperson for the Met said: "Police have received an allegation of incitement to violence that was reported to the MPS on 13 June. The allegation relates to comments made on a radio programme. The allegation is currently being assessed. There have been no arrests and inquiries are ongoing."
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 13th June 2019BBC edits out Jo Brand acid joke from catch-up service
The BBC has removed a Jo Brand joke about throwing acid from its catch-up service after it was suggested that it condoned violence.
BBC, 13th June 2019In defence of Jo Brand
What a bunch of big babies the right can sometimes be. These people spend oodles of time mocking lefty snowflakes and touchy students for taking offence at every off-colour joke or un-PC point of view. And yet it turns out they're just as susceptible as any moaning millennial to having a fit of the Victorian vapours when someone says something they find offensive.
Brendan O'Neill, The Spectator, 13th June 2019Nigel Farage: "police must act" over Jo Brand joke
Nigel Farage has called for police to take action over Jo Brand, after she joked that she'd like to throw acid over far-right politicians. Speaking to Victoria Coren Mitchell on Radio 4 panel show Heresy last night, the comedian was asked to comment on the divisions being stoked over Brexit.
Chortle, 12th June 2019No, Jo Brand is not inciting violence
The Brexit Party should not try to play the PC set at its own censorious game.
Spiked, 12th June 2019BBC defends Jo Brand's battery acid comment
The BBC has defended Jo Brand against claims she incited violence with her comment on Radio 4's Heresy, in regards to her suggestion of throwing battery acid at 'unpleasant characters'.
British Comedy Guide, 12th June 2019