Simon Amstell is the witty, intelligent TV presenter who won the hearts of the British public when he took over as host of the BBC comedy pop quiz show
Never Mind the Buzzcocks in the autumn of 2006. The then 26 year-old had already made a name for himself as a TV personality specialising in taking the piss out of pop stars, presenting Nickoledeon and Channel 4's Popworld, and this habit of his reached its peak as former Ordinary Boys frontman
Preston walked out after Amstell read a few carefully-selected sections from the pop star's girlfriend Chantelle's autobiography.
With other highlights including the
grand finale of his Never Mind the Buzzcocks era, many fans have predicted that both the BBC 2 quiz show and Amstell's career will suffer as they go separate ways, but Amstell's diary suggests otherwise. As an experienced stand-up comedian, having performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival since 2005 and recently got his own comedy series commissioned by the BBC, Simon Amstell seems to be looking onwards and upwards - still promising to appear as a guest presenter on an upcoming Buzzcocks show.
Now reaching the end of his two month long UK tour, Simon Amstell has received warm appraisals from throughout the UK media, with the Sunday Times writing: "As close as you can get to a man emotionally and philosophically disembowelling himself on stage." Fans who managed to get their paws on warm-up show tickets attest that their idol takes to the stage with charms and giggles intact, and there is no reason to believe that we have seen the climax of Simon Amstell's comedy career yet.
Mr Amstell wraps up his UK tour with three shows at the 02 Shepherd's Bush Empire in west London in the middle of November, but tickets are selling fast, so hurry up and get yours from
Ticketweb now.
