Jo Brand
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Brand at the BBC Magazines
Awards for Excellence, 2007 |
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| Birth name | Josephine Grace Brand |
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23 July 1957 Wandsworth, London, England |
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| Nationality | British |
| Years active | 1986–present |
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| Spouse | Bernie Bourke (m. 1997) |
| Children | 2 |
Josephine Grace "Jo" Brand (born 23 July 1957) is an English comedian, writer 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 is currently 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.
Brand was born in Wandsworth, London. Her mother was a social worker and her father was a structural engineer. Brand is the middle of three children, with two brothers. When she was about four, the family moved to the village of St Mary's Platt near Sevenoaks in Kent, and a year later, to Benenden. Brand was educated at St Mary's Platt Primary School, Benenden Village Primary School, Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School until the age of 16, Hastings High School for Girls and Bexhill College.
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