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English
Vintage
15 January 2019
Revealing, uplifting, heartbreaking - this is stand-up comedian Simon Amstell in his own words.

'A beautiful and clever book about being human' 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.
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Imprint:   Vintage
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 198mm,  Width: 129mm,  Spine: 17mm
Weight:   197g
ISBN:   9781784705695
ISBN 10:   1784705691
Pages:   224
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Simon Amstell is a comedian, screenwriter and director. He wrote and directed the film Carnage, wrote and starred in the television series Grandma's House, and his past stand-up tours include To Be Free, Numb, Do Nothing and What is This? He also hosted some popular television programmes but is now too pretentious to list them here.

Reviews for Help

Enrapturing. Touching, funny and sweet * Alain de Botton * No one makes loneliness and anxiety as funny as Simon Amstell. Every sentence in this book is simultaneously heartbreaking and hilarious * Hadley Freeman * Disarmingly, almost alarmingly, honest. I laughed out loud 57 times * Martin Freeman * Hard to imagine anyone not loving this... go Simon Amstell! * Stephen Fry * A beautiful and clever book about being human. All the warmth of his comedy without the inconvenience of his face * Russell Brand *


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