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The Stand-Up while Sitting Down Years...
Jo Brand tells the story of how she crawled to fame and fortune, managed to persuade someone to marry her and had some children at an age when she should have been in a bath chair on the seafront. In this second volume of her memoirs, Jo recounts wild times on the comedy circuit, the attempts to tart her up for the TV screen, running the marathon, rally driving, her numerous, occasionally extremely inebriated, Edinburgh festival appearances, her 'acting' career, and much, much more.
Jo Brand is one of our best-loved comedians, according to a quote she made up. This memoir is full of hard-won wisdom, hilarity and her views on life, laughs, friendships and all the good and bad things in the world. If she was Prime Minister, the country would be in even more of a mess than it is.
Jo Brand tells the story of how she crawled to fame and fortune, managed to persuade someone to marry her and had some children at an age when she should have been in a bath chair on the seafront. In this second volume of her memoirs, Jo recounts wild times on the comedy circuit, the attempts to tart her up for the TV screen, running the marathon, rally driving, her numerous, occasionally extremely inebriated, Edinburgh festival appearances, her 'acting' career, and much, much more.
Jo Brand is one of our best-loved comedians, according to a quote she made up. This memoir is full of hard-won wisdom, hilarity and her views on life, laughs, friendships and all the good and bad things in the world. If she was Prime Minister, the country would be in even more of a mess than it is.
About the Author
Jo Brand is a stand-up comic with many TV and radio shows to her name. She is also an acclaimed novelist. She is married with two children and lives in south London.
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32 of 32 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I love Jo Brand - comedian, writer, mum, actor, former psychiatric nurse - the woman's a legend! I am a huge fan of her comedy and it's this area that I'm really interested in. This books goes into loads of detail about how Jo started out in stand up and what she had to go through in order to become the success that she is today. Some of her early bookings sound like they were torture (I had no idea hecklers could be so horrible!) and it was interesting to hear how nervous she was when she first started - something that I don't think comes across in her performances at all. Really fascinating stuff, sprinkled with quite a lot of naughty stories, this is vintage Jo Brand.
21 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I really enjoyed Jo's first book and I wanted to hear more about her stand up career so I couldn't wait to read this one. I've nearly finished it and it's fantastic. Jo tells us all about how her she decided to start doing full time stand-up comedy, her memorable gigs - successes and disasters! - going on tv and about her family life too. I loved reading about her early performances, all the celebrities she knows and about how she juggles her home life with her career - a side to Jo that I didn't know about before I read this. All told in the lovely warm style that I so enjoyed in her first book. Brilliant.
17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I read this over the weekend after having read Jo's first book Look Back In Hunger which I bought in paperback and I SO enjoyed. This hardback looks lovely with some great pictures. I love this book, Jo is so warm and funny and generous, it's like meeting your best friend. In this one she writes about her career as a comic from when she first started on TV on Friday Night Live right up to now including all her touring, and stand up work, television radio, Edinburgh gigs, Getting On, Trinny and Susannah, running the London Marathon, rally driving. Her Ode to the Menopause made me laugh out loud, rather embarrassingly. It's full of amazing anecdotes and insights and she's very open about her family and getting married, friends. I love the story where her daughter asks her 'Are you Jo Brand?' Priceless. If you want some sunshine and laughter in your life then read this book.
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A wonderful autobiography
The life of a comedian is one that is usually touched by a lot of sadness that few ever hear about as they're expected to be funny all of the time so when I embark on an... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Gareth Wilson - Falcata Times Blog
rushed
I enjoy Jo Brand's work. I think she is a funny, articulate, clever woman who has a lot to say and who says it in an interesting way. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Mrs. K. A. Wheatley
A good follow up book
This is really a good follow up book and covers the next phase of Jo's life. A good read, full of chuckles.
Published 12 months ago by pendle
sooooooooooooooo disappointing!
I read part one of her autobiography-don't look back in hunger and was looking forward to part two-can't stand up for sitting down. Read more
Published 13 months ago by BETHANY
Can't stand up from laughing out loud
I must admit to being slightly less than impressed by Ms Brand's first autobiography but as I'm a huge fan of her self-deprecating wit so I thought I'd give her books another go... Read more
Published 14 months ago by SilentSinger
Jo Brand book
I already own "Look Back in Hunger" which was written in a lighthearted way regarding her background, career and life experiences. Read more
Published 15 months ago by jh101
HOW BLOODY MUCH!?
Being a long standing fan of Jo Brand and her unique 'brand' of humour I would very much like to read this on my new kindle that i got as a gift recently for my birthday... Read more
Published 16 months ago by L G Evans
poor
Sorry Jo, not one of your good ones. Was it just written to flog at Christmas? I thought I'd be laughing all the way through.... I didn't.
Published 17 months ago by dringo
Another helping of tedium!
Dear oh dear! This book is, if anything, worse than her first effort. The format looks like the book was chucked together in about 5 minutes by her publishers editorial staff from... Read more
Published 17 months ago by Easily Mislead
Great service
Book arrived in excellent condition and very quickly. Ordered as a Xmas present for my mum, we already had book 1 and this book is great - can't wait to read the 2nd one after mum... Read more
Published 17 months ago by scampy
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