One thing lots of Christians do have in common is that they can't help coming across as smug. This winds lots of people up, particularly because famous Christians pronounce on the life of the poor from their very lovely affluent homes filled with their very lovely families and attractive pets.
Jo BrandI like the purity of stand-up because it is all about whether people laugh at your jokes. Either they laugh or they don't.
Jo BrandThere are lots of people who believe that caricature of me the tabloids created, so they think they don't like me.
Jo BrandI think people tend to believe that women who are successful are probably neglecting their children, possibly a bit hard-nosed and that they don't really support other women very much - that they're men-haters and ball-breakers. I've certainly been on the receiving end of those 'compliments' for most of my career.
Jo Brand