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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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Jo Brand
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: May 3
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I tend to think the world is a bit of a miserable place, so anyone who can add to people's optimistic, cheerful side is doing a good job, which is what I hope I'm doing.
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There are lots of people who believe that caricature of me the tabloids created, so they think they don't like me.
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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 men. They are hugely entertaining, but they have a lot of shortcomings and you just have to bear those in mind.
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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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Even when I wasn't overweight I was never one of those girls or women who wanted to look nice. I always thought it wasn't important.
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Most of us manage the fateful things that happen in our lives the best we can, certainly not to a Stalin-like 20-year plan.
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When you get to know someone, you find there's something nasty in their woodshed.
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My ex-boyfriend can round last night, which was weird because I didn't know he was in a coma.
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Inside every fat person there's a thin person looking to get out - They've just eaten them.
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I've never been a fan of euphemism.
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I did try when I wasn't doing the singing to do as much comedy as I could because I thought with Comic Relief you are duty bound to anyway.
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I have two brothers and we basically spent our lives playing in the woods, falling in ponds, getting chased by wasps and riding donkeys that we shouldn't have been riding.
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I've been breastfeeding for two years. I could light the gas ring with my nipples.
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Not many women will go out on a limb to make themselves really unattractive and unfeminine so you can get the laughs, but it's a great thing to do in my book.
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I often tell audiences at the start of my shows that I'm not gay because I've got petitions from lesbian groups saying 'Can you tell people you're heterosexual because you're giving us a bad name.'
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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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I suspect most politicians feel overwhelmed because people's lives are a real struggle, full of unhappiness, and you would probably feel powerless to do anything about it.
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I think some people ramp a side of themselves up for performance purposes.
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