The question
What period or moment in your life brought you the most joy?Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
Asked in 52 of the 131 consecutive instalments of The Guardian's The Q&A harvested on 2026-08-29.
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When I hired two private detectives and got them to follow each other.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 April 2025 source ↗
When my mother let me stay home from school even though I wasn't ill.
Wandering around with my sketchbook in some lovely Italian town.
When I'm on set, filming.
When my mother was alive. She passed away 14 years ago.
A book of passwords for all the electrical stuff in the house.
Being offered a lift by James Acaster.
Healthier food from motorway service stations – I am always going through them late at night and it’s all rubbish.
To people who I’ve made a really quick joke about on stage and hurt.
Always trying to turn things into a joke.
Not being able to laugh at themselves.
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