The comedian, writer, director and former ‘Never Mind The Buzzcocks’ host talks to Alexandra Pollard about his new film ‘Benjamin’, learning to accept love, and using humour instead of panicking
appeared as a guest at the height of her fame, he told her, “I know you have issues with intimacy. You have 100,000 friends on MySpace, but are they real friends that you can touch? No.” Often, his “jokes” veered uncomfortably close to the truth. “Do you want another drink?” he asked a clearly inebriated, in 2006. “Yes.” “No! Do you want us to just sit here while you drink yourself to death?” The audience laughed, as did Winehouse, but there was a genuine concern folded into his comic plea.
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