Mo Gilligan
British comedian
Material. I wake up in the middle of the night and write jokes.
What keeps you awake at night?
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Which trait do you most dislike in yourself?
Identity & self
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What is the worst job you have done?
Craft & work
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What would you like to be remembered for?
Death & what remains
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What single thing would improve the quality of your life?
Daily life
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Aside from a property, what is the most expensive thing you have bought?
Money & investment
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What is the trait you most deplore in others?
Values & belief
Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
A long-running fixed question in The Guardian's weekly Q&A questionnaire.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
A bee in my bonnet – whether that’s a song in my head or a person I’m thinking about.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 September 2022 source ↗
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A really bad habit of eating sweets before I go to sleep.
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I was a waiter with my old friend Justin Clayton; we would sneak in too many drinks and were fired after spilling soup too many times on customers.
For being one of the good guys.
A partner – finding her and enjoying the rest of our lives together. Hopefully it will happen one day.
I bought a sports car over 20 years ago and still have it. She’s a black Z8 BMW. I love her: she’s my pride and joy.
Ghosting, where you are mid-conversation with someone and they disappear off the face of the planet.
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