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Suzi Ruffell talks to Viv Groskop

Am I Having Fun Now? Anxiety, Applause and Life’s Big Questions, Answered

Hay Festival 2025, 

Comedian Suzi Ruffell takes a funny and moving look at some of the big questions of modern life, from whether peaking in school messes you up forever to the best way – scientifically – to mend a broken heart.

Ruffell shares stories from her memoir Am I Having Fun Now? and discusses masking anxiety with musical theatre, her obsession with the Titanic, and coming out, falling in love and becoming a parent.

The award-winning stand-up comedian, writer, radio presenter and podcast host appears regularly on TV favourites such as Live at the Apollo and Mock the Week, and sells out headline shows at leading venues around the country.