Jo Brand earned a joint social science degree while training as a Registered Mental Nurse, and went on to spend ten years working as a psychiatric nurse.

Now long established as one of the UK’s most celebrated comedians, Jo Brand is the star and writer of Getting On, the BBC’s BAFTA award-winning series set on a hospital geriatric ward, partly inspired by her earlier nursing career. Her other television credits include hosting nine series of The Great British Bake Off: Extra Slice (BBC), and appearances on Taskmaster (Dave), Have I Got News for You (BBC One), Would I Lie to You? (BBC One), Jo Brand’s Hot Potatoes (BBC One), and the award-winning Through the Cakehole (Channel 4).

Jo has also written several highly acclaimed, best-selling books – Can’t Stand Up For Sitting Down, Look Back In Hunger, and The More You Ignore Me, which was adapted into a feature film released in 2018. She also co-wrote and starred in the Channel 4 sitcom Damned.