Arthur Smith (I)
- 70 years old
- English
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
Press clippings Page 13
Photos from Arthur Smith's Balham Bash
A report from a recording of the show by the BBC Comedy Web Team. The blog includes a link to various pictures.
David Thair, BBC Comedy, 10th June 2009The comic who would be Daphne Fairfax
Arthur Smith's comedy has lit up the West End and made him a Radio 4 regular. Now he has put it all in a book.
Janice Turner, The Times, 25th April 2009Book extract: My Name is Daphne Fairfax
The comic surveys his career as a stand-up in this extract from his autobiography.
Arthur Smith, The Times, 25th April 2009An incidental charm of Grumpy Old Holidays (BBC2) is the chance to look over people's shoulders and sneer at their decor. I never saw Arthur Smith as a tea light person, yet there they were, twinkling away everywhere.
Nancy Banks-Smith, The Guardian, 19th July 2006Stand-up sobriety
What is the relationship between stand-up and boozing? And is there life after drink? Veteran comic Arthur Smith tells William Cook all about comedy on the wagon.
William Cook, The Guardian, 5th December 2002