I can be horribly smug and conceited, and yet always in the back of my mind is the thought that things could go terribly wrong at any moment.
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Charlie Higson
b. 1958
Born in Somerset, Charlie Higson, 67, co-created, co-wrote and acted in The Fast Show, alongside Paul Whitehouse. The pair mark the 30th anniversary of the programme with their An Evening With the Fast Show live tour, which runs from this November to January. Higson’s novels for children include the Young Bond and The Enemy series. In 2023 he launched a history podcast, Willy Willy Harry Stee, and his book of the famous rhyme has just been published. He is married with three children and lives in London.
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Aggression. Anger. Rudeness. Intolerance. Lack of understanding. Pretty much your average day on X.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 October 2025 source ↗
I’ve shat myself in public three times. It’s never quite as bad as you fear.
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Three mature palm trees. We restored a property in Italy that had been derelict and I needed to make it look established as quickly as I could.
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Middle-class wanker.
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I used to give a fantastic talk about Frankenstein and Dracula, but I’ve never been able to finish either book.
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All the kids I didn’t reply to who’ve written lovely letters about my books.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 October 2025 source ↗
I’m a classic remoaner.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 October 2025 source ↗
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