Details: Arthur Smith

Writer and comedian Arthur Smith was born in South London in 1954. He started on the alternative comedy circuit in the 1980s, specialising in being a compere. He has been a regular performer at the Edinburgh festival. He is also an accomplished playwright. Plays include: An Evening with Gary Lineker (1994), My Summer with Des (1998), 'The Bed Show' and his one-show 'Arthur Smith Sings Leonard Cohen'. He has presented the BBC Radio 4 travel programme 'Excess Baggage' and has been a regular on 'Loose Ends'. On TV, he's been a regular Grumpy Old Man and Countdown wordsmith.
The BBC website says, "He regularly produces material that's both surreal, and almost instantly cultish, as well as popular."
The story in Arthur's podcast will also appear in his forthcoming autobiography. www.arthursmith.co.uk
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Duration: 2:51

11-02-2008 (1.31 MB)

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