My children ending up anything like me.
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My children ending up anything like me.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 31 August 2024 source ↗
It’s actually people knowing how fearful I am.
Overcooking pasta for my Italian family in Napoli – they would kill me.
Incapacitation.
At age 97 and counting, guess.
Their inability to deal with my disorganisation.
I worked at KFC, as a vegetarian, doing Friday and Saturday nights.
When I was 17 I launched into a rant at my dad about what I thought of him. We never spoke about it again and then he passed away. I would love to say sorry to him.
My wife when I tried out some new material on her, said: “I’m sure the people who like you would like that.”
I was once walking through Edinburgh with someone in the industry. I was quite drunk and I slowly wet myself.
A comedian or rapper. You can tell by the way I’m dressed that I’m a frustrated rapper.
Willem Dafoe, Rita Moreno, Fay Ripley, Omid Djalili, Lily Tomlin, Angela Griffin
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