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Simon Marc Amstell (born 29 November, 1979) 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". Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... is the 333rd day of the year (334th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... Gants Hill is a place in the London Borough of Redbridge in East London through which runs the A12 (Eastern Avenue). ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Richard Pryor hits the money line A stand-up comedian or stand-up comic is someone that performs in comedy clubs, usually reciting a fast paced succession of amusing stories, short jokes and one-liners, typically called a monologue. ... A television presenter is a British term for a person who introduces or hosts television programmes. ... A script is a story written for a particular medium. ... is the 333rd day of the year (334th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), is a British organization that hosts annual awards shows for film, television, childrens film and television, and interactive media. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... For the documentary about Jerry Seinfeld, see Comedian (film). ... A television presenter is a British term for a person who introduces or hosts television programmes. ... The Times is a national newspaper published daily in the United Kingdom (and the Kingdom of Great Britain before the United Kingdom existed) since 1788 when it was known as The Daily Universal Register. ... The South Bank Show is a British television arts magazine show, presented by Melvyn Bragg and seen in over 60 countries — including Australia, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Sweden and the USA. Its stated aim is to bring both high art and popular culture to a mass audience. ...

Career

Nickelodeon

His 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."^[2] Nickelodeon (Nick for short) is a cable and satellite TV network primarily for children and pre-teens. ...

Popworld

From 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 leftfield 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. Amstell was unafraid to ask quirky, unusual and even irrelevant questions to celebrities.^{[citation needed]} popworld is a British television programme broadcast on Channel 4, offering pop news, trivia, gossip, interviews and music videos, as well as musical performances from todays top artists. ... This article is about the British television station. ... Miquita Oliver is a British television presenter and former child Actress. ... Lemar (born Lemar Obika, 4 April 1978 in Tottenham, London) is a British R&B singer who has had a run of chart success in the UK since appearing on Fame Academy on BBC Television. ... For the book, see Donna Kossy. ...

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

Amstell first appeared on the show in episode eight of series thirteen as a guest star on March 20, 2005. Amstell now hosts Never Mind The Buzzcocks full time, with his first episode airing at the end of October 2006. He had said 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".^[3] In March 2007, Amstell won a Royal Television Society Award for Best Entertainment Performance 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 in between clips of Simon's episodes of Never Mind The Buzzcocks. In December 2007, Amstell won 2 British Comedy Awards' for "Best Comedy Entertainment Personality" and "Best Comedy Entertainment Series" for his work on Never Mind The Buzzcocks. On 23 January 2008, Never Mind the Buzzcocks won the Best Entertainment Programme^[4] award at the Broadcast Awards 2008. In February 2008, Simon wrote with Dan Swimer, Never Mind the Buzzcocks - A Moving Tribute. is the 79th day of the year (80th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... NMTB directs here. ... The Royal Television Society is a British-based society for the discussion, analysis and preservation of television in all its forms, past, present and future. ... NMTB directs here. ... Alan Yentob (born March 11, 1947) is a British television executive. ... Imagine is a wide ranging arts series first broadcast on BBC One in 2003. ... The British Comedy Awards is an annual awards ceremony in the United Kingdom celebrating notable comedians and entertainment performances of the previous year. ... is the 23rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ...

Stand up

Amstell also performs as a stand up comedian. He was the youngest ever finalist of the BBC New Comedy Awards, and was also listed in the Leicester Mercury Comedian of The Year Competition and the Hackney Empire New Act of the Year Competition.^{[citation needed]} He has performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival every August 2005 - 2007. He has also appeared at the Carling Festivals in the Cabaret and Comedy tent for the last two years. In 2006, Simon performed a short 45-minute long free comedy show at University College School in London, as part of the charity setup "Comedy UCS". In August 2007, Amstell returned to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival with a stand up show titled 'No Self'^{[citation needed]}. He also appeared on the Alternative Stage at the Carling Festival, at both Leeds and Reading in 2007^{[citation needed]}. Amstell will return with a new stand up in April - June 2008, performing at 27 different venues across Britain. Official information on the content of the show has not been released.^{[citation needed]} Richard Pryor hits the money line A stand-up comedian or stand-up comic is someone that performs in comedy clubs, usually reciting a fast paced succession of amusing stories, short jokes and one-liners, typically called a monologue. ... The BBC New Comedy Awards first appeared in 1995 and were considered to be one of the top UK comedy newcomer awards until they were axed in 2006. ... The Leicester Mercury is a British regional newspaper, owned by the Daily Mail Group, for the city of Leicester and the counties of Leicestershire and Rutland. ... The Hackney Empire New Act of the Year is a long-running annual competition run at the Hackney Empire theatre in London to encourage and promote new stand-up comedy talent. ... Categories: Festival stubs | Edinburgh ... The Reading and Leeds Festivals are a pair of annual music festivals that take place in Reading and Leeds in England. ... University College School, known generally as UCS, is a British Independent school situated in Hampstead, north west London. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Categories: Festival stubs | Edinburgh ... For other uses, see Leeds (disambiguation) and Leeds City (disambiguation). ... This article is about the learning activity. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ...

Other appearances

• He made a guest appearance on Comic Relief.^{[citation needed]}
• He presented a one off charity special 'Celebrity Chair Off' in which celebrities would compete for the coveted 'Golden Chalice of Glee'^{[citation needed]}
• He hosted Channel 4's coverage of V and O2 Wireless festivals.^{[citation needed]}
• He also briefly presented on Radio 2 and London radio station XFM.^{[citation needed]}
• He presented the 'Red carpet' coverage of the BAFTA Awards.^{[citation needed]}
• He narrated a Radio 2 documentary on comedian Lenny Bruce.^{[citation needed]}

• His first television appearance was in 1993 on the Channel 4 show GamesMaster^[5].

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Personal life

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Amstell was born in Gants Hill into a Jewish family.^[6] Amstell came out as gay two months into his work on Popworld, claiming that no one believed him initially, "so I had to keep going on about it."^[2] 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.^[7] Amstell has been lauded by some for his "approach of refusing to treat homosexuality as a dirty secret that can’t be mentioned."^[8] Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Gants Hill is a place in the London Borough of Redbridge in East London through which runs the A12 (Eastern Avenue). ... For other uses, see Coming out (disambiguation). ... GAY can mean: Gay, a term referring to homosexual men or women The IATA code for Gaya Airport Category: ... John Barrowman (born 11 March 1967 in Mount Vernon, Glasgow) is a Scottish-American actor, musical performer, dancer, singer, and TV presenter who has lived and worked both in the United Kingdom and the United States. ...

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