Jo Brand

Jo Brand

23-Jul-1957


United Kingdom


Comedian

QUOTES BY Jo Brand


Anything is good if it's made of chocolate.

Whatever situation you are in, that is what is normal for you.

When I got married, the Sun ran the headline: 'Here comes the bride, all fat and wide.' Luckily, it was a few days after the wedding - but it was still hideous to read at a great romantic moment.

There are two types of people in this world: one who opens a packet of biscuits, has one and puts the rest back in the cupboard, and one who eats the whole packet in one go.

I swam at school a lot. Long-distance swimming in pools, and diving, then when we moved to Hastings when I was 13 I used to swim in the sea all the time; I loved it out of season and when it was rough.

As the Tories know, the problem with setting yourself up as a shining example for others to follow is that when you get caught out, that proverbial substance really hits the fan.

You look across the board at comedy quiz shows, and they are mainly hosted by men.

I've always liked to think I could do anything I wished as well as - if not better than - a man. But I wasn't very good at rally driving.

The problem with comedy audiences - it's like the Coliseum - when they see someone struggling, they don't feel altruistic towards them. They feel slightly repulsed by it.

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