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I've got this horrible feeling that I'm one of those people who'll always have to flog their guts out to get anywhere.

Jenny Eclair

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Jenny Eclair
Age: 64
Born: 1960
Born: March 16
Actor
Comedian
Novelist
KL
Jenny-Clare Hargreaves
Guts
Anywhere
Horrible
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Feelings
Always
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I wouldn't say I was grumpy. It's more pathological - I have seismic tantrums. I get red in the face and cry at least three times a week, and I have to lie down and have a nap afterwards.
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Well, I really don't like heights. I don't get on the top deck of a double-decker because that's a bit high for me. I always feel that I'm going to hurl myself off, so heights are a problem.
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I still can't set up the ironing-board. A complete Luddite.
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I know the new comedy god is surrealism, but it doesn't touch my heart.
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I think as time goes by you'll get female comics who are weirder - you'll get a female Mighty Boosh.
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I am best viewed from a distance.
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