Rob Brydon: What disappointment has stayed with you longest?

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Rob Brydon

Welsh actor and comedian

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

Meeting Rod Stewart.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 August 2012 source ↗

Others on this question

Danny DeVito American actor, comedian and filmmaker

That the US, Britain and all these other bozos are still fighting wars all over the world.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 January 2013 source ↗

Danny Alexander British banker

Not playing first-class cricket.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 December 2013 source ↗

Kellie Maloney Retired boxing manager, promoter and politician

Not being truthful to everyone from an earlier age.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 August 2024 source ↗

Fran Lebowitz American author and public speaker

The supreme court. Specifically the case Bush v Gore, which is where Sandra Day O’Connor – one person – decided the presidential election.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 June 2022 source ↗

As a boy in a tree.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 August 2012 source ↗

Rod Stewart. For obvious reasons.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 August 2012 source ↗

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