Harry Hill
English comedian
The artist Magda Archer [his wife].
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 November 2011 source ↗
Which living person do you most admire, and why?
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What keeps you awake at night?
Daily life
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What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Identity & self
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What is your greatest fear?
Identity & self
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Which trait do you most dislike in yourself?
Identity & self
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What most recently made you cry?
Identity & self
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If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
Identity & self
Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
The Guardian's Q&A repeatedly uses this prompt, sometimes dropping 'living' while retaining the same comparative judgment.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Aside from my mom, my husband, and my mother-in-law, Gloria Steinem, Dorothy Pitman Hughes, and RBG.
Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, April 2020 source ↗
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Lily Tomlin
Comedian and actor
My partner, who’s helping me with this Proust Questionnaire.
Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, June 2022 source ↗
Liz Jones
British journalist
Celia Hammond: she gave up a glamorous life to rescue cats.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 September 2013 source ↗
Rob Delaney
American comedian and actor
Margaret Atwood: she’s an empathic human being who writes books that help me be a better person.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 November 2015 source ↗
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Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 5 April 2014 source ↗
Long walks with my husband. Being with my family. Making music, and writing when songs just fall together. And maybe a cannoli. Just one.
Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 3 April 2020 source ↗
A world where greed rules.
Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, April 2020 source ↗
I cut people off a lot when I talk. It’s a terrible habit.
Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, April 2020 source ↗
At a function for the True Colors Fund, where formerly homeless gay and transgender kids were telling their stories. It was heartbreaking.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 5 April 2014 source ↗
I’ve constantly been changing myself my whole life. I am what you would call “a piece of work” in progress.
Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 3 April 2020 source ↗
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