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‘A beautiful and clever book about being human’ Russell BrandCOMEDY. 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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Weight 0.197 kg
Dimensions 1.7 × 12.9 × 19.8 cm
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Format

Paperback

Language

Pages

224

publisher

Year Published

2019-1-17

Imprint

Publication City/Country

London, United Kingdom

ISBN 10

1784705691

About The Author

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.

Review Quote

A beautiful and clever book about being human. All the warmth of his comedy without the inconvenience of his face

Other text

Hard to imagine anyone not loving this… go Simon Amstell!