Jo Brand
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, 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.
Acted in
The Life and Death of Lily Savage
2024
as Self
Christmas Carole
2022
as Ghost of Christmas Present
Ian Cognito: A Life and A Death On Stage
2022
as Self
Blankety Blank
2021
The Secret World Of...
2021
as Self - Narrator
Tom Allen’s Quizness
2021
as Self
Cats Do the Naughtiest Things
2021
as self
Funny Festival Live
2021
as Self
Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable
2021
as Self
Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains
2021
as Guest
Victoria Wood In Her Own Words
2020
as Herself
Michael McIntyre's The Wheel
2020
as Self - Expert
Guessable
2020
Beat the Chasers
2020
as Themselves - Contestant
Joe Lycett's Got Your Back
2019
as Self
Hypothetical
2019
as Self
Jo Brand: No Holds Barred
2019
as Self
The More You Ignore Me
2018
as Sandra
Jo Brand's Cats & Kittens
2017
as Self
Peppa Pig: My First Cinema Experience
2017
as Mrs. Crocodile (voice)
Let's Sing and Dance for Comic Relief
2017
as Self - Judge
Dying Laughing
2017
as Self
Virago: Changing The World One Page at a Time
2016
as Herself - Narrator (voice only)
Damned
2016
as Rose Denby
Going Forward
2016
as Kim Wilde
Jo Brand's Hell of a Walk
2016
as Self
Taskmaster
2015
as Self
Travel Man: 48 Hours in...
2015
as Self - Guest
Gareth's All Star Choir
2014
as Herself - Choir Member
The Kate Bush Story: Running Up That Hill
2014
as Self
The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice
2014
as Herself - Host
Duck Quacks Don't Echo
2014
Julia Zemiro's Home Delivery
2013
as Self
The Great Comic Relief Bake Off
2013
as Herself - Contestant
The Great Comic Relief Bake Off
2013
as Herself - Presenter
Gadget Man
2012
Comedy World Cup
2012
as Team Captain
Stephen Fry's 100 Greatest Gadgets
2012
as Herself
Playhouse Presents
2012
as Rose
The Great Sport Relief Bake Off
2012
as Self - Host
The Story of Music Hall
2011
as Self
Jo Brand's Big Splash
2011
as Herself
Making Qi
2011
as Self
Horrid Henry: The Movie
2011
as Demon Dinner Lady
Little Crackers
2010
as Herself
The Angina Monologues
2010
as Herself
Fry and Laurie Reunited
2010
as Self
Ask Rhod Gilbert
2010
as Self
Huge
2010
as Herself
Channel 4's Comedy Gala
2010
Comedy Rocks with Jason Manford
2010
A League of Their Own
2010
Let's Dance for Sport Relief
2010
as Herself - Judge
Mock the Week - Too Hot For TV 2
2009
as Self
Getting On
2009
as Nurse Kim Wilde
The Speaker
2009
Now That’s What I Call Comedy
2009
as herself
Let's Dance for Comic Relief
2009
as Self
Let's Dance for Comic Relief
2009
as Self - Judge
Commercial Breakdown
2008
When Were We Funniest?
2008
Would I Lie to You?
2007
as Self
Comic Relief Does The Apprentice
2007
The Old Grey Whistle Test Story
2007
as Narrator
The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Ball in the Hall
2006
as Self
Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive
2006
School's Out
2006
as Self
When Comedy Changed Forever
2006
as Self (archive material)
The Apprentice: You're Fired!
2006
Graham Norton's Bigger Picture
2005
Nigella
2005
as Self
Mock the Week
2005
as Self
8 Out of 10 Cats
2005
as Self - Panelist
Comic Aid
2005
29 Minutes of Fame
2005
as Self - Team Captain
Big Fat Quiz
2004
as Self - Contestant
Jo Brand - Barely Live
2003
Comic Relief Does Fame Academy
2003
Head on Comedy
2000
Human Traffic
1999
as Reality (voice)
It's Only TV But I Like It
1999
as Self
Have I Got Buzzcocks All Over
1999
as Themselves - Panellist
Jo Brand: Like It Or Lump It
1997
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996
as Self
Fisted
1996
as Herself
Ready Steady Cook
1994
as Self - Guest
The Danny Baker Show
1994
Do You Remember The First Time?
1994
Filth!
1994
as Herself
Jo Brand Through the Cakehole
1994
Shooting Stars
1993
as Self
Absolutely Fabulous
1992
as Carmen
Countryfile
1988
Friday Night Live
1988
Countdown
1982
Songs of Praise
1961
Re: A Pier
as Herself