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Interviewer: Can you explain the gap in your CV?
Me: I spent 6 hours formatting it in Google Docs and you've opened it in Word.
Clarissa Maycock
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Clarissa Maycock
@ClarissaDM
Comedy producer & writer. Formerly @BBCComedy @BBCR1 @BBCRadio4. I've been told I should've saved my CV as a PDF.
What was your aha moment when you realised ‘wow, that’s the same actor!!’?? I’ll start: Janette Goldstein Aliens & Terminator 2
Gun to to your head, what is the *best* Simpsons joke? However you wanna define it; pics, GIFs, clips, and overwrought explanations welcome.- Replying to @ClarissaDMThanks everyone & thanks for all the advice about CV formatting and PDFs 🤣😀. If you'd like to see my Edinburgh Fringe show I've made it available here: (it's free, & no formatting required 🥰😀❤)
- #UKHeatwave advice: I spent June in Louisiana, where it regularly hit 100°F (38°C), and these are some simple tips I picked up: (🧵Thread) #heatwave
- I was brought down by the left-wing economic establishment.
- Robert Peston just announced on ITV that even Gillian Anderson has lost her seat. #GeneralElection2024 #GillianKeegan
- #TVPitch: A police drama, but the twist is that the main character isn't a workaholic. Instead he actively looks for opportunities to avoid work while on a case and covertly books mini-breaks on his phone while interrogating suspects.
- A comedian's job is to solve one murder a week on a sleepy but beautiful Carribean island across the course of about 3 series. (& perhaps a Sainsbury's advert.)
- Dec 25: "Aw, this wearable blanket is a nice gift, but I can't really see me wearing it, haha." Jan 17: "I'm sorry, you want me to go somewhere without my wearable blanket and let my poor blanketless limbs freeze?? Are you a monster?"
- Replying to @ClarissaDM....To be honest, this is all mainly about alligators. Probably not that useful for the #UKHeatwave. Sorry! 🤷♀️
- Replying to @watsoncomedianStill, it's good to know why she was too busy to be in the Commons and sent Penny Mordaunt instead.
- 🧵 Lalo Salamanca as Steven Toast: A Thread. #BetterCallSaul #StevenToast #LaloSalamanca @mrbobodenkirk #SaulGone
