Talk:Jo Brand

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Jo Brand (born 3 May 1957) is a British feminist comedian.

I'm just wondering what justuification there could be for calling JB a "feminist" comedian? Flapdragon 22:47, 15 September 2005 (UTC)

Well... she is a woman! And maybe her interest are feminism. Remove the link if you disagree, however; if you want to! Kilo-Lima ^{Vous pouvez parler} 15:18, 5 March 2006 (UTC)

I was just wondering the exact same thing. As far as I can see, the feminist tag comes purely from the way she looked durng her early career. Speaking as a more-than-averagely sexist man, who has heard her material over the years, and seen her live once, I'm sure that if she were a real feminist she would have said something by now that I could take issue with. Most of the so-called feminist material in her act is in the set-up of the jokes – and is punctured by the punchline. In fact, men are less likely to be the targets of her jokes than women (particularly herself), and her 'anti-men' jokes are usually gentler than typical male 'anti-women' jokes. So, as there doesn't seem to be a strong feeling here that Jo is a feminist comedian, I shall remove the word from the article. Grant 13:13, 17 June 2006 (UTC)

Related to the above, and just as a comment, her early shows were often notable for very hostile receptions from men 155.136.80.160 11:06, 4 June 2007 (UTC)

I have taken off the external link because I don't believe that Wikipedia should be advertising. I dont think the link is of benefit to someone wanting to research into Jo Brand.

[edit] Proposed removal of the The Apprentice UK template

I have started a discussion at Template talk:The Apprentice UK proposing the removal of template {{The Apprentice UK}} from this article (and the articles on other celebrities having appeared in the show). Please contribute your opinions to a discussion there. _└ ^UkPaolo/_talk^┐ 10:07, 10 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Busy infant!

"Jo Brand also delivered a guest lecture on the subject of Psychiatric Nursing for the University of Derby Psychology Society in 1957" -- she was BORN in 1957. 76.22.20.146 05:44, 9 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Quotes

Should be removed, shouldn't they? Maybe put over to Wikiquote? -- Scar † Contributions † 18:39, 13 June 2008 (UTC)