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I have friends who vote Tory, and I'm appalled, but that's not to say they're not great people in so many other ways.

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Jo Brand
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: May 3
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Wandsworth Town
Josephine Grace Brand
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In the end, punk inevitably burned itself out and acted as a bridge across which the New Romantics could sashay in their chiffon and glossy hair.
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Wild men are so enormously attractive.
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You know it's time for a New Year's resolution to lose weight when you step on a talking scale and it says, One at a time, please.
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As the Tories know, the problem with setting yourself up as a shining example for others to follow is that when you get caught out, that proverbial substance really hits the fan.
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I'm a Luddite with computers, and I'm slightly worried about being hacked as well.
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I wouldn't say I was organised at all. I just have to prioritise. Is it more important for them to be organised, or to have their dinner, do you know what I mean?
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There's still this underlying image of women that they should fulfil a certain role. It's no accident that a lot of men who are a bit misogynistic tend to say things like 'get back to the kitchen' or 'why aren't you at home looking after the kids'.
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I like the purity of stand-up because it is all about whether people laugh at your jokes. Either they laugh or they don't.
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I don't know really, it doesn't feel like it has changed to me but I think to have to move with the times. Try out different areas and not get stuck in 1978.
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Let's face it: I am not a professional runner.
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Television provokes strong opinions, and sometimes we try a bit too hard to appeal to everyone.
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I just don't like travelling very much.
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I swam at school a lot. Long-distance swimming in pools, and diving, then when we moved to Hastings when I was 13 I used to swim in the sea all the time I loved it out of season and when it was rough.
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Suffice to say, many women find their first appearance on a comedy panel show to be their last. Second chances seem to be given less often to the female of the species.
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