“I made a supreme effort not to do that thing that parents do, which is...” — Jo Brand Quote

“I made a supreme effort not to do that thing that parents do, which is to bore people without children to death by going on and on about how funny their children are, so there's none of that hopefully.”

“Television provokes strong opinions, and sometimes we try a bit too hard to appeal to everyone.”

“Who do I like? I am a big fan of French and Saunders - not that that they are particularly stand-up I have to say, but I think they have been great for women and they are of themselves just incredibly funny whether they are male or female.”

“My position in the family turned out to be a lucky one; I bore neither the brunt of my mother's newness to parenthood nor the force of her middle-aged traumas, as my younger sister, Ruth, did.”

“I suppose society is wonderfully delightful. To be in it is merely a bore. But to be out of it is simply a tragedy.”

“The nice thing about being a celebrity is that, if you bore people, they think it's their fault.”