Homepage News Reviews - Acts - Shows - Screen - Radio - Books - Clubs Interviews Awards 2006 Edinburgh 2005 - Reviews - Blog - Previews Features Archive Awards 2005 Edinburgh 2004: - Previews - Shows - Diary Guestbook Forum © Emporium Of Mirth 2004 Editor: Lauren Murphy Reporters: Fiona Wilkie Natalie Joanne	Emporium of Mirth Simon Amstell Simon Amstell has taken a strange route to comedy stardom by taking a job on Channel Four’s Popworld In which he has to pretend not to dispise many a faceless pop scoundrel. As such, a lot of his material revolves around stories of pop stars… and (Channel Four bosses close your ears now) the fact he’s gay… and Jewish. And that’s it. Granted, he can get some big laughs, but that is mainly down to his delivery, he is an excellent performer, as anyone who saw him in his Nickelodeon days can testify and sometimes his material can really hit the button. In this case, I think it’s a case of *do* give up the day job, for I feel once he’s stopped fannying about with 50Cent, he could really come up with the goods. Reviewed by Lauren RSS  Printable version	Visit our Siamese Twin Sister Site!