Omid Djalili
British stand-up comedian and actor
When my bowels move freely and without complications.
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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.
1 May 1981 in Paris, because that’s the day I was reconverted to Catholicism.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 March 2017 source ↗
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Making Apocalypse Now. I had a close call with a heart ailment due to anxiety, fear and physical abuse: I was not taking care of myself.
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