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With carnage, simon amstell has done the impossible. Following sold out residencies in new york and london, simon amstell embarks on his fourth international stand up tour to be free. Comedy doc, set in 2067, where simon amstell looks back at britains animal eating past. Sep 21, 2017 simon amstell is a comedian, screenwriter and director. With intense vulnerability and troubling honesty, amstell explores freedom, joy, love, death, adventure, art, peace, sex, regret, success, eating, suffering, dreaming, healing, forgiving and other areas. Simon amstell asks us to forgive them for the horrors of what they. Mar 19, 2017 theres no doubt that simon amstells carnage is a film with a very heavy message set in a utopian 2067 when all of society is vegan, the mockumentary looks back at a time when humans ate other animals with the sort of visceral disgust that 2017 viewers might watch firsthand footage of the nazi holocaust. Its 2067, the uk is vegan, but older generations are suffering the. Amstell was born on 29 november 1979 and was raised in gants hill, london. Simon amstell has won two british comedy awards, an rts award, a broadcast award, a chortle award and has been nominated for a bafta.
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Set in the year 2067, when veganism is the norm, the film looks back on meateating today. On new years eve 2012, a oneoff standup special performance of simon amstell s standup show, numb, which he toured to sellout audiences in 2012, was recorded for the bbc at tv centre. Aug 22, 2017 the length version of simon amstells classic spoofveganscifi documentary. With gabe gilmour, jack rowan, colin morgan, anna chancellor. If you are anywhere else in the world, catch it on youtube at this link, but act fast before it gets taken down. The facts simon amstell media center bbc facts top ten this or that questions film veganism recipes. He wrote and directed the film carnage, wrote and starred in the television series grandmas house, and his past standup tours include to be free, numb, do nothing and what is this.
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Simon amstell asks us to forgive them for the horrors of what they swallowed. His first featurelength film, carnage, was released in 2017. A meat eaters reaction to vegan mockumentary carnage. In simon amstells affecting, bittersweet comedy, a rising young filmmaker is thrown into emotional turmoil by a burgeoning romance and the upcoming premiere of his second feature. He wrote and starred in the tv series grandmas house, and he has done several standup tours, including what is this. The comedians first featurelength film is not only hilarious, but puts a highly convincing case. Since ditching the bitchy world of pop musicbased telly shows, simon amstell has made a standup career out of angst. In this brave new age world, animals roam free, and there is no such thing as veganism, only carnism. W hat becomes of the neurotic comedian when he finds joyful contentment in love. Mar 04, 2019 simon amstell has written an open letter revealing how he had to lie about being gay for fears it would ruin his life. Download thats why we dont eat animals a book about vegans vegetarians. Contains some strong language and some upsetting scenes. We caught up with the comedian in honor of his new nyc show, what is this. Simon amstell has written an open letter revealing how he had to lie about being gay for fears it would ruin his life.
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