Mo Gilligan
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Material. I wake up in the middle of the night and write jokes.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 November 2021 source ↗
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The state of our government and the direction that this crazy person is taking us in.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 April 2017 source ↗
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Elaine Paige
English singer and actress
Watching tennis.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 September 2016 source ↗
I worry a lot about how to juggle being a single parent and working – scheduling keeps me up at night!
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 July 2026 source ↗
Yayoi Kusama
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I am an insomniac, so I often draw and write at night.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 May 2016 source ↗
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View profile →Right now. I am loving my children’s ages – Wyatt is nine and Levi is six – and I wish I could freeze time.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 April 2017 source ↗
My mother, because now I have two sons and I have help around me – including my family – I can't imagine having four little ones under the age of nine, as she did.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 September 2010 source ↗
The Rolling Stones’ You Can’t Always Get What You Want.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 April 2017 source ↗
Euphoric and very calming.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 April 2017 source ↗
I’ve been lucky. When I was a kid, I babysat and was a lifeguard, which I didn’t hate; and then I was a teacher, which I liked.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 April 2017 source ↗
I got very emotional yesterday with a dear friend who was telling me about his relationship falling apart.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 April 2017 source ↗
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