Jo Brand
Who Jo Brand is
Jo Brand is an English stand-up comedian, writer and actor who rose to fame on the alternative comedy scene of the 1980s, making her first television appearance on Channel 4's Friday Night Live. She won the British Comedy Award for Best Live Stand-Up in 1992 and 1995 and wrote and hosted her breakthrough series, Jo Brand Through the Cakehole, on Channel 4 in 1994 and 1996.
She later wrote and starred in BBC Four's Getting On, winning the BAFTA for Best Female Performance in a Comedy Programme in 2011, created and wrote Damned, has regularly hosted Have I Got News for You since 2007 and fronted the Bake Off companion An Extra Slice on BBC Two from 2014. The Leicester Comedy Festival named her a Legend of Comedy in 2019.
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On screen
- Jo Brand Through the Cakehole writer and host, Channel 4, 1994 and 1996
- Getting On writer and Nurse Kim Wilde, BBC Four, 2009 to 2012
- Damned creator and writer, 2016 and 2018
- Have I Got News for You host, from 2007
- A Big Slice of Jo Brand writer and host, 1996
- Ladies and Gentlemen Jo Brand writer and host, 1999
- The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice host, BBC Two, 2014
- Jo Brand's Big Splash 2011
- Jo Brand's Great Wall of Comedy 2013
- Friday Night Live Channel 4
Comedians like Jo Brand
Each linked to them by something on the record — a stage they both came through, a bill, a show, a style or a home town.
- Chloe Petts also in The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice
- Hal Cruttenden also in The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice
- Ignacio Lopez also in The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice
- Harriet Kemsley also in Damned
- Isy Suttie also in Damned
- Julian Clary also in Friday Night Live
- Mawaan Rizwan also in Friday Night Live
- Michael Odewale also in Friday Night Live
Career timeline
- 1994Jo Brand Through the Cakehole (writer and host, Channel 4, 1994 and 1996) On screen
- 1996A Big Slice of Jo Brand (writer and host, 1996) On screen
- 1999Ladies and Gentlemen Jo Brand (writer and host, 1999) On screen
- 2007Have I Got News for You (host, from 2007) On screen
- 2009Getting On (writer and Nurse Kim Wilde, BBC Four, 2009 to 2012) On screen
- 2011Jo Brand's Big Splash (2011) On screen
- 2013Jo Brand's Great Wall of Comedy (2013) On screen
- 2014The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice (host, BBC Two, 2014) On screen
- 2016Damned (creator and writer, 2016 and 2018) On screen
Questions and answers
Where is Jo Brand performing next?
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What TV shows and films are they in?
Jo Brand Through the Cakehole (writer and host, Channel 4, 1994 and 1996), Getting On (writer and Nurse Kim Wilde, BBC Four, 2009 to 2012), Damned (creator and writer, 2016 and 2018), Have I Got News for You (host, from 2007), A Big Slice of Jo Brand (writer and host, 1996) and Ladies and Gentlemen Jo Brand (writer and host, 1999), among 10 credits.
Who are some comedians like them?
Chloe Petts (also in The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice), Hal Cruttenden (also in The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice), Ignacio Lopez (also in The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice), Harriet Kemsley (also in Damned) and Isy Suttie (also in Damned).
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The full SUCDb record
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Sources
- British Comedy Guide ↗ An English writer, stand-up comedian and actor from the 1980s alternative comedy scene; the British Comedy Awards' Best Live Stand-Up Performer (1992 and…
- Chortle — Jo Brand interview with John Lloyd (29 November 2018) ↗ Her breakthrough series Through The Cakehole; part of the second wave of the alternative comedy movement; her first TV appearance on Channel 4's Friday Night…
- Chortle — Jo Brand to front Bake Off spin-off (23 July 2014) ↗ Jo Brand to front An Extra Slice, a BBC Two companion to The Great British Bake Off, recorded before a studio audience (as of 11 October 2026)
Updated 11 October 2026 · the record checked 11 October 2026