A lady came up to me in Tesco last year and said, “Excuse me, but didn’t you used to be Roger McGough?”
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 January 2026 source ↗
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I can’t disclose that because it’s not suitable for public airing, but it was truly awful; they’ve since said worse.
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View all 122 →Somebody once told me I was the spitting image of David Cameron.
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I love you but I hate your lifestyle.
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That I wouldn’t be successful. Joke’s on them, I guess.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 June 2023 source ↗
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View profile →I worked in my aunt’s bar in Dundalk for about eight years and I remember cleaning the whole bar, including the bathrooms, after a particularly rough St Patrick’s Day.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 June 2023 source ↗
Not fulfilling my potential.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 June 2023 source ↗
I don’t have a sorry.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 June 2023 source ↗
A warm sunny day. You get this bubble around you and, all of a sudden, problems are halved.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 June 2023 source ↗
Procrastination.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 June 2023 source ↗
Trust my instincts.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 24 June 2023 source ↗
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