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You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
“You’re not funny.” I fully understand why my comedy might not be right for everyone, but don’t tell me, get on with your day!
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 31 December 2022 source ↗
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View all 125 →Some man in the street stopped me and said: “If you were a few inches taller you’d be dangerous.” I’ve no idea what he meant.
Racial and homophobic slurs – the F- and N-words. When I moved to London, people screamed the F-word from their cars, and that stings.
Paul McKenna
British hypnotist and TV personality
“Oh, he’s all about money.” I’ve never charged anyone in all the years I’ve been doing one-to-one work. That’s my gift to the world.
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As someone who was happy, silly and went out there, unafraid, and did what she wanted to do.
My books. There’s no greater feeling than a disabled child coming up to me and saying, “I’ve never seen myself in a book before.”
One time I got so drunk in the Soho theatre in London that I fell asleep in the disabled toilet for two hours. People still call the toilet Rosie’s Bedroom.
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