Jo Brand
English comedian
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February 26 2023 | Brand appeared in BBC's Antique Roadshow: Nursing Special, discussing her time as a psychiatric nurse. |
2022 | Jo Brand appeared in a one-off episode as the Ghost of Christmas Present in 'Christmas Carole'. |
2020 | Jo Brand presented 'Kitten Rescue with Jo Brand', which aired for one series. |
2019 | Brand became a contestant on Taskmaster. |
August 29 2019 | On 29 August 2019, the BBC's Executive Complaints Unit partially upheld complaints about Brand's joke from the June 2019 episode of Heresy. |
June 2019 | In June 2019, Jo Brand was featured in the BBC Radio 4 comedy show Heresy, where she made a controversial joke about battery acid in relation to political protest. |
January 28 2019 | The BBC television series Imagine aired an episode titled Jo Brand: No Holds Barred, documenting her life and career. |
2018 | Jo Brand starred as Sandra in 'The More You Ignore Me' and also contributed as a writer. |
2018 | Jo Brand was the presenter of 'Britain's Best Junior Doctors', a series that aired in 2018. |
2018 | Brand's feature-film adaptation of her novel 'The More You Ignore Me' was released. |
2018 | In a 2018 interview, Jo Brand recounted an incident where she was forcibly kissed by a financial trader at a charity event in Canary Wharf. |
2017 | Brand began presenting the Channel 5 series Jo Brand's Cats & Kittens. |
2017 | Jo Brand provided the voice for Mrs. Crocodile in 'Peppa Pig: My First Cinema Experience', specifically in the segment titled 'The Zoo'. |
2016 | Jo Brand featured in a one-off episode titled 'Jo Brand's Hell of a Walk for Sport Relief'. |
2016 | Jo Brand was the presenter of 'Jo Brand's Cats & Kittens', lasting until 2017. |
2016 | Jo Brand contributed to 'Going Forward' in the role of Kim Wilde, which she also wrote. |
2016 | The full series of the comedy pilot Damned, co-written and starred in by Brand, was commissioned by Channel 4. |
January 28 2016 | On 28 January 2016, Brand completed a 150-mile walk across Britain for Sport Relief, finishing at the Albert Dock in Liverpool after starting from the River Humber on 22 January. |
August 2015 | Brand judged the first ever Class Clowns competition at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and announced the winner at the Gilded Balloon. |
February 2015 | Brand presented an episode of The Great Comic Relief Bake Off. |
2014 | Jo Brand was a stand-in presenter on 'The One Show' for two episodes. |
2014 | Jo Brand hosted 'The Great Sport Relief Bake Off', which ran from 2014 to 2015. |
2014 | Jo Brand played the role of Rose Denby in the series 'Damned', which lasted until 2018. |
November 2014 | In November 2014, Jo Brand participated in Gareth Malone's All Star Choir, which released a cover version of 'Wake Me Up' to raise funds for the BBC's Children in Need. |
August 2014 | In August 2014, Brand was one of 200 public figures who signed a letter to The Guardian opposing Scottish independence ahead of the September referendum. |
August 8 2014 | The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice, hosted by Brand, premiered. |
January 2014 | Brand received a second honorary doctorate from Canterbury Christ Church University for her work in raising awareness of mental health issues. |
January 14 2014 | Brand presented an episode of The Great Sport Relief Bake Off on BBC Two. |
2013 | Jo Brand served as a judge on 'Splash!' during its run until 2014. |
January 2013 | Brand took part in a special Comic Relief edition of The Great British Bake Off. |
2012 | In January 2012, Jo Brand gave the South Shields annual lecture at Harton Technology College alongside MP David Miliband. |
2012 | Jo Brand received the British Comedy Award for Best female TV comic. |
2011 | Jo Brand presented 'Jo Brand's Big Splash'. |
2011 | Brand provided a voice-over for the Lyric, Hammersmith Theatre's pantomime 'Aladdin'. |
2011 | Brand won the Best TV Comedy Actress BAFTA award for her role in the BBC Four sitcom Getting On. |
2011 | Jo Brand appeared as a guest judge on 'Show Me the Funny' for one episode. |
2011 | Brand played the role of the Demon Dinner Lady in the British live-action film 'Horrid Henry: The Movie'. |
2010 | Jo Brand became a panellist on 'Let's Sing and Dance', a role she held until 2017. |
2010 | Jo Brand won the British Comedy Award for Best female TV comic. |
2010 | Jo Brand released the second part of her autobiography, titled 'Can't Stand Up For Sitting Down', also published by Headline Review. |
November 8 2010 | Jo Brand introduced and spoke at the celebration of Michael Foot's life at London's Lyric Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue on 8 November 2010. |
March 30 2010 | Brand participated in Channel 4's Comedy Gala, a benefit show for Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital, filmed live at the O2 Arena in London. |
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