I did a show about my dad’s dementia and my mother’s death, and both of them were about something Richard has spoken about: finding comedy in grief, David continued. I don’t believe in God, so I’d say that laughter is one of the only true weapons for fighting against real darkness, grief and loss. But I wouldn’t push Richard to do that.
In the past, the writer recalled the day his mother died as the worst experience of his life . I can’t get it out of my head, he said in 2017.
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David s full interview is available to read now in Radio Times [RADIO TIMES]