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What disappointment has stayed with you longest?Originally asked
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Bill Bailey
Comedian and musician
Not being chosen as the next Bond.
Imelda Staunton
English actress and singer
Not working at the Royal Court until now.
Philip Glass
American composer
I don't know. I was lucky; I was able to study with the people I wanted to, be friends with the people I wanted to and in the end I've been able to make a living the way I wanted to.
Adam Kay
British comedy writer, author, youtuber, comedian and former physician
I’ve never been upgraded on a plane.
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In my second year at Oxford University. There was much lolling over the side of punts on the river with languid male companions plying me with cheap champagne.
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