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Ian Smith
Ian Smith

Ian Smith (I)

  • English
  • Actor, writer and stand-up comedian

Ian Smith features

Ian Smith. Credit: 800 Pound Gorilla Records Live

First Gig, Worst Gig: Ian Smith

Friday 14th March 2025

With the acclaimed Crushing now online, Ian Smith recalls his career highs, lows and just plain odds.

Tragedy Plus Time. Ed Byrne. Credit: Roslyn Gaunt Live

The Top 50 Comedy Shows of 2023 - Mark Muldoon's Comedy Diary

Sunday 31st December 2023

Absolutely the only place on the internet to witness James Acaster, Rosie Jones, Dara O Briain, Bridget Christie, Nish Kumar, Ed Byrne, Kate Berlant, Rhys James, Paul Sinha, Ania Magliano, Olga Koch, Josie Long, Ahir Shah, Julia Masli and Daniel Kitson battle it out to win Mark Muldoon's Live Comedy Show of the Year title.

Ian Smith Live

Random 8: Ian Smith

Tuesday 31st October 2023

Edinburgh-nominated and now set for a UK tour, Ian Smith remembers Romanian eeriness, teeth-grinding and goblin beef.

Janine Harouni Fringe

Ed Byrne, Paul Sinha, Janine Harouni, Mark Watson - Mark Muldoon's Fringe Diary

Wednesday 6th September 2023

One final post-festival round-up from Mark Muldoon then, featuring Ian Smith, Huge Davies, Foxdog Studios, Celya AB, Mark Nelson, Michelle Brasier, Ed Byrne, Martin Urbano, Janine Harouni, Paul Sinha, Priya Hall and Garrett Millerick.

Tragedy Plus Time. Ed Byrne. Credit: Roslyn Gaunt Fringe

Best-reviewed Edinburgh Fringe shows 2023

Monday 4th September 2023

Ed Byrne was the best-reviewed stand-up comic performing at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023, analysis conducted by British Comedy Guide has found.

Ian Smith Fringe

Ian Smith: Anxiety-free relationship advice

Monday 17th July 2023

Ian Smith's show this year focuses on various stresses. One of the biggest in life must be relationships, so we asked him to give us some advice.

Ian Smith Pro

Tune-Up, No. 4: Ian Smith on getting gigs, and green room etiquette

Thursday 12th August 2021

Ian Smith loves crosswords - there's a podcast - but not cross words. So he's the ideal man to ask about green room dos and don'ts, and how to get gigs in the first place.

Ian Smith Live

The Isolation Conversations - Ian Smith's prime-time bedroom

Monday 17th May 2021

He's now a Radio 4 documentarian, with a unique insight into why people get stuck in things: Ian Smith talks contortion tests, grim swings, crossword podcasts, polar bear chasing, and how lots of backstage areas will be very tense as comedy returns.

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Joe Barnes wins Short Com script competition

Monday 7th September 2020

Joe Barnes has been named as the winner of the first Short Com Script Competition.

Short Com Pro

Short Com writing competition 2020 longlist

Wednesday 5th August 2020

Short Com has revealed the list of writers and scripts that have made it on to the longlist for its first sitcom writing competition.

The Delightful Sausage. Image shows from L to R: Amy Gledhill, Chris Cantrill Live

Random 8: Fringe special

Tuesday 27th August 2019

We bring together a bunch of previous Random 8 contestants whose shows we thoroughly enjoyed at this year's Edinburgh Fringe.

Ian Smith Live

Random 8: Ian Smith

Tuesday 28th May 2019

If you're origami-barmy, Ian Smith's upcoming Soho run might well float your boat. But which spaceship rocked his childhood world?

Mat Ricardo Features

Fringe dispatches #1

Monday 13th August 2018

Some news and trivia from the Edinburgh Festival. Motorbikes, knives, flyering, rain, and more!

Ian Smith Live

Ian Smith answers 10 Edinburgh Fringe Questions

Tuesday 4th August 2015

Ian Smith brings his latest show to Edinburgh this August, as he stops by an Indian restaurant.

Ian Smith Live

Ian Smith: My Message to the Kids

Tuesday 20th May 2014

Stand-up Ian Smith talks about how he was asked to give a speech at his old school but things didn't turn out as planned. Is anyone qualified to give advice to kids?

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