Arthur Smith (I)
- 69 years old
- English
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
Press clippings Page 7
Arthur Smith interview
Comic Arthur Smith, an Edinburgh Fringe regular spanning two centuries, is only going up for three days this year, to perform his legendary Arthur Smith Sings Leonard Cohen show - re-titled Arthur Smith Sings Leonard Cohen - The Final Tribute.
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 24th July 2017A Malcolm Hardee stunt: the legend & the truth
Malcolm was famous for his stunts at the Fringe. One of the most famous was writing a review of his own show which he conned The Scotsman newspaper into publishing in 1989.
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 14th July 2017Comedians cast in 'Manwatching'
Manwatching, which explores heterosexual female desire, is written by an anonymous woman and directed by Lucy Morrison.
Giverny Masso, The Stage, 5th May 2017Bath Comedy Festival gets new sexy sponsor
Bath Comedy Festival and VisitBath have announced a sponsorship collaboration with Lovehoney, the UK's largest online sex toy retailer.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 9th March 2017Are You Being Served serves more of the same
The old show was never a critics' favourite - despite our howls about these comedy rehashes being sacrilegious grave-robbing. But it had a kind of bravery; the passing of the Sexual Offences Act 1967 decriminalising gay sex was within recent memory, and living together was still 'living in sin' in the provinces. Its knowing primness was clever - a huge wink to the fourth wall of the masses that although the outré characters seemed naughty, and Mr Humphries got into scrapes with a wide array of young men, he was never explicit about them. But the world has moved on - Kim Kardashian's bum failed to break the internet and against shows like Catastrophe, this looks more than passé.
Deborah Shrewsbury, The Custard TV, 28th August 2016TV preview: Are You Being Served?, BBC1
So let's face it, this does nothing new but does the old thing pretty well.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 27th August 2016The Defining the Norm Awards: the nominees
Comedian Will Franken honours the most conformist acts at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Will Franken, Spiked, 25th August 2016Malcolm Hardee Awards 2016 shortlist
The shortlist for the Malcolm Hardee Awards for originality have been announced. Twonkey, Arthur Smith, Foxdog Studios and Come Look at The Baby are up for the Comic Originality title.
British Comedy Guide, 22nd August 2016How Brexit gave comedy the shot in the arm it needed
"I woke up on June 24, and thought 'Cor blimey, I didn't see that one coming!' " exclaims Henning Wehn, self-styled "German Comedy Ambassador in London", near the start of his Edinburgh Festival Fringe show Westphalia is Not an Option.
Dominic Cavendish, The Telegraph, 15th August 2016Six great comedy shows to see at the Festival Fringe
Comedy sits at the very heart of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Allan Crow, Fife Today, 11th August 2016