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Simon Marc Amstell (born 29 November 1979, Gants Hill, northeast London) is a BAFTA nominated,[1] award-winning English comedian and television presenter. In 2007, Amstell was nominated for "The Times Breakthrough South Bank Show Award".
[edit] Career[edit] YouthAmstell's first television appearance was in 1993 when he appeared as a contestant on the Channel 4 game show GamesMaster.[2][3][4] He also appeared on Good Morning with Anne and Nick doing his impression of Dame Edna Everage.[5] Simon Amstell also appeared on an episode of Family Catchphrase in 1994. Amstell described himself as a budding magician and showed one of his tricks to the presenter, Andrew O'Connor, who was also a magician himself[6][7][8]. They won a television and a video recorder. Amstell started performing on the comedy circuit when he was just 14 and later caught the eye of television executives by becoming the youngest finalist of the BBC New Comedy Awards in 1998. [edit] NickelodeonHis first professional television appearance was in 1998, as a presenter on the UK children's channel Nickelodeon. He claims he was sacked for being "sarcastic and mean to children."[9], although the potted biography on his website also, jokingly, claims:
[edit] PopworldFrom 2000 to 2006 he presented Popworld on Channel 4 with Miquita Oliver. He voiced the characters "Timothy the Popworld melon" and "Richard the Popworld horse". On Popworld he developed a highly ironic, surreal and left field style which gained the show a cult following, but angered many of its guests. One such example was a mock interview with singer Lemar called "Lemar From Afar" in which Amstell shouted questions into a megaphone from one end of a car park while Lemar stood at the other end. Another was a "Si-chiatrist" interview with Luke Pritchard and Hugh Harris of The Kooks in which Amstell played the role of psychiatrist and Pritchard and Harris his patients. During his time at Popworld, Amstell was at the centre of several controversies, including making Britney Spears cry after asking her if she thought she'd "gone a bit nuts".[11] [edit] Never Mind the BuzzcocksAmstell's first guest appearances on the comedy pop quiz show Never Mind The Buzzcocks were on 27 October 2003 and on 20 March 2005. Amstell then took over from Mark Lamarr as host of the show with his first episode as host airing at the end of October 2006. He said at the time that he hoped to beat "the universal, exceptionless rule that when a new host takes over an old show it is a horrible, embarrassing disaster".[12] In March 2007, Amstell won the 2006 Royal Television Society Award for Best Entertainment Performance[13] for his work on Never Mind The Buzzcocks. In June 2007, Simon wrote with Dan Swimer Imagine... A Mildly Amusing Panel Show, a spoof version of Alan Yentob's arts programme Imagine. Alan Yentob and Simon Amstell play themselves in a mock interview between clips of Simon's episodes of Never Mind The Buzzcocks. In December 2007, Amstell won two British Comedy Awards' for "Best Comedy Entertainment Personality" and "Best Comedy Entertainment Series" for Never Mind The Buzzcocks. On 23 January 2008, Never Mind the Buzzcocks won the Best Entertainment Programme[14] award at the Broadcast Awards 2008. In February 2008, Amstell wrote with Dan Swimer, Never Mind the Buzzcocks - A Moving Tribute, which implied (satirically) that Amstell had either died or retired from the show. He had not, of course, as the show continued from October 2008. On 25 April 2009, Amstell announced via his internet mailing list that he will not be hosting another series of Never Mind the Buzzcocks because of his desire to concentrate on his live tours and performances instead.[15] [edit] SkinsSimon co-wrote an episode of Channel 4 teen drama Skins in 2007. [edit] Life after BuzzcocksNews was broken on 12 October 2009 that BBC2 has commissioned a six-part run of Grandma’s House from Tiger Aspect Productions, written by and starring Simon Amstell. The show was commissioned after the airing of a pilot earlier in 2009. Filming will start in February 2010 and will be shown later in the year. The show is based on Amstell’s own life and his visits to the family home in Essex. [16] [edit] Stand upAmstell also performs as a stand up comedian. He has performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe every August 2005-2007 and 2009. He has also appeared at the Carling Festivals in the Cabaret and Comedy tent for the last two years. In 2008, Amstell completed his first UK tour. He appeared at the Just for Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal in July 2009. His entire run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2009 at the Bongo Club sold out. He is taking part in his second national tour in the autumn of 2009. [17] Simon Amstell performed a stand up at Heysham High School in Morecambe, Lancashire on Tuesday 29 September 2009. He commented that this was a 'warm-up' prior to the gig he had at Morecambe Library later in the day. Simon Amstell performed 'Do Nothing' for the last time in 2009 at the Royal Court Theatre, raising money for their young writer's program. [edit] Personal lifeAmstell was born in East London into a Jewish family.[18] He attended Beal High School in Redbridge. His religion and sexuality figure occasionally in his work.[19][20] Amstell came out as gay two months into his work on Popworld though is noted as someone not defined by his sexuality. His orientation has been referred to both on Popworld and Never Mind The Buzzcocks, with John Barrowman challenging him to a "gay-off" on NMTB. Simon answered jokingly, "I haven't even told my Mum yet!"[21] [edit] References
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