Utopia and Fisk star Kitty Flanagan answers some candid everyday questions …
The state of my hair right now is …
Under a beanie – which says everything. Anytime I have a hat on, it means my hair is not fit for public viewing!
The state of my heart right now is …
Full of fur! I’m just home from three weeks of touring and have been reunited with my menagerie. It’s been a heavenly couple of days being trailed around by two adoring dogs and a cat that plonks itself on my lap.
The state of my makeup table is …
On hold until I’m back on tour. I only wear makeup on TV and stage. That said, I recently started watching The Kardashians (blame my sister) so nowadays on stage, I go the “full Kardash” shading myself stupid and taking my eye makeup right up to the eyebrows. Kardashian or Drag Queen, it’s a fine line.
The best accessory I ever bought was …
The snooze pod cat carrier that I bought to transport my cat. It’s not as good as Tay Tay’s (Taylor Swift’s) cat backpack with a bubble window, but it’s still pretty good.
The most famous person I’ve met is …
I’m not sure if he’s the most famous but he’s definitely the ‘nicest’ most famous person, which is Jason Alexander (Seinfeld).
My best friend is …
Glenn Butcher. We met on the set of Full Frontal. And my sister Penny. We met when she was born. Apparently, I used to try and hug her a bit too tightly around the neck.
My best on-set stuff up was when …
Marty Sheargold and I had to be filmed separately for a scene in Fisk because we reached a point where we couldn’t look at each other without laughing.
Back in high school, I was …
Small, insecure, defensive and quite possibly a bit of an arsehole. Not sure that much has changed, except that hopefully these days I’m less of an arsehole.
The best thing about stand-up is …
The immediate feedback from an audience. You go out and say, “hey I thought this was funny…” You find out very quickly whether you were right or not.
The worst thing about stand-up is …
Being away from my pets when touring. Oh, and finding out something isn’t funny.
When alone in my car I …
Sing the same two songs from Frozen over and over (Let it Go and Show Yourself) and really love myself sick. In the car I’m convinced I’m hitting all those notes just like Idina. But I’m so not.
People don’t know that I once …
Considered getting a dolphin tattoo. I was living in Geraldton, WA, communing with nature and making my own deodorant out of piss and vinegar or some rubbish like that. Thank God I never got the tattoo. Imagine what it would look like now, a fat blurry dugong!
Being on Utopia is …
The dream job. Who doesn’t want to be the bitch in the office?!
I’m shit scared of it, so I will never …
Go on a cruise ship. I’m scared of the hordes at the buffet.
I feel sad when…
I think about my pets dying. Which I do surprisingly often. It’s also what I think about when I have to cry in a scene. Works every time.
My autobiography would be called …
The Barren Spinster.
The song that makes me smile and want to dance is …
A Little Less Conversation.
My all-time favourite TV character is …
Liz Lemon from 30 Rock.
My death-row last meal would be …
French Fries with a side of French Fries.
My gay friends are …
Indispensable.
Utopia and Fisk are available to stream on ABC iview