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Arthur Smith
Arthur Smith

Arthur Smith (I)

  • 70 years old
  • English
  • Actor, writer and stand-up comedian

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Arthur Smith: threat to club is no laughing matter

Fears over future of industry as the Bill Murray faces uncertainty.

Calum Fraser, Islington Tribune, 29th January 2021

UK Pun Championship 2021 line-up announced

The contestants have been revealed for the 2021 UK Pun Championship. Also, the finalists for Silver Stand Up Competition have been announced.

British Comedy Guide, 18th December 2020

Arthur Smith axes Edinburgh show

Arthur Smith, the only comedian who was due to perform a sort-of 'official' show in Edinburgh this August has cancelled his run (or rather walk).

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 5th August 2020

My festival Q&A: Arthur Smith

The streets of Edinburgh may be eerily quiet this month, but that isn't going to stop veteran comedian Arthur Smith from offering "Walking Tours of the Edinburgh Fringe" he tells Andrew Eaton-Lewis.

Andrew Eaton-Lewis, The Scotsman, 4th August 2020

Fringe: is stand-up comedy doomed to fail online?

Can stand-up ever work as well on a laptop screen as it does in front of a live audience in a hot, sweaty Edinburgh basement? Kate Copstick asks some Fringe veterans.

Kate Copstick, The Scotsman, 29th July 2020

Arthur Smith announces Edinburgh Fringe show

Arthur Smith will not be daunted by the cancellation of the biggest arts festival in the world this summer. He has been hosting his legendary late-night tours of the Royal Mile on the fringe since 1977 and at this, his 43rd festival, he will return with a socially distanced walking tour of Edinburgh full of laughs, poetry and surprises. AKA a piece of radical, site-specific, outdoor promenade performance art. And probably the only show on the fringe!

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 22nd July 2020

CITV orders The Rubbish World Of Dave Spud Series 2

Animated comedy The Rubbish World Of Dave Spud will return to CITV for a second series. The voice cast - which includes Johnny Vegas, Gina Yashere and Arthur Smith - will all return.

British Comedy Guide, 7th May 2020

Comedy club stages gig to raise funds for comedians

Dulwich Hamlet Comedy Club is staging another Comics' Relief gig to raise money for comedians hit in the pocket by the pandemic.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 29th April 2020

Over £20,000 raised for Leicester Comedy Festival

Geoff Rowe said "Whilst the festival continues to grow and develop each year, we need continued support to keep the thing going, and engage with as many community groups as possible."

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 20th February 2020

100 Things I Meant To Tell You by Arthur Smith review

This may be legally actionable, given the reputation that Arthur Smith has carefully fostered for himself - but I'm not sure he's all that grumpy.

Steve Bennett, Chortle, 9th December 2019

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