People laughing at me, which is terrible for someone who makes a living out of making people laugh.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 June 2022 source ↗
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What do you fear most?Originally asked
Vanity Fair, to its interview subject, The Proust Questionnaire
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View all 256 →Dying when my children are still young. I know how much it hurt me. I was 30 when my mum died and 39 when my dad died, and even then, that was too young.
That this is all there is, and there is no more.
Losing track (see above).
Joan Rivers
Comedian
Being poor—or, worse, having Kelsey Grammer fight with Teddy Kennedy over who is to drive me home.
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View profile →Lack of self-doubt.
Sharper knives.
The day I had to stop playing football five years ago. I realised I couldn’t hack it any more.
My dog wanting to go out for a wee.
I have become progressively happier as I’ve got older. It’s to do with not striving as much.
I’d like a manoeuvre called after me, in the way Heimlich has.
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