Nish Kumar
British stand-up comedian and presenter
In the last couple of years, Britain.
What has been your biggest disappointment?
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What is your greatest fear?
Identity & self
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What single thing would improve the quality of your life?
Daily life
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What would you like to leave your children?
Death & what remains
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What keeps you awake at night?
Daily life
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Aside from a property, what is the most expensive thing you have bought?
Money & investment
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What is the trait you most deplore in others?
Values & belief
Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
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I was very sorry to stop at two children – I would have liked to have had a third – and I am very sorry to have got divorced.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 March 2024 source ↗
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