Ian Smith
Ian Smith

Ian Smith (I)

  • English
  • Actor, writer and stand-up comedian

Press clippings

Ian Smith: Crushing review

Goole's own Ian Smith delves into funny mundanity in this steady, Edinburgh Comedy Award-nominated hour.

Polly Glynn, The Skinny, 28th February 2024

Dream Gig: Ian Smith

The Edinburgh Comedy Award nominated stand-up and co-host of Northern News podcast, Ian Smith has a Dream Gig to rival U2's Las Vegas residency.

Ian Smith, The Skinny, 13th February 2024

Tim Harding's comedy diary

Louise Young was nominated for newcomer last year, and this is a very classic newcomer show - a whistle-stop tour of a biography and a preponderance of the local stereotype stuff that works as an intro when you've only got five minutes on a mixed bill.

Tim Harding, Chortle, 9th February 2024

Chortle Awards 2024 nominees announced

Julia Masli, Ian Smith, Ahir Shah, Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Paddy Young and Sam Campbell are amongst the comedians nominated in the 2024 Chortle Awards.

British Comedy Guide, 8th February 2024

My Comedy Hero: Ian Smith on Johnny Vegas

The Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee tells us why this once manic performer is his stand-up touchstone.

Ian Smith, The List, 4th February 2024

Ian Smith: "Always being stressed is my defining comedic characteristic."

Multi-award-winning comedian Ian Smith is taking his Edinburgh Comedy Award nominated show Crushing on tour. He tells us how he got to this point - and it involves driving a tank in Slovakia.

Square Mile, 15th January 2024

Ian Smith interview

We speak to the Comedy Award nominee ahead of his UK tour.

Kevin Ibbotson-Wight, The Wee Review, 3rd January 2024

The best theatre, comedy and dance of 2023

Julia Masli comes top in the Guardian's favourite live comedies this year, although she insists her show is not a comedy.

Arifa Akbar, Brian Logan and Lyndsey Winship, The Guardian, 21st December 2023

Ask a comedian: Ian Smith

Known for BBC Radio 4's The News Quiz, The Now Show and co-hosting the Northern News podcast, Ian Smith is taking his stand-up show Crushing on tour.

Ian Chaddock, Readers Digest, 20th December 2023

Interview: Ian Smith on Crushing

"I tend to have a meltdown and question whether I have anything to say and slowly realise I do and that I've just been over-thinking it."

Little Lark of London, 7th December 2023