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Putting chocolate mousse in my agent’s face. Somebody had done it to me – that thing where they go, “Smell this, it smells funny”, and then they put it in your nose. A year later I was in this French restaurant with a very 1980s-style dessert trolley and, before I knew it, I had a bowl of chocolate mousse in front of me. And my agent went, “What’s that smell?”, and it felt impossible not to … I immediately felt awful and tried to apologise. He, of course, said that he found it funny. But I knew he didn’t.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 May 2026 source ↗
At school, I got my head stuck in a balustrade on the stairs at lunchtime. I had pupils laughing at me, parents laughing at me, teachers laughing at me and eventually, at the end of the day, the fire brigade laughing at me.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 31 January 2026 source ↗
Omid Djalili British stand-up comedian and actor
Sending a text meant for my wife to Dara O'Briain by mistake, revealing myself to be a control freak.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 August 2010 source ↗
Bryan Adams Canadian singer-songwriter and musician
Walking with Eric Clapton’s tour manager Mick to meet Eric backstage, and when I met Eric I said, “Hi Mick.” I wanted to die.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 December 2022 source ↗

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