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COMEDY, TRAGEDY, THERAPY
Simon Amstell did his first stand-up gig at the age of 13. His parents had just divorced and puberty was confusing. Trying to be funny solved everything.
Help is the hilarious and heartbreaking account of Simon’s ongoing compulsion to reveal his entire self on stage. To tell the truth so it can’t hurt him any more. Loneliness, anxiety, depression—this book has it all. And more. From a complicated childhood in Essex to an Ayahuasca-led epiphany in the Amazon rainforest, this story will make you laugh, cry and then feel happier than you’ve ever been.
Simon Amstell did his first stand-up gig at the age of 13. His parents had just divorced and puberty was confusing. Trying to be funny solved everything.
Help is the hilarious and heartbreaking account of Simon’s ongoing compulsion to reveal his entire self on stage. To tell the truth so it can’t hurt him any more. Loneliness, anxiety, depression—this book has it all. And more. From a complicated childhood in Essex to an Ayahuasca-led epiphany in the Amazon rainforest, this story will make you laugh, cry and then feel happier than you’ve ever been.
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Simon Amstell is a comedian, screenwriter and director. His first feature-length film, Carnage, was released in 2017. He wrote and starred in the TV series Grandma's House, and he has done several stand-up tours, including What Is This? He also hosted some popular television programs but he is now too pretentious to list them here.
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"Hard to imagine anyone not loving this . . . go Simon Amstell!" —Stephen Fry
"A beautiful and clever book about being human. All the warmth of this comedy without the inconvenience of his face." —Russell Brand
"Disarmingly, almost alarmingly, honest. I laughed out loud 57 times." —Martin Freeman
"No one makes loneliness and anxiety as funny as Simon Amstell. Every sentence in this book is simultaneously heartbreaking and hilarious." —Hadley Freeman
"A beautiful and clever book about being human. All the warmth of this comedy without the inconvenience of his face." —Russell Brand
"Disarmingly, almost alarmingly, honest. I laughed out loud 57 times." —Martin Freeman
"No one makes loneliness and anxiety as funny as Simon Amstell. Every sentence in this book is simultaneously heartbreaking and hilarious." —Hadley Freeman
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- Publication date2018
- ISBN 10 1910931543
- ISBN 13 9781910931547
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. 'Hard to imagine anyone not loving this. go Simon Amstell!' - Stephen Fry 'A beautiful and clever book about being human. All the warmth of this comedy without the inconvenience of his face' - Russell Brand COMEDY, TRAGEDY, THERAPY Simon Amstell did his first stand-up gig at the age of thirteen. His parents had just divorced and puberty was confusing. Trying to be funny solved everything. HELP is the hilarious and heartbreaking account of Simon's ongoing compulsion to reveal his entire self on stage. To tell the truth so it can't hurt him any more. Loneliness, anxiety, depression - this book has it all. And more. From a complicated childhood in Essex to an Ayahuasca-led epiphany in the Amazon rainforest, this story will make you laugh, cry and then feel happier than you've ever been. go Simon Amstell!' - Stephen Fry'A beautiful and clever book about being human. All the warmth of this comedy without the inconvenience of his face' - Russell BrandCOMEDY, TRAGEDY, THERAPY Simon Amstell did his first stand-up gig at the age of thirteen. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781910931547
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