Stephen Merchant: What disappointment has stayed with you longest?

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Stephen Merchant

English comedian and actor

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

Failing to get anything in the New Year honours, not even a poxy CBE.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 November 2013 source ↗

Others on this question

Joanna Scanlan British actress and writer

Never getting back to a size 12.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 31 March 2018 source ↗

Dan Aykroyd Canadian and American actor and musician

Failure at surfing school.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 8 June 2013 source ↗

Looking back is not productive.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 September 2025 source ↗

Sue Townsend English writer and humorist

Losing my independence.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 January 2007 source ↗

Watching Bruce Springsteen at Glastonbury. During Because The Night I actually shouted, "This is the greatest moment of my life!"

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 November 2013 source ↗

Is That All There Is? by Peggy Lee.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 November 2013 source ↗

More air miles.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 November 2013 source ↗

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