I have the Sean Bean gene which means I'm from Yorkshire, the most beautiful place in the world. I hope someone buries me there when I croak. Somewhere nice though- not Doncaster, the rancid, putrid quagmire of a town where I landed with a bump when I was brought into this world. I'm sure you could tell me there are worse places to spend a childhood and adolescence but I don't think I'd believe you. I like northern things such as mushy peas and Alan Bennett (I met him once and he signed my book- it was like meeting God, only better.) I moved to London a long time ago expecting to find the streets paved with gold but after closer inspection of the bottom of my shoe I've found that the streets of London are paved with something far browner and stickier. Think I'll stay though.
I love theatre and comedy. My favourite comics are (in no particular order) Peter Kay, The Pythons, Peter Cook (RIP, sir), Fry and Laurie, Bill Bailey, Matt Lucas (not David Walliams though- as good a sport as he is for swimming the English Channel in the name of charidy I just don't find the chap very funny), Dara O'Briain, Dylan Moran, Spike Milligan, Eddie Izzard, Ed Byrne (I saw him at Edinburgh last year- I laughed so hard I think a bit of wee came out), Victoria Wood, Catherine Tate, Sarah Silverman. Wish I could put some more female comics onto my list- where are you ladies? (TittyBangBang and Smack the Pony don't count- they're about as funny as a hernia).
Like a true Brit I like to drink tea. My philosophy in life is "If in doubt or times of trouble, have a brew".Some people say that I'm an arty farty left leaning feminist. And they'd be right. So there.
"I am a lover of truth, a worshipper of freedom, a celebrant at the altar of language and purity and tolerance. That is my religion, and every day I am sorely, grossly, heinously and deeply offended, wounded, mortified and injured by a thousand different blasphemies against it. When the fundamental canons of truth, honesty, compassion and decency are hourly assaulted by fatuous bishops, pompous, illiberal and ignorant priests, politicians and prelates, sanctimonious censors, self-appointed moralists and busy-bodies, what recourse of ancient laws have I? None whatever. Nor would I ask for any. For unlike these blistering imbeciles my belief in my religion is strong and I know that lies will always fail and indecency and intolerance will always perish." - Stephen Fry "Trefusis Blasphemes".
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