Can't Stand Up For Sitting Down

I enjoyed this volume much better than her first, probably because I like to hear comics discuss their craft. I enjoyed listening to her tales of touring, attempting to soak up local color and diffusing hecklers. I enjoyed her discussion of the alternative comedy scene in the 1980s and the reaction......more

Ok, so I said I wouldn’t be reading anymore celeb biogs, I’m a sucker for punishment I know. However, this was at the top of the ‘to be read’ pile and I quite enjoyed her first biog. As Brand was a psychiatrist nurse before being a comedian then at least she has some interesting stories to tell. This......more

This is probably a 2.5 star book for me. I finished reading it with a lot of respect for Jo Brand. She comes across as kind but uncompromising in her morals. Her views are her views and she has the guts to stand by them and speak out for people who aren't able to speak out for themselves. She is als......more

2nd of Jo's autos I have read - the funniest part for me was when Jo was getting quietly married - she didn't want anyone to know other than those invited and it was all top secret. Jo has a friend called Waggly - who happens to remind me of the character Alice Springs from Vicar of Dibley - anyway......more

[19 Dec 2024] This is a light-touch book, easy read and mostly amusing memoir. It tells the story of her leaving her job as a senior Psychiatric Nurse at the Maudsley Hospital in London and starting her career as a stand-up comedian. It describes the comedy circuit and how she struggled to establish......more