JB
Jo Brand
Actor, Writer, Producer, Additional CreditsBorn July 23, 1957 (68 years)
Josephine Grace Brand 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. From 2014 to 2019 she was 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. In 2019, Brand became a contestant on Taskmaster.
Jo Brand Filmography
| 2024 | Romesh Ranganathan's Parents' Evening (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2024 | The Life and Death of Lily Savage · as Self |
| 2024 | The Traitors: Uncloaked (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2023 | James Blunt: One Brit Wonder · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2023 | The Piano (TV Series) · as Self - Performer |
| 2022 | Katie Piper's Breakfast Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2022 | Backstage with Katherine Ryan (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2022 | Ian Cognito: A Life and A Death on Stage · as Self |
| 2021 | Question Team (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2021 | Paul O'Grady's Saturday Night Line Up (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2021 | The Secret World Of... (TV Series) · as Self - Narrator |
| 2021 | Cats Do the Naughtiest Things · as Self |
| 2021 | Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2021 | Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2020 | Michael McIntyre's The Wheel (TV Series) · as Self - Expert |
| 2020 | Morning Live (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2020 | Between the Covers (2020) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2020 | Guessable (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2020 | Rolling In It (TV Series) · as Self - Contestant |
| 2020 | Beat the Chasers (TV Series) · as Self - Contestant |
| 2019 | DNA Journey (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2019 | Comedians Giving Lectures (TV Series) · as Self - Comedian |
| 2019 | The Ranganation (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2019 | Joe Lycett's Got Your Back (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2019 | Hypothetical (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2018 | Catchphrase (2013) (TV Series) · as Self - Contestant |
| 2017 | The Russell Howard Hour (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2017 | Richard Osman's House of Games (TV Series) · as Self - Contestant |
| 2017 | James Martin's Saturday Morning (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2016 | Jo Brand's Cats and Kittens (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2016 | Virago: Changing the World One Page at a Time · as Self - Narrator (voice) |
| 2016 | John Bishop: In Conversation With... (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2016 | Dying Laughing · as Self |
| 2015 | A Life on Screen: Stephen Fry · as Self |
| 2015 | The Big Fat Quiz of the Year · as Self - Contestant |
| 2015 | Taskmaster (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | Travel Man: 48 Hours in... (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2014 | |
| 2014 | The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice (TV Series) · as Self - Host |
| 2014 | Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2013 | The Big Fat Quiz of the 90s · as Self - Contestant |
| 2013 | Julia Zemiro's Home Delivery (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2013 | Jo Brand's Great Wall of Comedy (TV Series) · as Self - Host |
| 2013 | Child Genius (TV Series) · as Self - Contestant |
| 2013 | Tipping Point: Lucky Stars (TV Series) · as Self - Contestant |
| 2013 | Channel 4's Comedy Gala 2013 · as Self |
| 2013 | The Great Comic Relief Bake Off (TV Series) · as Self - Presenter |
| 2013 | Splash (TV Series) · as Self - Judge |
| 2012 | The Last Leg (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | The Matt Lucas Awards (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | Sunday Brunch (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2012 | 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (TV Series) · as Self - Contestant |
| 2011 | Celebrity Antiques Road Trip (TV Series) · as Self - Participant |
| 2011 | Jo Brand's Big Splash (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2011 | QI Genesis · as Self |
| 2011 | The Jonathan Ross Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2011 | Stephen Fry's 100 Greatest Gadgets · as Self |
| 2011 | Comic Relief: 24 Hour Panel People (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2011 | For Crying Out Loud · as Self - Presenter |
| 2010 | Little Crackers (TV Series) · as Jo Brand |
| 2010 | Fry and Laurie Reunited · as Self |
| 2010 | Carpool (TV Series) · as Self - Passenger |
| 2010 | Ask Rhod Gilbert (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2010 | The Rob Brydon Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2010 | Paul O'Grady Live (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2010 | Daybreak (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2010 | The Great British Bake Off (TV Series) · as Self - Narrator |
| 2010 | Huge · as Self |
| 2009 | Late Night with the Loose Women · as Self |
| 2009 | Mock the Week - Too Hot For TV 2 · as Self |
| 2009 | The Football League Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2009 | Alan Carr: Chatty Man (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2009 | Beyond A Joke (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2009 | Now That’s What I Call Comedy · as Herself |
| 2009 | Let's Dance for Comic Relief (TV Series) · as Self - Judge |
| 2008 | Argumental (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2007 | Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out · as Self |
| 2007 | Would I Lie to You? (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2007 | Have I Got a Bit More News for You (TV Series) · as Self - Presenter |
| 2007 | 100 Greatest Stand-Ups · as Self |
| 2007 | The Graham Norton Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2006 | |
| 2006 | |
