Jo Brand

Jo Brand
Jo Brand
	Brand in the cabaret tent at Glastonbury Festival 2019
Birth name	Josephine Grace Brand
Born	23 July 1957 (age 67); Clapham, London, England
Medium	Stand-up; television; film;
Education	Brunel University (BA)
Years active	1986–present
Genres	Observational comedy; alternative;
Subject(s)	Marriage; politics;
Spouse	Bernie Bourke (m. 1997)
Children	2, including Maisi

Josephine Grace Brand (born 23 July 1957)^[1] is an English actress, comedian, presenter and writer.^[2] Starting her entertainment career with a move from psychiatric nursing to the alternative comedy stand-up scene and early performances on Saturday Live, she went on to appear on The Brain Drain, Channel 4's Jo Brand Through the Cakehole, Getting On and various television appearances including as a regular guest on QI, Have I Got News for You and Would I Lie to You?. She also makes regular appearances on BBC Radio 4 in programmes such as The News Quiz and Just a Minute. Since 2014 she has been the presenter of The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice. In 2003, Brand was listed in The Observer as one of the 50 funniest acts in British comedy.

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^ Thompson, Ben (23 October 2011). "the interview JO BRAND, COMEDIAN, TALKS TO". The Independent. Archived from the original on 9 June 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2015.