Katy Brand
| Katy Brand | |
|---|---|
| Born | Katherine Frances Brand 13 January 1979 High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Keble College, Oxford |
| Occupation | Actress, comedian, television writer |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Television | Big Ass Show Mongrels |
Katherine "Katy" Frances Brand[1] (born 13 January 1979)[citation needed] is an English actress, comedian and writer, known for her ITV2 series Katy Brand's Big Ass Show[2][3] and for Comedy Lab Slap on Channel 4.
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Personal life [edit]
Brand was born in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England.[4] She is an alumnus of St. Clement Danes School, where she was in the house of Clement. She graduated from Keble College, Oxford, where she studied theology.[5][6]
Career [edit]
In 2008, she collaborated with Katherine Parkinson on a BBC Radio 4 series called Mouth Trap.[7]
Brand performed in Katy Brand's Big Ass Tour 2010.[8] She also competed on Let's Dance for Sport Relief in 2010, in which she danced to Beyoncé's "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)".[citation needed] Also in 2010, she made a guest appearance on the song "Stop Giving Me Verses" by The Hoosiers, which was an attempt to break the world record for longest single ever released.[citation needed]
In 2011, Brand took part in the BBC Learning project "Off By Heart Shakespeare", where she played the role of Titania from A Midsummer Night’s Dream and delivered a performance of the speech "Out of this wood do not desire to go".[9]
In 2011 she also guest hosted a Children in Need special episode of Never Mind the Buzzcocks.[citation needed]
In 2012 Brand announced she would be writing a book, Brenda Monk is Funny, to be crowd-funded through the publisher Unbound.[10]
In December of that year, she participated in the 2012 Christmas Special of the dance show, Strictly Come Dancing. Her partner was revealed as Anton du Beke, however they came second to bottom on the leaderboard.[11]
Awards [edit]
In 2008 she won "Best Female Newcomer" in the 2008 British Comedy Awards.[12]
Filmography [edit]
| Year | Project | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Comedy Lab: Slap (TV) | Channel 4 | |
| Tittybangbang (TV) | Various | BBC Three | |
| Hyperdrive (TV) | Alien 2 | BBC Two | |
| Casualty (TV) | Jill Grainger | BBC One | |
| Comedy Cuts (TV) | Various | ITV2 | |
| Under One Roof (TV) | Various | Writer, alongside James Bachman | |
| Peep Show (TV) | Lucy | Channel 4 | |
| 2007 | Katy Brand's Big Ass Show (TV) | Various | ITV2 |
| Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive | Debbie | BBC Three | |
| Touch Me, I'm Karen Taylor | Various | BBC Three | |
| 2008 | Headcases (TV) | Various | ITV2 |
| Placebo (TV) | BBC Three | ||
| 2009 | Good Arrows | Big Sheila | |
| 2010 | Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang | Miss Turvey | |
| Let's Dance for Sport Relief (TV) | Herself | Danced to "Single Ladies" by Beyoncé | |
| Argumental (TV) | Herself | Dave (TV Channel) | |
| The Bubble (TV) | Herself | BBC Two | |
| Mongrels (TV) | Kali | BBC Three | |
| Katy Brand vs...[13] | Herself | ITV2 | |
| Never Mind the Buzzcocks (TV) | Herself | BBC Two | |
| Ask Rhod Gilbert (TV) | Herself | BBC One | |
| 2011 | Alexander Armstrong's Big Ask | Herself | Dave |
References [edit]
- ^ http://www.findmypast.co.uk/search/all/results?recordCount=-1&forenames=katherine&_includeForenamesVariants=on&surname=brand&_includeSurnameVariants=on&fromYear=1979&toYear=1979®ion=&county=&mothersMaidenName=&_useMothersMaidenNameAsSurname=on&sortOrder=RK%3Atrue&_performExactSearch=on&event=B&recordType=ALL&route=
- ^ TVGuide. "Katy Brand's Big Ass Show at ITV". Tvguide.co.uk. Retrieved 2011-07-08.
- ^ Shelley, Jim. "Mirror article". Mirror article. Retrieved 2011-07-08.
- ^ Dessau, Bruce (2007-10-19). "Is Katy Brand the new Catherine Tate?". standard.co.uk (London Evening Standard). Retrieved 2011-06-12.
- ^ Sherwin, Adam (22 August 2008). "People: Katy Brand; Anne Hathaway; Madonna - Times Online". The Times. Retrieved 2009-04-08.
- ^ "Bright Lights at St James'". The Brick. Hilary Term 2002. p. 8.
- ^ Chisholm, Kate (31 May 2008). "Space odyssey; ARTS - Radio". The Spectator. p. 54.
- ^ "Katy Brand's official website". Katybrandlaughs.com. Retrieved 2011-07-08.
- ^ "Schools - Teachers - Off By Heart Shakespeare: A Midsummer Nights Dream "Out of this wood do not desire to go"". BBC. 2011-03-22. Retrieved 2011-07-08.
- ^ Brenda Monk Is Funny
- ^ "Strictly Come Dancing". Series 10. 2012-12-25. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01pkjn5. Retrieved 2012-12-25.
- ^ "British Comedy Awards". www.britishcomedyawards.com. Retrieved 2010-04-18.
- ^ "Katy Brand vs". Itv.com. Retrieved 2011-07-08.
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