Jo Brand

thumb|Jo Brand in 2019 Josephine Grace Brand (born 23 July 1957) is an English actress, comedian, presenter and writer. Starting her entertainment career with a move from psychiatric nursing to the alternative comedy stand-up scene and early performances on Saturday Live, 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 has participated in BBC Radio 4 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. Brand was listed in The Observer as one of the 50 funniest acts in British comedy in 2003. Quotes They say men can never understand the pain of childbirth. Well, they can if you hit them in the testicles with a cricket bat for 14 hours. Cited in "Jo Brand Interview", The Telegraph (23 October 2009) Brand gave birth to the first of her two children at the age of 43. External links Category:1957 births Category:Living people Category:Comedians from England Category:Television presenters Category:Feminists from England Category:Autobiographers from England Category:Non-fiction authors from England Category:Women authors from England Category:Nurses Category:Socialists from England Category:Actresses from London