Guardian Articles 2010
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18 December 2010
People often ask me, "Are your parents proud of you?" I always reply, "I'm sure they are." But I......Read more of article 18 December 2010 -
11 December 2010
I was being interviewed last week, when the interviewer asked, "Did you have a happy childhood?......Read more of article 11 December 2010 -
04 December 2010
There's only one thing that interests me about Will and Kate, and that's the way both paid......Read more of article 04 December 2010 -
27 November 2010
A few months ago, I met a man at a party. "Are you married?" he asked.Read more of article 27 November 2010"No," I replied. "Any......
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20 November 2010
My mum has packed her bags and gone to Mecca for a month on her own, leaving my dad at home by......Read more of article 20 November 2010 -
13 November 2010
I received a birthday card from my parents. It came through the post in a big pink envelope with......Read more of article 13 November 2010 -
06 November 2010
I'm in San Francisco and it's my birthday. My mum calls and sings Happy Birthday down the phone.......Read more of article 06 November 2010 -
30 October 2010
I was doing a show in Birmingham last week when I asked the audience, "Any divorced people in? "......Read more of article 30 October 2010 -
23 October 2010
While doing a show in Paris the other week, I was asked if I wanted to go to the Moulin Rouge. I......Read more of article 23 October 2010 -
16 October 2010
I'm in Paris. The other day, I was standing at the grave of Jim Morrison, taking a photo, when a......Read more of article 16 October 2010 -
09 October 2010
It's amazing the time I spend with people I don't like. We can't choose our family, so we are......Read more of article 09 October 2010 -
02 October 2010
I'm with a friend in a restaurant in Greece. On the next table there's a family on holiday - two......Read more of article 02 October 2010 -
25 September 2010
Last week I met this man who was 20 years older than me. I asked him, "Do you have any children?"......Read more of article 25 September 2010 -
18 September 2010
I was watching an improvised comedy show last week in an audience of 400. Next to me were a......Read more of article 18 September 2010 -
11 September 2010
It's strange the ideas teenage boys have about their mothers. I was doing a show recently, in a......Read more of article 11 September 2010 -
04 September 2010
My parents always said, "Dream big and be the best." I spent my childhood dreaming - it got me......Read more of article 04 September 2010 -
28 August 2010
I am performing my new show at the moment. Every night someone will come up to me afterwards and......Read more of article 28 August 2010 -
21 August 2010
I went to a funeral this week. The person who died was young. It was an Islamic funeral, so the......Read more of article 21 August 2010 -
14 August 2010
I'm in Amsterdam, and I went to visit the Anne Frank house. There was a short film being shown of......Read more of article 14 August 2010 -
07 August 2010
This week was the final part of my brother's wedding - a civil ceremony at a register office,......Read more of article 07 August 2010 -
31 July 2010
This week was the second part of my brother's wedding, known as the nikah, where the legal......Read more of article 31 July 2010 -
24 July 2010
Friday was part one of my brother's wedding. It's called the Mehndi, where female relatives apply......Read more of article 24 July 2010 -
17 July 2010
My parents know about the lives their children lead, but don't really understand what this......Read more of article 17 July 2010 -
10 July 2010
My brother is getting married. You'd think my parents would be jumping from the rooftops with......Read more of article 10 July 2010 -
03 July 2010
Read more of article 03 July 2010I was in the supermarket the other day and two women infront of me were talking about Madonna......
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26 June 2010
I am in Cyprus, performing my new show to an audience of expats, among them a big group of......Read more of article 26 June 2010 -
19 June 2010
I am in Palm Springs, California. It is like being at GAY on a Saturday night. For those not......Read more of article 19 June 2010 -
12 June 2010
Here in Hollywood I have joined a gym. Time usually drags while working out, but not in this gym.......Read more of article 12 June 2010 -
05 June 2010
The other night, I was invited to dinner at a film producer's home in Hollywood. I always feel......Read more of article 05 June 2010 -
29 May 2010
Read more of article 29 May 2010I am in LA. I have been here only three days but already I've been told that I look fat,......
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22 May 2010
When I was a science teacher in an East End comprehensive, I used to teach - or rather, tried to......Read more of article 22 May 2010 -
15 May 2010
Read more of article 15 May 2010I am in Stockholm, by myself. I have come here for a few days to do some shows. My phone......
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08 May 2010
Read more of article 08 May 2010I was on the tube the other day when I over heard a schoolgirl telling her friend, "My mum is......
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01 May 2010
Read more of article 01 May 2010My best friend, whom I've known since I was 16, is gay. He hasn't told his parents, but I......
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24 April 2010
I am in Pakistan - with my mother. I came here to do a gig and decided to bring my mother with me......Read more of article 24 April 2010 -
17 April 2010
We all outgrow our parents, hopefully. They (parents) refer to this as, "Disappearing up her own......Read more of article 17 April 2010 -
10 April 2010
Sex was never talked about in our house. If a naked toe appeared on screen, my mum would run......Read more of article 10 April 2010 -
03 April 2010
Read more of article 03 April 2010I sent my parents £100 in the post last week. Why? Out of respect, out of guilt and because......
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27 March 2010
The Asian mother's relationship with her son is a famous one. Giving birth to a son is like......Read more of article 27 March 2010 -
20 March 2010
Read more of article 20 March 2010I have three brothers and a sister. The dynamic between us has always been distinct. My......
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13 March 2010
My mother was adopted when she was two. Her adoption has affected all subsequent relationships in......Read more of article 13 March 2010 -
06 March 2010
My parents have been married for 40 years. When people congratulate them on it, my mum replies,......Read more of article 06 March 2010 -
27 February 2010
When I ring my parents' house and my dad answers the phone, the conversation goes like this,......Read more of article 27 February 2010 -
20 February 2010
Read more of article 20 February 2010Before I became a comedian, I was a science teacher in an East End comprehensive. My parents......
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13 February 2010
Read more of article 13 February 2010I love my younger sister, in a Noel and Liam Gallagher kind of way. We've always tried to out......
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06 February 2010
Read more of article 06 February 2010I was brought up in a family of five brothers and sisters. That's a lot these days, so people......
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30 January 2010
Read more of article 30 January 2010"What's love got to do with it?" my mum shouted at me and my brother this week.
We......
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23 January 2010
Read more of article 23 January 2010My dad communicates with his children via newspapers.
Every time I go home, there are......
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16 January 2010
Read more of article 16 January 2010I do admire my mother for her audacious hope.
Her friends and random women go out of......
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09 January 2010
Read more of article 09 January 2010They fuck you up, your mum and dad. They may not mean to, but they do, said Philip Larkin.
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