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Claire Smith

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Dave Johns interview

'One minute I'm at a food bank, the next I'm being flown in a private plane'

Claire Smith, i Newspaper, 5th August 2017

Hannah Gadsby on her award-winning comedy show Nanette

Her latest show won a major comedy award, so why is the Australian threatening to quit stand-up?

Claire Smith, The Scotsman, 5th August 2017

Festival preview: Wild Bore

Wild Bore might show you some buttocks, but it won't give you a bum steer on bad reviews, Claire Smith discovers.

Claire Smith, The Scotsman, 5th August 2017

Wild Bore interview

The gloves - and all the rest - are off as Adrienne Truscott, Zoe Coombs Marr and Ursula Martinez bare their behinds to the critics in absurdist satire, Wild Bore.

Claire Smith, Edinburgh Festivals, 1st August 2017

Hannah Gadsby interview

Hannah Gadsby made waves this year after rejecting the Barry Award for her raw, fearless show Nanette in a stand against homophobia.

Claire Smith, Edinburgh Festivals, 31st July 2017

Interview: Simon Amstell on his new movie, Carnage

'I'm not an activist. I'm a clown'

Claire Smith, Chortle, 1st March 2017

Malcolm Hardee Awards presented by John Fleming

There has never been an award for the ultimate Malcolm Hardee Award winner, but if there was, says John Fleming, it would go to Doktor CocaColaMcDonalds.

Claire Smith, The Scotsman, 16th August 2016

Reviewer review: Claire Smith (The Scotsman)

Claire Smith - or "The Scotsman's Clair Smith", as the WOW 247 website denomes her - is every bit as good a reviewer as you'd expect a veteran hack to be. (Note to comedians: 'hack' is not a pejorative term in journalism.)

Jemyma C. Noevil, FringePig, 19th August 2015

Bridget Christie on being a good stand-up

Bridget Christie is not an activist or an academic, she just wants to be the best comedian she can be.

Claire Smith, The Scotsman, 13th August 2015

Miss Behave: eyes on the prize for group hysteria (Link expired)

Miss Behave's back with a quiz show that makes you forget how crap everything is, she tells Claire Smith.

Claire Smith, WOW247, 10th August 2015

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