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Arthur Smith is a comedian and compere beyond compare, playwright, panelist and performer of international stature.
Arthur was an instant hit in Grumpy Old Men of which he did three series. He is also an accomplished playwright, his plays include An Evening With Gary Lineker which was nominated for an Olivier Award and made into a TV film, My Summer With Des and The Live Bed Show which had a run in the West End, starring Caroline Quentin and Paul Merton. He is a stalwart of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival with many of his productions transferring to LondonтАЩs West End. In 2005 Arthur turned down a Perrier Award for Lifetime Achievement stating тАШThey wanted to tell me I was old and cool; well, I know that already and anyway, my ego is bloated enoughтАЩ. He remains a regular guest on Loose Ends and Pick of the Week and did 3 series of ArthurтАЩs Balham Bash for R4. As a comedian he has played all over the country, including the Comedy Store, Jongleurs, and assorted West End theatres. More recently he can be found appearing on BBC1тАЩs The One Show, reporting on a huge range of subjects, from Darts to Flotsam and Jetsom in Holland and he can be heard nightly on RADIO 4 XtraтАЩs Comedy Club.
In 2014, he dusted down his vocal chords and revisited his old friend Leonard Cohen with a huge sell out show Arthur Smith Sings Leonard Cohen (Vol 2) at the Soho Theatre.
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