John McCarthy, the journalist who was held captive for five years in Beirut. I’ve met him and he was so full of peace, humility and forgiveness – it was inspiring.
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Stephen K Amos
b. 1968
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Born in London, Stephen K Amos, 57, gained a criminal justice degree before becoming a standup. He made his debut at the Edinburgh festival fringe in 2001, and in 2013 he was given his own Radio 4 show, What Does the K Stand For?, which ran for three series. As an actor, he starred in Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice Beetlejuice and a revival of My Night With Reg, and was nominated for best supporting performer at the What’s On Stage awards. His latest standup show, Now We’re Talking, is touring the UK. He lives in London.
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I’m slightly impatient.
Ignorance and rudeness. Decency and a please and thank you cost nothing.
A Porsche 911 Turbo.
Funny, loyal, genuine.
“Do you know what your problem is?” It was a dear friend of mine. They were referring to the fact that I’m impatient.
I was a guard on the Orient Express – however, only when it was stationed at a railway siding in Vauxhall.
Looking back is not productive.
I last shed a tear when my nephew, who is under 10, announced that he was learning the trombone. When I was about the same age and wanted to learn the trumpet, a music teacher said: “The trumpet isn’t for you. You’ve got too-thick lips.”
The notion that anything is possible.
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