Ian Smith (I)
- English
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
Press clippings Page 5
Comedy's ones to watch for 2022
Promoters pick their most-tipped acts.
Chortle, 7th January 2022Girl Stuck In Basketball Hoop review
Comedians have been finding all sorts of alternative lines of work as the pandemic ravages their usual livelihoods. For Ian Smith, investigative documentary-making has floated his boat - 'I'm cruising for a Louis Therouxing' in his own, typically witty, wordplay.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 18th May 2021Ian Smith to record comedy documentary for Radio 4
Comedian Ian Smith is to record a comedy documentary for Radio 4, focusing on the story of several girls who got stuck in basketball hoops in his home town of Goole.
British Comedy Guide, 11th January 2021Comedians working from home
Without any gigs to perform, comics are spreading good cheer on Twitter and TikTok. Here's a roundup of the latest from Suzi Ruffell, Jessica Fostekew, Mo Gilligan and others.
Chris Wiegand, The Guardian, 6th April 2020Chortle Awards 2020 nominees
Bob Mortimer, Greg Davies, Katherine Ryan, Romesh Ranganathan and Tom Allen are amongst the nominees for the Chortle Awards 2020. Jonny Pelham, Jessica Fostekew and Catherine Cohen have two nods.
British Comedy Guide, 27th February 2020Have you ever been called a nickname you didn't like?
The penultimate Emergency Question from Richard Herring's stash.
Chortle, 24th August 2019Our top ten picks of week 3 at the Edinburgh Fringe!
Week 3 is over. The end line is near. Everyone is tired, damp and spent all their money on Berocca. I have eaten my dinner standing up, for 4 days in a row now. But we are still going because we love it!!!!!! Here are our Ten Top Picks for week 3!
2Northdown, 16th August 2019The best quick-fire jokes
GQ, 7th August 2019Most inconsequential thing you've seen a child strop
Another from Richard Herring's stock of Emergency Questions.
Chortle, 5th August 2019+3 interview: Ian Smith: Half-Life
"I'm looking forward to going to Mother India Restaurant - then going to a steam room the next day and smelling curry getting released from my pores and the other people in the steam room looking confused."
Dan Lentell, Edinburgh49, 31st July 2019