You're listening to Under the Skin with Russell Brand. Under the skin is sponsored by me and my rebirth tour coming up in Southport, Cambridge, Cheltenham,

Ausbury, Watford and Skegness. Cheltenham and Bristol were sold out but there are tickets on the 23rd of May for Southport, 24th for Cambridge, 6th for Ausbury, 6th of June, that is.

What for the 7th of June? There's tickets for that and there's a second date added for Bristol on the 10th of June, go to Russellbrand.com for tickets.

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It's just having 5 stars, and just soaring up those charts and has a monetisable value to it to get on with that.

My guest on Under the Skin today is comedian and actual friend of mine, Simon Ampstool. Simon's a TV presenter who won't let that be in their screenwriter, director and actor, best known for his roles as former host of Pop World, Nevermind the Buzz Cox and co-writer and star of the sitcom Grand Mars House.

In March, he filmed Carnage, premiered on BBC Eye Player, a mockumentary set in a utopian 2067, which looks back at time when human beings ate other animals.

And it is primarily this, but many other things that I'll be talking to Simon about, Simon, welcome to the show.

Hello. I mean, I've known you since I think you were like a teenager possibly.

Yeah, I think I was probably 18 or 19.

And in many ways, you and I've had a comparable trajectory from similar backgrounds.

Essex?

We're Essex boys.

We're comparing, oh, yes, my dog troubling you.

Dog coming.

Yeah, well, that's a good sign, isn't it?

Please go on the right path.

It's a very interesting.

Has some sense of the fine work you're doing for veganism and animal rights.

I think that might be it.

He's being compelled to come over there.

Yeah.

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