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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 2020Fringe: 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 2020Arthur 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 2020CITV 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 2020Comedy 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 2020Over £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 2020100 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 2019Arthur Smith: Don't pay me in cash, I'll just bin it
The comedian isn't good with money. Literally -- he once threw away his stand-up fee by mistake.
Karen Robinson, The Sunday Times, 8th December 2019Leicester Comedy Festival launches 2020 programme
Headline acts for 2020 include Jo Brand, Stewart Lee, Milton Jones, Shappi Khorsandi, Fascinating Aida, Paul Sinha, Josie Long, Jason Byrne, Tony Slattery, Angela Barnes, Griff Rhys Jones, Andy Parsons, John Shuttleworth, Dane Baptiste, Rhod Gilbert, Mark Steel, Flo & Joan, Arthur Smith and Reg D Hunter.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 30th October 2019Comedians donate jokes to fundraising poster
A number of comedians have donated jokes to a exclusive hand pulled screen printed poster which has been made to raise money for Leicester Comedy Festival.
British Comedy Guide, 25th October 2019