Jo Brand
Reason for annoyance:"Rather smug about sex given her cake consumption is greater than some smaller US states." by Andy About Jo Brand:Brand's mother was a social worker, and Brand herself worked as a psychiatric nurse at the South London Bethlem and Maudsley Hospital until the mid-1980s. She was persuaded by agent Malcolm Hardee to begin a career in stand-up comedy, where she acquired the stage name, "The Sea Monster". She was central to the British alternative comedy movement, working London alternative comedy clubs, and appearing initially on the Saturday Live television show. In 1993, she was a resident panellist, along with Tony Hawks, on semi-successful BBC monologue show The Brain Drain. Her transition into the mainstream was then confirmed when she obtained her own series on Channel 4, Jo Brand Through the Cakehole, co-written with comedy writer Jim Miller, who was already her main stand-up writer. Her early style involved her delivering jokes in a bored monotone, one line at a time, with pauses in between. With her Doc Marten boots, and her large size and short hair, her image (and comedic material) for most of the 1980s and 1990s was inspired at least in part by radicalised feminism. But most of the apparently feminist material was in the set-up of the jokes, and was punctured by the punchline. Also, despite rumours to the contrary she is not a lesbian. She has commented that "men are fantastic as a concept". She has also said that she was reading in the newspapers that she was a lesbian for so long, she started to believe it. She was for a while romantically involved with Malcolm Hardee, who had initially persuaded her to become a comedienne. In other sectors, she has also tried her hand at straight acting and has written novels. More recently her humour has softened and she has been a guest on such television shows as Have I Got News For You and Never Mind The Buzzcocks, and has become a semi-regular panellist on QI. She has had several solo television series, and presented shows such as Jo Brand's Commercial Breakdown. She also appeared on Star Spell, a spin off from Hard Spell, during 2004, and has acted on Absolutely Fabulous. As a fan of Countdown, she achieved an ambition when she was asked to appear in the show's Dictionary Corner as the celebrity guest. She later became a friend of the host, Richard Whiteley, and after his death in 2005 attended his memorial service at York Minster. She appeared again on Countdown in "Dictionary Corner" in February of 2007, and again from November 26, through November 30, 2007. She also took part, against her better judgement, in the first celebrity version of Comic Relief does Fame Academy. In 2007, Brand appeared as a celebrity contestant on Comic Relief Does The Apprentice, again to raise money for Comic Relief. She also narrated Laughter & Tears: The Les Dawson Story for BBC Radio 2, a warm documentary tribute to Les Dawson who was one of Britain's best-loved comedians. The programme, made by independent company Made In Manchester Productions was broadcast on 2 October 2007. FACT: Jo Brand is more irritating than Quorn Products but less irritating than Umbrellas You may also find Karen Matthews , Jade Goody , Linda Barker , Alan Carr and Jim Davidson irritating.
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