If I have time to myself I. . . invent other imaginary possessions I have no interest in owning.

You wouldn't know it, but I am very good at. . .thinking of something sassy to say in reply to a rude comment half an hour after it has been said.

You may not know it but I am very bad at. . .clever one-line answers in newspapers.

A book that changed me. . . One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez.

Movie heaven. . . Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (left), all as tall as church steeples!

When I was a child I wanted to be. . .MC Hammer.

All my money goes on. . .mustard culottes and asymmetrical haircuts

At night I dream of. . . meeting all of my pets that have died and seeing what they've been up to.

My biggest regret. . . turning down Eddie Hobbs's (below) marriage proposal.

If I wasn't me I'd like to be. . . a trendy 20 something with drive and ambition.

It's not fashionable but I like. . . Ireland's Own.

The soundtrack to my life. . . is all of the songs in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers . . .they hold a special significance to me, in particular 'Bless you Beautiful Hide' and 'I'm a Lonesome Polecat'.

The best invention ever. . . are banana splits.

Maeve Higgins plays the Bud Light Comedy Revue in July.

See www. budlightrevue. com for details.