Rosie Jones
British comedian and actress
“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!
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The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
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You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
That I am a terrible actor.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 October 2023 source ↗
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Jason Manford
English comedian and singer
Someone once said online that they hated me so much they wanted to stab me with a spoon. A knife’s easy, but a spoon – that takes real hatred.
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Melanie Blatt
English singer
“Your career will be over if you have the baby.”To whom would you most like to say sorry, and why? My parents, for my teenage years. I tried to run away when I was 15. We lived in a fishing village in France and, with my boyfriend, I headed to Spain to sell arts and crafts on the beach. Mum came and took me home.
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View profile →About five years ago, I was in a play that was an unmitigated disaster. I had to rally the troops and go out every night.
A few weeks ago, walking on the beach in Anglesey with my dogs and my husband.
Procrastination.
At my mother’s funeral last year.
To know thyself, as Shakespeare said.
Pain and loneliness.
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