Aurthur Smith
Arthur is a writer and comedian. He has written four plays including, “An Evening with Gary Lineker” (with Chris England) which was nominated for an Olivier Award and made into a TV film, and “Live Bed Show” which has a run in the West End starring Caroline Quentin and Paul Merton.
Arthur currently presents Radio 4’s “Excess Baggage” and a fourth series of “The Smith Lectures” recently aired on Radio 2.
His live show “Arthur Smith Sings Leonard Cohen” has gone down a storm at Edinburgh and enjoyed a run at London’s Ambassador’s Theatre. It has recently been adapted for radio.
Arthur Smith started his career as a comic on the London Comedy Club circuit. He was one of the originators of what then was called ‘Alternative Comedy’ performing with the likes of Ben Elton, Rick Myall & French & Saunders.
Smith gained a reputation as a unpredictable and off the wall compere shocking and pleasing his audiences. He appeared on many TV shows and was always willing to try something different. He went on to make a mark as a writer.