| 2006 | The Charlotte Church Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2006 | The ONE Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2006 | Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | The F Word (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | Nigella (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | Mock the Week (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | 8 Out of 10 Cats (TV Series) · as Self - Panelist |
| 2004 | Big Fat Quiz (TV Series) · as Self - Contestant |
| 2004 | The Culture Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | What Not To Wear (UK) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | Mark Lawson Talks to... (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | The Mark Steel Lectures (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | QI (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | imagine... (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | What Not to Wear on the Red Carpet · as Self |
| 2003 | Comic Relief 2003: The Big Hair Do · as Self |
| 2003 | This Week (2003) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | |
| 2002 | Today with Des and Mel (TV Series) · as Self - Guest Presenter |
| 2002 | V Graham Norton (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2001 | Richard & Judy (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2001 | The Kumars at No 42 (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2001 | Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2001 | Lorraine (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2001 | Saturday Kitchen (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2000 | BBC Breakfast (TV Series) · as Self - Comedienne |
| 1999 | Loose Women (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1998 | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (TV Series) · as Self - Contestant |
| 1997 | Light Lunch (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1997 | Ant and Dec Unzipped (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | Never Mind the Buzzcocks (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | TFI Friday (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1995 | They Think It's All Over (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1995 | The Friday Night Armistice (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1995 | The Mrs Merton Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | Ready Steady Cook (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1994 | Room 101 (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | Filth! · as Herself |
| 1993 | Jools' Annual Hootenanny (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1993 | Shooting Stars (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1993 | |
| 1992 | Later... with Jools Holland (TV Series) · as Self - Interview |
| 1990 | Have I Got News for You (TV Series) · as Self - Hostess |
| 1990 | The Word (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1990 | The Famous Compere's Police Dog · as Self |
| 1988 | This Morning (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1985 | Saturday Live (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1979 | Question Time (TV Series) · as Self - Panellist |
| 1978 | Blankety Blank (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1978 | The South Bank Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1978 | An Audience With (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1972 | Pebble Mill at One (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1971 | Parkinson (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1964 | Top of the Pops (TV Series) · as Self - Host |
| 2025 | Badjelly (TV Series) · as Unfungi |
| 2022 | Christmas Carole · as Ghost Of Christmas Present |
| 2021 | Blankety Blank (2021) (TV Series) |
| 2019 | Funniest Ever Pets at Christmas · as Guest |
| 2019 | Find It, Fix It, Drive it (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 2018 | The More You Ignore Me · as Sandra |
| 2017 | Peppa Pig: My First Cinema Experience · as Mrs. Crocodile (voice) |
| 2016 | Damned (2016) (TV Series) · as Rose Denby |
| 2016 | Going Forward (TV Series) · as Kim Wilde |
| 2014 | Duck Quacks Don't Echo (UK) (TV Series) |
| 2012 | Gadget Man (TV Series) |
| 2012 | Playhouse Presents (TV Series) · as Rose |
| 2011 | Horrid Henry: The Movie · as Demon Dinner Lady |
| 2010 | Channel 4's Comedy Gala (TV Series) |
| 2010 | Comedy Rocks (TV Series) |
| 2010 | A League of Their Own (2010) (TV Series) |
| 2009 | Getting On (TV Series) · as Nurse Kim Wilde |
| 2009 | Horrible Histories (2009) (TV Series) · as Host |
| 2006 | Annually Retentive (TV Series) |
| 2006 | The Apprentice: You're Fired! (TV Series) |
| 2005 | Dirty Tricks (TV Series) · as Pug (voice) |
| 2005 | The Bigger Picture with Graham Norton (TV Series) |
| 2005 | |
| 2004 | The Paul O'Grady Show (TV Series) |
| 2004 | Live at the Apollo (TV Series) |
| 2004 | Peppa Pig (TV Series) · as Mrs. Crocodile |
| 2003 | |
| 2002 | Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway (TV Series) · as Sue Pernatural |
| 1999 | Human Traffic · as Reality (voice) |
| 1998 | Crow's Nest · as Linda |
| 1997 | Absolutely Fabulous: Absolutely Not! · as Carmen |
| 1993 | Jo Brand Through the Cakehole (TV Series) |
| 1992 | Absolutely Fabulous (TV Series) · as Carmen |
| 1989 | Commercial Breakdown (TV Series) |
| 1988 | Countryfile (TV Series) |
| 1982 | Countdown (TV Series) |
| 1961 | Songs of Praise (TV Series) |
| 1955 | This is Your Life (UK) (TV Series) · as Filmed Tribute |
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| 2018 | |
| 2016 | Going Forward (TV Series) |
| 2012 | Playhouse Presents (TV Series) |
| 2010 | Little Crackers (TV Series) |
| 2010 | Channel 4's Comedy Gala (TV Series) |
| 2009 | Getting On (TV Series) |
| 2008 | Argumental (TV Series) |
| 2007 | |
| 1994 | |
| 1993 | Jo Brand Through the Cakehole (TV Series) |
| 2013 | Getting On (US) (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2016 | Damned (2016) (TV Series) · as Created By |
| 2013 | Getting On (US) (TV Series) · as Based On The Bbc Television Series Created By |
| 1999 | Angry Kid (TV Series) · as Collaborating Writer |
| 1987 | Carrott Confidential (TV Series) · as Additional Material |
| 1984 | Spitting Image (TV Series) · as Written By |