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'{{Infobox person | name = Katy Brand | image = | imagesize = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|1|13|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Amersham]], [[Buckinghamshire]], England, UK | othername = | occupation = Actress, comedian, television writer | yearsactive = 2001–present | nationality = British | religion = | residence = | education = | alma mater = [[Keble College, Oxford]] | parents = | children = | relatives = | partner = | spouse = | television = ''[[Katy Brand's Big Ass Show|Big Ass Show]]''<br>''[[Mongrels (TV series)|Mongrels]]'' | influences = | influenced = | website = | awards = }} '''Katy Brand''' (born 13 January 1979){{citation needed|date=October 2011}} is an English actress, comedian and writer, known for her ITV2 series ''[[Katy Brand's Big Ass Show]]''<ref>{{cite web|author=TVGuide |url=http://www.tvguide.co.uk/reviews.asp?title=Katy%20Brand%27s%20Big%20Ass%20Show& |title=Katy Brand's Big Ass Show at ITV |publisher=Tvguide.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2011-07-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Shelley |first=Jim |url=http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv-entertainment/tv/todays-tv/2008/09/02/katy-brand-s-big-ass-show-115875-20721346/ |title=Mirror article |publisher=Mirror article |date= |accessdate=2011-07-08}}</ref> and for [[Comedy Lab]] ''Slap'' on Channel 4. ==Personal life== Brand was born in [[Amersham]], [[Buckinghamshire]], England.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/comedy/article-23417346-is-katy-brand-the-new-catherine-tate.do|title=Is Katy Brand the new Catherine Tate?|last=Dessau|first=Bruce|date=2007-10-19|accessdate=2011-06-12|publisher=London Evening Standard|work=standard.co.uk}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/celebrity/article4583016.ece |title=People: Katy Brand; Anne Hathaway; Madonna - Times Online |publisher=The Times |accessdate=2009-04-08 |last=Sherwin |first=Adam |date = 22 August 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Bright Lights at St James'|url=http://thebrick.keble.net/brick24/thebrick24.pdf|work=The Brick|date=[[Hilary Term]] 2002|page=8}}</ref> She is not a lesbian. ==Career== In 2008, she collaborated with [[Katherine Parkinson]] on a [[BBC Radio 4]] series called ''Mouth Trap''.<ref name="The Spectator">{{cite news|title=Space odyssey; ARTS - Radio|last=Chisholm|first=Kate |date=31 May 2008|publisher=[[The Spectator]]|page=54|accessdate=2008-11-04}}</ref> Brand performed in ''Katy Brand's Big Ass Tour 2010''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.katybrandlaughs.com |title=Katy Brand's official website |publisher=Katybrandlaughs.com |date= |accessdate=2011-07-08}}</ref> 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|date=December 2011}} Also in 2010, she made a guest appearance on the song "[[Choices (The Hoosiers song)|Stop Giving Me Verses]]" by [[The Hoosiers]], which was an attempt to break the world record for longest single ever released.{{citation needed|date=December 2011}} 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".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/teachers/offbyheart/speeches/midsummer_night_out_of_this_wood.shtml |title=Schools - Teachers - Off By Heart Shakespeare: A Midsummer Nights Dream "Out of this wood do not desire to go" |publisher=BBC |date=2011-03-22 |accessdate=2011-07-08}}</ref> In 2011 she also guest hosted a [[Children in Need]] special episode of [[Never Mind the Buzzcocks]].{{citation needed|date=December 2011}} In 2012 Brand announced she would be writing a book, ''Brenda Monk is Funny'', to be crowd-funded through the publisher [[Unbound (publisher)|Unbound]].<ref>[http://www.unbound.co.uk/books/brenda-monk-is-funny Brenda Monk Is Funny<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> In December of that year, she participated in [[Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Specials#2012|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.<ref>{{Cite episode | title = Strictly Come Dancing | series = | serieslink = | url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01pkjn5 | accessdate = 2012-12-25 | network = | station = | date = 2012-12-25 | seriesno = 10 | number = | transcript = | transcripturl = }}</ref> ==Awards== In 2008 she won "Best Female Newcomer" in the 2008 [[British Comedy Awards]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.britishcomedyawards.com/pastwinners08.html |title=British Comedy Awards |publisher=www.britishcomedyawards.com |accessdate=2010-04-18 }}</ref> == Filmography == {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%" |- style="text-align:center;" ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Project ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Role ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Notes |- |rowspan="7"|2006 | Comedy Lab: Slap (TV) | | Channel 4 |- | [[Tittybangbang]] (TV) | Various | [[BBC Three]] |- | [[Hyperdrive (TV series)|Hyperdrive]] (TV) | Alien 2 | [[BBC Two]] |- | [[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]] (TV) | Jill Grainger | [[BBC One]] |- | [[Comedy Cuts]] (TV) | Various | [[ITV2]] |- | Under One Roof (TV) | Various | Writer, alongside [[James Bachman]] |- | [[Peep Show (TV series)|Peep Show]] (TV) | Lucy | Channel 4 |- |rowspan="2"|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 |- |rowspan="2"|2008 | [[Headcases]] (TV) | Various | ITV2 |- | Placebo (TV) | | BBC Three |- | 2009 | Good Arrows | Big Sheila | |- |rowspan="8"|2010 | [[Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang]] | Miss Turvey | |- | [[Let's Dance for Comic Relief|Let's Dance for Sport Relief]] (TV) | Herself | Danced to "Single Ladies" by [[Beyoncé]] |- | [[Argumental]] (TV) | Herself | [[Dave (TV Channel)]] |- | [[The Bubble (UK TV series)|The Bubble]] (TV) | Herself | BBC Two |- | [[Mongrels (TV series)|Mongrels]] (TV) | Kali | BBC Three |- | Katy Brand vs...<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.itv.com/channels/itv2/itv2shows/katybrandvs/ |title=Katy Brand vs |publisher=Itv.com |date= |accessdate=2011-07-08}}</ref> | Herself | ITV2 |- | [[Never Mind the Buzzcocks]] (TV) | Herself | BBC Two |- | [[Ask Rhod Gilbert]] (TV) | Herself | BBC One |- | rowspan="7"|2011 | [[Alexander Armstrong's Big Ask]] | Herself | Dave |} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * [http://www.katybrandlaughs.com Official Katy Brand Website] *{{IMDb name|1113539}} {{Authority control|VIAF=149580435}} {{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]] --> | NAME = Brand, Katy | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH = 13 January 1979 | PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Amersham]], [[Buckinghamshire]], England, UK | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Brand, Katy}} [[Category:1979 births]] [[Category:English impressionists (entertainers)]] [[Category:English women comedians]] [[Category:English film actresses]] [[Category:English radio actresses]] [[Category:English television actresses]] [[Category:English television writers]] [[Category:English voice actresses]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:People educated at St. Clement Danes School]] [[Category:Alumni of Keble College, Oxford]] [[Category:Women screenwriters]] {{England-actor-stub}} {{UK-voice-actor-stub}}'