Jo Brand - Having children is fab. They keep me young and...

Having children is fab. They keep me young and make me get up in the morning.

Biography

Author Profession: Comedian

Nationality: British

Born: July 23, 1957

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Tommy Cooper, John Oliver, Stephen Fry, Tim Vine, Jack Whitehall, Eric Morecambe, Eddie Izzard, Michael Palin

Topics

Children, Get, Having, Having Children, Keep, Make, Me, Morning, Up, Young

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There are so many cliches associated with mental health - such as the 'fine line between lunacy and genius' - which are, on the whole, a load of rubbish.

Health Mental Health Genius Fine

Even nice things don't make you happy when you're tired.

You Tired Happy Nice Things

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

People Think Some People Performance

There are two types of people in this world: one who opens a packet of biscuits, has one and puts the rest back in the cupboard, and one who eats the whole packet in one go.

People World Rest Go

You look across the board at comedy quiz shows, and they are mainly hosted by men.

Men You Look Comedy

Everything becomes magnified at night. Sounds travel in a different way, it's dark, and everything seems far more spooky.

Travel Night Dark Way

I don't hold any candle for drama versus comedy.

Candle Comedy Drama Hold

You don't really see ugly people that are old, or a bit grotty and smelly, in the media. If a Martian came down, they would think we were all tall, thin, attractive and wealthy.

You People Ugly Think

Being Christian towards poor people means trying to improve their lives and give them back some self-respect.

People Self-Respect Poor Back

I like to read my diary occasionally to remind myself what a miserable, alienated old sod I used to be.

Myself Diary Like Old

I like reading, I like boring things, and yet I think people for ages had this image of me that I was on the tube with a chainsaw looking for any likely candidate.

Me People Looking Reading

I think self-esteem is fluid. It's not a fixed state, and so some days are better than others.

Think Better Self-Esteem Some

I'm too nervous to eat before I go onstage, and I'll usually eat out after the performance or when I get home at midnight.

Home Performance Go Eat

I swam at school a lot. Long-distance swimming in pools, and diving, then when we moved to Hastings when I was 13 I used to swim in the sea all the time; I loved it out of season and when it was rough.

Sea Time School Swimming

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