indigo sunrise

Simon Amstell became a household name as the presenter of Popworld - Channel 4’s weekly pop programme. He is now the host of Never Mind The Buzzcocks on BBC2.

Simon started his presenting career on Nickelodeon. Then came Popworld which Simon co-hosted with Miquita Oliver from January 2000 until March 2006.

In his youth, Amstell was the youngest finalist of the BBC New Comedy Awards. Simon performs regularly on the stand-up circuit and hosted his own talk show at the Pleasance during 2005's Edinburgh Fringe Festival. He returned with his first pure stand-up show in 2006 gaining fantastic reviews and adding extra shows to his sold out run. In August 2007 in performed a complete sell-out season in Pleasance One and adding extra show at the Pleasance Grand. He has also performed at the Brighton Comedy Festival and appeared in his first West End show at theHaymarket Theatre.

In 2007 he co-wrote an episode of Skins for E4.

Evening Standard: 'Subversive anti-hype...clever waspish stand-up.'

The Observer: 'a distracted 'mad professor' demeanour, masking a dry free-wheeling wit'

Heat Magazine: ‘best young presenter on TV, Simon Amstell, who not only has a scarily encyclopaedic knowledge of music for one so young, but he’s also a one-man advert for geek chic.’

The Times: ‘…Simon Amstell is at once the David Dimbleby, Howard Stern and Johnny Rotten for a generation of chart-smart pre-pubescents…’

Heat Magazine: '...Simon is so enjoyable (on Xfm)that we've almost forgotten all about Ricky Gervais...'


I've been meaning to start a thread for him for ages now, because I know there are other fans out there, but I kept forgetting about it. Now here it is!

stoptheqtip

I love this guy! I wasn't too keen on NMtB until he became the host, but now I love it. *squishes*

My favourite thing about him? How he was sacked from Nickelodeon for being "sarcastic and mean to children" because it is just too awesome. The Nick kids are particularly annoying, so yay for him.

indigo sunrise

Steph!

I always liked NMtB, but I went from being a casual watcher to loving it beyond reason after he started hosting it

I love that too. And I love that he made celebrities cry on Popworld

Enigma

I've never heard of him, but nice opening.....has me curious.

Really? Who?

indigo sunrise

Britney Spears, for example

notthatfarapart

I have no idea who he is but I like the title of this thread.

honey__tree

SIMON! He's adorable, I love him on Nmtb.

Woeisme

AW. I love simon Amstell! He rules. I have a great icon somewhere..

Also, I saw his stand-up at Reading festival, brilliant.

clueless01

NMtB is genius, and Simon's a big part of that.

Lamarr was good too, but I do love Simon.

indigo sunrise

Yeah, I watched the show and loved the show before Simon hosted, and I did like Lamarr, but when Simon took over I became practically obsessed with it it went to a show I'd casually watch if I happened to catch it to one of my absolute favourites that I definitely wouldn't miss for the world

I'd LOVE to go see his stand-up! I might some day. He should bring out a DVD of it or something, because that's the only way I'd get to see any of it anytime soon...

missviolet

Squeeee, I have been looking for a Simon Amstell thread everywhere!!! Found one!!! He is absolutely brilliant!!!

indigo sunrise

you know what's really funny? I saw a post of yours somewhere earlier today, and I saw your sig and was planning on PMing you about this thread - but then I forgot but here you are now anyway! woohoooo!!

missviolet

Thanks anyway I had a icon of him in his pink bunny suit! I found his thread! I was planning on trawling through this board to find one (if one existed) but then I found it, !! NMtB is on tomorrow!

indigo sunrise

The bunny suit was so amazingly hilarious and adorable and yeah, new episode tomorrow, I can't waaaiiiittttt!

missviolet

I couldn't stop laughing when he came skipping out with it on! He just looked so adorable !! Love me some Simon Amstell

He was brilliant last week with Lee from Blue Love him!!