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> [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 permission to laugh. You need to know it's comedy; otherwise you might just think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-amstell/i-ve-stopped-doing-things-that-aren-t-clear-comedy-gigs-to-do/)

[Simon Amstell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-amstell/)

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## More by Simon Amstell

> [I don't see the point of doing comedy unless it comes from pain.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-amstell/i-don-t-see-the-point-of-doing-comedy-unless-it-comes-from-pain/)

[Simon Amstell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-amstell/)

> [My mum makes me laugh a lot.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-amstell/my-mum-makes-me-laugh-a-lot/)

[Simon Amstell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-amstell/)

> [I've always felt that comedy doesn't just come from misery. It comes from an absurdity around that misery.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-amstell/i-ve-always-felt-that-comedy-doesn-t-just-come-from-misery-it-comes/)

[Simon Amstell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-amstell/)

> [I quite like being cheeky and naughty.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-amstell/i-quite-like-being-cheeky-and-naughty/)

[Simon Amstell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-amstell/)

> [The first time I got into therapy was when I was 29 - it's always when I'm about to hit a number. There's a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-amstell/the-first-time-i-got-into-therapy-was-when-i-was-29-it-s-always-when/)

[Simon Amstell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-amstell/)

> [I am more interested in finding peace than upsetting anyone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-amstell/i-am-more-interested-in-finding-peace-than-upsetting-anyone/)

[Simon Amstell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-amstell/)

> [If you are somebody who is going to at some point be revealed as not like everyone else, then to be in an insular…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-amstell/if-you-are-somebody-who-is-going-to-at-some-point-be-revealed-as-not/)

[Simon Amstell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-amstell/)

> [I got my first job in television when I was 18, on the kids' cable channel Nickelodeon, introducing the 'Rugrats' and other programs. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-amstell/i-got-my-first-job-in-television-when-i-was-18-on-the-kids-cable/)

[Simon Amstell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-amstell/)

> [Everything I try to do is about slaying that dragon of shame.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-amstell/everything-i-try-to-do-is-about-slaying-that-dragon-of-shame/)

[Simon Amstell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-amstell/)

> [If I'd have been really good at dancing as a kid, if I'd have achieved more than my certificate in preparatory tap, then that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-amstell/if-i-d-have-been-really-good-at-dancing-as-a-kid-if-i-d-have-achieved/)

[Simon Amstell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-amstell/)

> [I don't feel broken anymore.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-amstell/i-don-t-feel-broken-anymore/)

[Simon Amstell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-amstell/)

> [If you are the sort of comedian who's interested in sort of the mundane, then there's something in that and then it's wonderful to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-amstell/if-you-are-the-sort-of-comedian-who-s-interested-in-sort-of-the/)

[Simon Amstell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-amstell/)

> [I watched a film called 'Earthlings' years ago and it helped to upset me into veganism, so I thought what I could do was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-amstell/i-watched-a-film-called-earthlings-years-ago-and-it-helped-to-upset/)

[Simon Amstell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-amstell/)

> [You can't think your way to being in love, or able to be loved. However, intellect is also useful for things like understanding books.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-amstell/you-can-t-think-your-way-to-being-in-love-or-able-to-be-loved-however/)

[Simon Amstell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-amstell/)

> [As a teenager, I found a lot of courage through people on the television being funny or subversive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-amstell/as-a-teenager-i-found-a-lot-of-courage-through-people-on-the/)

[Simon Amstell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-amstell/)

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