The problem with comedy audiences - it's like the Coliseum - when they see someone struggling, they don't feel altruistic towards them. They feel slightly repulsed by it.
Jo BrandI have such admiration for single mothers. I simply don't comprehend how you'd cope with that intensity, the lack of breaks, ever, on your own.
Jo BrandAnybody who has had the pleasure of reading an article about themselves in the press, knows that on the whole, there is a huge amount of inaccuracy, value judgment and the use of a crowbar to insert editorial bias that reflects the current political leaning of that particular paper.
Jo BrandAn overweight guy went to the doctor who advised him to try a keep fit DVD. But the guy said he couldn't be bothered. โWellโ suggested the doctor, โtry something that leaves you a little short of breath.โ So the buy took up smoking.
Jo Brand