http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/related-5969-jo-brand/topic-rss.do Jo Brand RSS feed http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/lifestyle/article-23754136-prepare-for-the-celebrity-book-war.do The race for the lion's share of the Christmas memoirs market is under way. David Sexton and Nick Curtis sort wheat from chaff 2009-10-08T08:15:52Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/showbiz/article-23750681-alistair-mcgowan-gets-serious.do Alistair McGowan made his reputation as a comedian — but as his debut play is unveiled, he can’t stop talking about heavy subjects. 2009-09-30T11:53:46Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/comedy/review-23741705-robert-newman.do The Greenwich Comedy Festival claims to be London’s biggest comedy festival and while that is a bold claim the line-up is certainly impressive 2009-09-08T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23732948-top-comedians-to-share-trade-secrets-with-teenagers.do Young aspiring stand-ups are to get the opportunity to perform alongside some of the biggest comedy stars in Britain 2009-08-17T07:05:08Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/comedy/article-23725455-londons-laughing-guide-to-the-camden-fringe.do The Camden Fringe is the in full flow — Bruce Dessau guides you to the funniest bits around. 2009-07-29T09:51:01Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23706096-bbc-stars-told-to-expect-40-per-cent-salary-cuts.do Dozens of BBC stars have been warned by the Corporation to expect large cuts in their salaries, it has been disclosed 2009-06-10T14:36:30Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/comedy/review-23694567-terrific-yet-odd-celebrations-for-comedy-store.do There was a giggle of comedians on stage at the Comedy Store to celebrate the trailblazing club's 30th birthday. 2009-05-18T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23636101-carol-thatchers-no-racist-shes-just-been-left-behind-by-a-better-britain.do Carol Thatcher has entered light-entertainment's Hall of Shame 2009-02-06T11:16:53Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23635144-sorry-carol-auntie-had-to-dump-you.do 2009-02-05T11:40:19Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23634611-carol-thatcher-aide-this-is-bbc-vendetta.do The Carol Thatcher race row intensified as attention centred on who leaked her "golliwog" remark 2009-02-04T14:32:34Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/showbiz/article-23634422-thatchers-golliwog-jibe-axing-is-revenge-on-mum.do The BBC has been accused of taking revenge on Margaret Thatcher, after her daughter Carol was sacked from The One Show. 2009-02-04T11:49:16Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/comedy/review-23574487-fabulous-but-patchy-farewell-from-french-and-saunders.do Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders are knocking the double act on the head before it gets too undignified and are bowing out on a high with a mix of classic and new sketches. 2008-10-16T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23574425-a-fabulous-but-patchy-farewell.do 2008-10-17T08:07:53Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/comedy/review-23548119-jo-brands-tell-by-date.do When Jo Brand is good she is very, very good and she was toweringly good when it came to romance and food, says Bruce Dessau. 2008-08-31T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/article-23520566-weekend-gig-guide.do REM are set to take over Twickenham and the Pimm's Festival continues with the likes of Jo Brand and Jeremy Hardy. 2008-07-24T14:27:14Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/comedy/article-23508597-best-comedy-festivals.do Comedy is big business at this year's rock festivals, with better-than-ever line-ups - making this the summer of laughs. 2008-07-04T10:38:23Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-mayor/article-23478250-boris-lead-is-cut-in-half.do Boris Johnson's 13-point lead over Ken Livingstone has more than halved in the past week, a Standard poll reveals 2008-04-14T08:56:44Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-mayor/article-23451748-election-diary.do 2008-03-11T10:47:31Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23440103-these-pirates-have-real-swagger.do An inventive cast and superb and zesty music makes the Pirates of Penzance good enough to make the sceptics smile. 2008-02-20T00:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23435102-get-this-on-your-little-list.do Alistair McGowan's portrayal of Mikado was a cocktail of Fry, Paxman and Cleese, and well worth the wait. 2008-01-31T00:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/comedy/article-23432327-stars-mourn-legendary-red-rose-comedy-club.do One of London's oldest and most respected comedy clubs, where some of the country's best comedians cut their teeth, is to shut down after 20 years. 2008-01-14T12:00:54Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/comedy/review-23418566-oddball-tales-and-old-gags-for-linda.do Jo Brand, Jeremy Hardy, John Shuttleworth and John Hegley were among those taking part in a chaotic tribute to Linda Smith. 2007-10-29T00:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/comedy/article-23417346-is-katy-brand-the-new-catherine-tate.do Her spoof Lily Allen song on Radio 1 was mistaken for the real thing and her new TV series lampoons Amy Winehouse and Kate Moss - they deserve it, says comedy's latest star. 2007-10-19T11:26:30Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23401396-critics-choice-top-comedy-nights.do Bruce Dessau previews the best comedy shows in London, including performance art pranksters Noble & Silver and John Hegley's return to Hackney for a show compered by Julian Clary. 2007-06-21T09:21:32Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23398780-critics-choice-top-5-comedy-shows.do Spikey Jo Caulfield, Jo Brand, John Hegley, Shappi Khorsandi, John Shuttleworth - there's loads of great comedy around this weekend. 2007-05-31T10:12:37Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23389928-critics-choice-top-comedy-shows.do This weekend's comedy highlights include Jo Brand, Stewart Lee and Mark Thomas raising money in aid of democracy for Burma, and DJ Danny nailing the ludicrous jargon of dance music. 2007-03-22T15:24:10Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23386478-critics-choice-best-comedy-shows.do Rising star Russell Howard will be in his element live on stage, former poetry boyband member Luke Wright goes it alone and a terrific bill gathers for the Great Ormond Street Benefit gig. 2007-02-22T11:59:13Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23383185-critics-choice-best-comedy-shows.do There'll be more hilarious tall stories from Ed Byrne, Francis & Power reveal their dark underbelly and big names line-up for the Malcolm Hardee Charity Cabaret. 2007-01-26T11:26:17Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23369571-this-weekends-top-five-comedy-shows.do Bruce Dessau sorts out the best laughs in the capital over the next few days: Jason Byrne and one-liner king Milton Jones are among the picks. 2006-10-05T12:29:43Z