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I was called the N-word in Romford, by someone stepping off a train as I was getting on.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 April 2025 source ↗
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An umbilical cord.
I’m argumentative.
It was a small gig and I was doing Three Minute Hero, which has a long, held note at the end, and I fell off the stage.
Giving barium enemas. I used to be a radiographer in Coventry.
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