If there's anything to be said in a broad way about different audiences it's that I live in a major city, and those themes of isolation, protectiveness, loneliness tend to resonate with other people in major cities. In a sleepier village, where people are married with their children, me standing up and saying, "This marriage idea is a funny old convention that we invented" - various things that are deconstructions of the norms of a culture - if people have already made decisions like that, they're more inclined to say "Please, stop talking about our marriages, 'cause we're here now."
At first I was very anxious about starting Twitter, because I didn't really know what was expected of me. I now feel fairly relaxed, in that's it a w… - Simon Amstell
At first I was very anxious about starting Twitter, because I didn't really know what was expected of me. I now feel fairly relaxed, in that's it a w…
- Simon Amstell
Why be timid? Death is coming. - Simon Amstell
Why be timid? Death is coming.
The idea of a life plan, "I'm here now, where do I need to go to..." There's always "And then what?" And eventually the end of that "and then what?" … - Simon Amstell
The idea of a life plan, "I'm here now, where do I need to go to..." There's always "And then what?" And eventually the end of that "and then what?" …
I can't bear small talk, it's awful. I want to get beyond that thing of discussing how the weather is a bit better today than it was yesterday, and h… - Simon Amstell
I can't bear small talk, it's awful. I want to get beyond that thing of discussing how the weather is a bit better today than it was yesterday, and h…
I've stopped doing things that aren't clear comedy gigs - to do something that's not "comedy night," it's a difficult thing. People have to be given … - Simon Amstell
I've stopped doing things that aren't clear comedy gigs - to do something that's not "comedy night," it's a difficult thing. People have to be given …
If there's anything to be said in a broad way about different audiences it's that I live in a major city, and those themes of isolation, protectivene… - Simon Amstell
If there's anything to be said in a broad way about different audiences it's that I live in a major city, and those themes of isolation, protectivene…
I realize that in everything I was saying, that underneath my words was essentially, "why can't we be less judgemental and more like me." Which is ju… - Simon Amstell
I realize that in everything I was saying, that underneath my words was essentially, "why can't we be less judgemental and more like me." Which is ju…
I'm not interested in being gratuitously relatable and broadening out what I do in order to reach more people. When I'm going into specific details o… - Simon Amstell
I'm not interested in being gratuitously relatable and broadening out what I do in order to reach more people. When I'm going into specific details o…
I am not keen on the idea of an oversharer. I don't like that as a problem. I have more of a problem with an undershare. If I'm talking to somebody a… - Simon Amstell
I am not keen on the idea of an oversharer. I don't like that as a problem. I have more of a problem with an undershare. If I'm talking to somebody a…
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