Big-haired cynic Simon Amstell recently announced he was giving up Never Mind The Buzzcocks to concentrate on his live work. And so here he is, at the Roundhouse, with back-to-back Camden Fringe gigs that show him in a different light from that hitherto seen by the public. Far from the cerebral teaser of lesser-witted celebrities such as Craig David, Britney Spears and The Kooks - as seen from his time at Buzzcocks and at the helm of E4's Popworld - Amstell shows a more tender side when alone with a microphone, exposing an "unexpected sensitivity" (The Guardian) lurking behind the curly mop and acid-tongued put-downs. His inimitable interviewing style saw him catapult to stardom on our small screens, but his live act sees the 29-year-old turn his best weapons on himself and ask big, meaningful questions. "Intellectually sophisticated, engagingly honest, genuinely accomplished stand-up" says The Scotsman, while The Times adds: "As close as you can get to a man emotionally and philosophically disembowelling himself on stage."
What's on at
Roundhouse
Trash City 7th April 2010 - 10th April 2010 Trash City, which makes its London debut at the Roundhouse...
Camden Fringe 2010
Etcetera Theatre, NW1 7BU
2nd - 29th August 2010
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Short Circuit Festival
Roundhouse, NW1 8EH
14th May - 17th May 2009
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Morrissey
The Roundhouse, NW1 8EH
21st January 2008 - 27th January 2008
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Bringing together comedy, theatre, poetry, dance and much more, the Camden Fringe boasts 400 performances of 100-odd shows across five venues in north London throughout ...More
Trash City, which makes its London debut at the Roundhouse after dazzling Glastonbury since 2007, promises to be as strange a night as you'll ever ...More
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Big-haired cynic Simon Amstell recently announced he was giving up Never Mind The Buzzcocks to concentrate on his live work. And so here he is, at the 
