Claire Smith

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Press clippings

Malcolm Hardee Awards 2023 winners

Phil Ellis, John Fleming and Julia Masli have won the 2023 Malcolm Hardee Award trophies.

British Comedy Guide, 27th August 2023

MC Hammersmith interview

"I've compiled my own rhyming dictionary which is 20,000 words long".

Claire Smith, Entertainment Now, 7th August 2023

Jonny Pelham interview

Things were going brilliantly for Bradford-born stand-up Jonny Pelham.

Claire Smith, Entertainment Now, 5th August 2023

Monét X Change interview

"The show is going to be very exciting. It's not like a lip-syncing and not that boring s***. It's actual live stand-up comedy and music. It's going to be fabulous."

Claire Smith, Edinburgh Festivals, 4th August 2023

Ed Byrne interview

"I look at that through the lens of the tragedy that befell me last year, of the death of my little brother."

Claire Smith, Edinburgh Festivals, 4th August 2023

Viggo Venn: It Has Been The Craziest Time Of My Life

Viggo Venn started to realise something was up when Amanda Holden handed him a photograph of her mum in a hi vis waistcoat.

Claire Smith, Entertainment Now, 3rd August 2023

Fiona Allen: On The Run

On The Run is about a woman finding herself.

Claire Smith, Entertainment Now, 1st August 2023

Reuben Kaye: It's the best of me...

He sings, he dances, he talks a hundred miles an hour and he's guaranteed to make you laugh.

Claire Smith, Entertainment Now, 30th July 2023

Shaparak Khorsandi interview

"It's called Shapchat because like Snapchat, it's just for the moment, for that audience, then disappears."

Claire Smith, Edinburgh Festivals, 18th July 2023

Paul Merton interview

"I think that the enduring appeal of Paul Merton's Impro Chums is that every show is totally different."

Claire Smith, Edinburgh Festivals, 18th July 2023