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I think some people ramp a side of themselves up for performance purposes.

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Jo Brand
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: May 3
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Josephine Grace Brand
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I have such admiration for single mothers. I simply don't comprehend how you'd cope with that intensity, the lack of breaks, ever, on your own.
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Over the years I attempted to make my style a bit more relaxed 'cause the initial style you couldn't watch for more than ten minutes without wanting to kill me.
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I don't like doing stand-up, because I don't like standing up.
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I think actors go along a continuum from Simon Callow down to kind of Ross Kemp, and I like to think of myself as the Ross Kemp of comedy. He's very good in 'East Enders' because he plays a version of himself. I think I can play a version of myself - that's about all I can do.
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Regular panelists on shows can be terrifying. They own that space, and many guest comics suspect they are favoured in the edit, while their own hilarious jokes end up being ejected into the ether.
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I don't hold any candle for drama versus comedy.
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There's something people do to you when they bully you that makes you feel like you're on your own. But don't keep things inside, it's really damaging if you do.
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I buy smoked mackerel in a vain attempt at being healthy. I do actually really like it, and you don't have to cook it, which is handy.
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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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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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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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It's actually very hard when you're settled in one place to completely uproot yourself and go.
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I believe that if your brain has to get to grips with complicated words, then you won't get Alzheimer's. I'm sure it's not true, but I do believe it.
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It is unrealistic to expect an entire profession to be completely good. There are bound to be some individuals who are stressed, who are unkind, who are a bit rubbish at their job, who are in the wrong career.
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I've never been a fan of euphemism.
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It's very difficult to learn not to take nasty heckles personally.
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I think it's really important to be kind, especially to people whose lives are grim - I try hard to cheer people up in as many ways as I can - if all else fails - I tell 'em a joke!
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I was always being called upon to be an honorary boy alongside my brothers. I don't think I'd be a comic now if it hadn't been for that.
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Punk allowed women to stop looking feminine. Oh, the relief.
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I've been breastfeeding for two years. I could light the gas ring with my nipples.
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