Help - Comedy, Tragedy, Therapy

A beautiful and clever book about being human' Russell BrandCOMEDY. TRAGEDY. THERAPY. Simon Amstell did his first stand-up gig at the age of thirteen. His parents had just divorced and puberty was confusing. Trying to be funny solved everything. HELP is the hilarious and heartbreaking account of Simon's ongoing compulsion to reveal his entire self on stage. To tell the truth so it can't hurt him any more. Loneliness, anxiety, depression - this book has it all. And more. From a complicated childhood in Essex to an Ayahuasca-led epiphany in the Amazon rainforest, this story will make you laugh, cry and then feel happier than you've ever been.

Product details

• Authors: Simon Amstell
• Publisher: Vintage UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 31.01.2019
• EAN: 9781784705695
• ISBN: 978-1-78470-569-5
• No. of pages: 224
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 17 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; Bezug zu Schwulen, Memoiren, Berichte/Erinnerungen, Film, Kino, Fernsehen, TV, Television, PERFORMING ARTS / Television / General, Andere darstellende Künste, Essex, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Entertainment & Performing Arts, PERFORMING ARTS / Comedy, Autobiography: arts & entertainment, Performing arts: comedy, Other performing arts, Autobiography: arts and entertainment, Of specific Gay interest, Relating to LGBTQ+ people