Interview: Simon Amstell talks Benjamin

March 15, 2019 | James R

This weekend sees the release of Benjamin, a new bittersweet comedy from Simon Amstell. His second feature film, after the mockumentary Carnage on BBC iPlayer, it tells the story of Benjamin (Colin Morgan) a rising star filmmaker, who is thrown … Read More

Benjamin: A bittersweet gem

March 15, 2019 | James R

Simon Amstell’s painfully hilarious drama is a caustic, sweet, quotable gem.Read More

BBC iPlayer film review: Carnage (Simon Amstell)

March 21, 2017 | James R

Simon Amstell’s vegan mockumentary is thought-provoking, rib-tickling, stomach-churning satire.Read More

BBC iPlayer to release Simon Amstell’s Carnage

February 2, 2017 | James R

BBC iPlayer will release Simon Amstell’s directorial debut, Carnage.

The comedian, who once hosted Never Mind the Buzzcocks and co-wrote sitcom Grandma’s House, has now turned his hand to helming, with Carnage: Swallowing the Past, a tale set in utopian … Read More