Jimmy Kimmel: When were you happiest?

Originally asked

The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A

Asked in 52 of the 131 consecutive instalments of The Guardian's The Q&A harvested on 2026-08-29.

You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.

Recorded Jimmy Kimmel said elsewhere, not written here

I'm a happy guy in general, but the feeling of freedom and fun I got driving around with my friends in my first car is hard to top.

Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, November 2020 source ↗

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Richard Hawley English musician

I've often reached the dizzying heights of ecstasy holding a pint of frothy seasonal ale in Fagan's pub, chatting away with Tom the landlord.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 February 2011 source ↗

Jo Nesbø Norwegian writer and musician

When Molde won the Norwegian premier league in 2011, the year the club was 100 years old.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 April 2026 source ↗

Maxine Peake British actress

The mid- to late 80s, summers spent at Park End Farm in Atherton – ankle deep in horse manure and soaking wet from falls from badly constructed rope swings across streams.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 July 2011 source ↗

Clare Balding English broadcaster, journalist, TV presenter and author

This may sound nauseating, but I am a very happy person. I love my work, I love my life and I'm told by those who know/love me that it's a bit like living with Tigger. Bloody annoying, I should think.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 15 January 2011 source ↗