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Mel Smith. Copyright: BBC
Mel Smith

Mel Smith

  • English
  • Actor, director and writer

Mel Smith features

The Tall Guy. Dexter King (Jeff Goldblum) Features

Comedy Rewind: Jeff Goldblum is The Tall Guy

Sunday 2nd February 2025

The Tall Guy may be long forgotten, but this 1989 feature deserves reappraisal as the film debuts of both writer Richard Curtis and director Mel Smith.

Wilt. Image shows left to right: Flint (Mel Smith), Wilt (Griff Rhys Jones) Features

Comedy Rewind: Wilt

Sunday 14th April 2024

A look back at Wilt, the 1989 film starring Mel Smith and Griff Rhys Jones.

Colin's Sandwich. Colin Watkins (Mel Smith). Copyright: BBC Features

Comedy Rewind: Fill up on Colin's Sandwich

Sunday 11th December 2022

In the late 1980s, double-act star, actor and director Mel Smith played the lead in a BBC sitcom of his own, the now cult classic Colin's Sandwich, about an amateur novelist and screenwriter trying to find his big break.

Mel Smith Features

Mel Smith's 20 best comedy moments

Saturday 20th July 2013

A selection of video clips showing off the late Mel Smith's comic brilliance. Includes the best sketches from Alas Smith & Jones and Not The Nine O'Clock News.

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