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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