Biography
Josephine Grace Brand (born 23 July 1957) is an English comedian, writer, presenter and actress. 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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Filmography
all 132
TV Shows 98
self 91
Movies 34
Writer 7
Voice 2
Producer 1
Self - Performer
The Piano (2023)
TV
Ghost of Christmas Present
Christmas Carole (2022)
Movie
Self
Ian Cognito: A Life and A Death On Stage (2022)
Movie
Self
Backstage with Katherine Ryan (2022)
TV
Blankety Blank (2021)
TV
Self - Narrator
The Secret World Of... (2021)
TV
Self
Tom Allen’s Quizness (2021)
TV
Self - Host
Funny Festival Live (2021)
TV
Self
Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable (2021)
TV
Guest
Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains (2021)
TV
Self
Victoria Wood In Her Own Words (2020)
Movie
Self - Expert
Michael McIntyre's The Wheel (2020)
TV
Self - Panellist
Between the Covers (2020)
TV
Guessable (2020)
TV
Themselves - Contestant
Beat the Chasers (2020)
TV
Self
The Ranganation (2019)
TV
Self
Joe Lycett's Got Your Back (2019)
TV
Self
Hypothetical (2019)
TV
Self
Jo Brand: No Holds Barred (2019)
Movie
Writer
The More You Ignore Me (2018)
Movie
Self - Contestant
Celebrity Catchphrase (2018)
TV
Self
Dinnerladies Diaries (2018)
TV
Self - Presenter
Jo Brand's Cats & Kittens (2017)
TV
Self
The Russell Howard Hour (2017)
TV
Self - Contestant
Richard Osman's House of Games (2017)
TV
Self - Host
The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice (2017)
TV
Mrs. Crocodile (voice)
Peppa Pig: My First Cinema Experience (2017)
Movie
Self - Judge
Let's Sing and Dance for Comic Relief (2017)
TV
Herself
Dying Laughing (2017)
Movie
Herself - Narrator (voice only)
Virago: Changing The World One Page at a Time (2016)
Movie
Rose Denby / Rose
Damned (2016)
TV
Self
John Bishop: In Conversation With... (2016)
TV
Kim Wilde / Writer
Going Forward (2016)
TV
Actress
Jo Brand's Hell of a Walk (2016)
Movie
Self
Taskmaster (2015)
TV
Self - Guest
Travel Man: 48 Hours in... (2015)
TV
9
Herself - Choir Member
Gareth's All Star Choir (2014)
TV
Self
The Kate Bush Story: Running Up That Hill (2014)
Movie
Self - Host
The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice (2014)
TV
Self / Self - Panelist / Self - Panellist
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled (2014)
TV
Duck Quacks Don't Echo (2014)
TV
Executive Producer
Getting On (2013)
TV
6
Self
Channel 4's Comedy Gala 2013 (2013)
Movie
Self
Julia Zemiro's Home Delivery (2013)
TV
Self - Contestant
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (2013)
TV
Self
The Last Leg (2013)
TV
Self - Contestant / Self - Host
The Great Comic Relief Bake Off (2013)
TV
Self - Judge
Splash! (2013)
TV
Self
Gadget Man (2012)
TV
Team Captain
Comedy World Cup (2012)
TV
Herself
Stephen Fry's 100 Greatest Gadgets (2012)
Movie
Rose / Writer
Playhouse Presents (2012)
TV
Herself - Presenter
The Great Sport Relief Bake Off (2012)
TV
Self
The Story of Music Hall (2011)
Movie
Self - Participant
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip (2011)
TV
Self - Host
Jo Brand's Big Splash (2011)
TV
Demon Dinner Lady
Horrid Henry: The Movie (2011)
Movie
6
Herself / Writer
Little Crackers (2010)
TV
Herself
The Angina Monologues (2010)
Movie
Self
Fry and Laurie Reunited (2010)
Movie
Ask Rhod Gilbert (2010)
TV
Self
The Rob Brydon Show (2010)
TV
Herself
Huge (2010)
Movie
Writer
Channel 4's Comedy Gala (2010)
TV
