Stephen Merchant
English comedian and actor
Is That All There Is? by Peggy Lee.
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I like to live in the moment.
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Lorraine Pascale
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Desafinado, by Julie London.
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One of my favourite songs is Being Alive, from Company by Stephen Sondheim, but it would hardly be appropriate.
Elaine Paige
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Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien. And my headstone should read: “Game, set and match.”
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