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What disappointment has stayed with you longest?Originally asked
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British comedy writer, author, youtuber, comedian and former physician
I’ve never been upgraded on a plane.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 June 2023 source ↗
How little money really changes things. It buys doctors but not health, clothes but not taste, makeup but not beauty. When I was young and didn’t have anything, I imagined money had more power.
I’ve learned to accept everything. Part of enjoying life is releasing those disappointments.
America – there are too many Americans.
Not having come from a class that understands how the world works.
In the one photo I’ve seen where my smile looks convincing – I’m four years old, so I’m guessing then. But I just won a Bafta and that felt amazing, too. So, roughly every 40 years.
A comedy gig at an army barracks for thousands of angry, horny squaddies just back from six months in the desert. I was on straight after the stripper.
A reviewer once called me “artistically bankrupt”, and it doesn’t feel like reviews can get much worse than that.
I could have done without being sexually assaulted, or having an eating disorder, or pushing myself to breaking point, but every chapter of my life brought me here.
Self-destruction.
People who barge into a lift instead of standing aside for anyone exiting should be dipped in kerosene and fired into the sun.
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