Comedy Rocks with Jason Manford (2010)
TV
A League of Their Own (2010)
TV
Herself - Judge
Let's Dance for Sport Relief (2010)
TV
Self
Victoria Wood: Seen on TV (2009)
Movie
Self
Mock the Week - Too Hot For TV 2 (2009)
Movie
Nurse Kim Wilde
Getting On (2009)
TV
5.9
The Speaker (2009)
TV
Self / Self - Judge / Self - Panellist
Let's Dance for Comic Relief (2009)
TV
Writer
Argumental (2008)
TV
Self - Presenter
Commercial Breakdown (2008)
TV
When Were We Funniest? (2008)
TV
Self
Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out (2007)
Movie
Writer
Clubland (2007)
Movie
Self / Self - Guest
Would I Lie to You? (2007)
TV
Self
Play It Again (2007)
TV
Self
Comic Relief Does The Apprentice (2007)
TV
Self - Guest
The Graham Norton Show (2007)
TV
7.5
Self
The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Ball in the Hall (2006)
Movie
Self
Stephen Fry: The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive (2006)
TV
Self - Guest Judge
The All Star Talent Show (2006)
TV
Self / Self - Guest
The One Show (2006)
TV
Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive (2006)
TV
School's Out (2006)
TV
Self (archive material)
When Comedy Changed Forever (2006)
Movie
The Apprentice: You're Fired! (2006)
TV
Self
Graham Norton's Bigger Picture (2005)
TV
Self
Nigella (2005)
TV
Herself / Self
Mock the Week (2005)
TV
Self - Panelist
8 Out of 10 Cats (2005)
TV
Self - Performer
Comic Aid (2005)
Movie
Self - Team Captain
29 Minutes of Fame (2005)
TV
Self - Contestant
Big Fat Quiz (2004)
TV
Self / Self - Guest Host / Tinkerball
The Paul O'Grady Show (2004)
TV
Self
An Audience with Harry Hill (2004)
Movie
Live at the Apollo (2004)
TV
Actor
Jo Brand - Barely Live (2003)
Movie
Self - Panelist / Guest
QI (2003)
TV
Comic Relief Does Fame Academy (2003)
TV
Self - Host
Head on Comedy (2000)
TV
Reality (voice)
Human Traffic (1999)
Movie
Self
It's Only TV But I Like It (1999)
TV
Themselves - Panellist
Have I Got Buzzcocks All Over (1999)
TV
The Heaven and Earth Show (1998)
TV
Self
Comedy Store (1997)
TV
Never Mind the Buzzcocks (1996)
TV
Herself
Fisted (1996)
Movie
Self
The Mrs Merton Show (1995)
TV
The Danny Baker Show (1994)
TV
Self / Self - Guest
Room 101 (1994)
TV
Self - Interviewee
Do You Remember The First Time? (1994)
Movie
Herself / Writer
Filth! (1994)
Movie
Writer
Jo Brand Through the Cakehole (1994)
TV
Self
Shooting Stars (1993)
TV
Absolutely Fabulous (1992)
TV
6
Self
Terry Wogan's Friday Night (1992)
TV
Herself / Self - Guest Host / Guest Presenter / Panellist / Self – Host / Self - Panellist
Have I Got News for You (1990)
TV
Countryfile (1988)
TV
Friday Night Live (1988)
TV
Countdown (1982)
TV
Self - Panellist
Question Time (1979)
TV
Self
An Audience with... (1978)
TV
Songs of Praise (1961)
TV
Self - Guest Presenter / Self
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
TV
Self
Funny Women: Jo Brand
Movie
Herself
Re: A Pier
Movie
Self
What Not to Wear
TV
Self
Paul Merton's Heroes of Comedy
Movie
Self - Presenter
For Crying Out Loud
Movie
Ratings
Average 5.4
Based on 199 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
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2010
2006
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Information
Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1957-07-23 (66 years old)
Birth NameJosephine Grace Brand
Birth PlaceWandsworth, United Kingdom
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
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