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Doc Brown: Unfamous
Doc Brown is the stage name of Ben Smith, retired rapper and brother to best-selling novelist Zadie Smith.
The Dundee Courier, 11th August 2010Doc Brown: rapper to comedian
Zadie Smith's brother Ben, aka Doc Brown, has turned his hip hop career into material for a standup show.
Veronica Lee, The Telegraph, 11th August 2010Doc Brown: Grandpa Dave aka David Attenborough
The talented Doc Brown (aka Ben Smith) kicked off his brilliant series of new music videos on BBC Comedy with his hip hop eulogy for a fallen, albeit furry, gang member Jimmy Wiggz. Next up, is some lyrical love for Grandpa Dave aka David Attenborough.
BBC Comedy, 23rd June 2010Doc Brown: Jimmy Wiggz GPIG
Doc Brown (aka Ben Smith) spent 10 years rapping his way through the music biz, before falling out of love with the industry in 2007. Since then he's developed a new - though perhaps not so different - performance-based talent: stand-up comedy.
BBC Comedy, 21st June 2010Doctor, doctor...
Doc Brown - the little brother of novelist Zadie Smith - has swapped freestyle rap battles for telling jokes.
Emma Love, The Sunday Times, 16th May 2010