Comedian Jo Brand is to stage a one-off performance to raise funds for a children's hospice she supports in Stoke-on-Trent.

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Comedians Jo Brand and Meera Syal have become two of England's first 'dementia friends', in an initiative launched by the Alzheimer's Society.

BBC: Comedians Meera Syal and Jo Brand are 'dementia friends'

Jo Brand said her previous professional experience of dementia as a psychiatric nurse made her realise how isolating the condition can be.

BBC: Comedians Meera Syal and Jo Brand are 'dementia friends'

Lee Mack won best male TV comic and Jo Brand best female, with Morgana Robinson named as breakthrough artist for her celebrity impersonations.

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Meera Syal and Jo Brand joined one of the first groups, playing "dementia fact bingo" and testing their memory of everyday objects, such as the features on a one-penny piece.

BBC: Comedians Meera Syal and Jo Brand are 'dementia friends'

Hart will be up against Jo Brand, Victoria Wood and Sarah Millican for the best female TV comic title, and also Outnumbered's Claire Skinner, Dawn French for Pyschoville and Greig for TV comedy actress.

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