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Sunday, July 17, 2016

And the lion shall lie down with the lame by Arthur Smith

The Bible has no doubt had much influence in its time, but it provides very few laughs. None, in fact. A speccy theologian once told me that there is only one known gag in the Bible and to g…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:28AM
Friday, March 18, 2016

Arthur Smith: Readers, I’m sorry, but it’s over between us by Arthur Smith

Dear reader, you may never have looked at any of the words I have written in The Stage until now, or you

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 03:00AM
Friday, November 20, 2015

Arthur Smith: ‘Grab a pork scratching – it’s my 30th anniversary’ by Arthur Smith

Good day to all of you, my noble readers, great to see you. Welcome to this ‘30 years of writing my column

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AM
Thursday, September 3, 2015

Arthur Smith: The Smiffies – my highly coveted fringe awards by Arthur Smith

Like a gigantic octopus sinking to the floor of the ocean, the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and all its razzmatazz fringiness has ended.

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:00PM
Thursday, July 30, 2015

Arthur Smith: Legless Johnny’s amazing sawing-in-half trick by Arthur Smith

A mate of mine told me about a music-hall act he had heard of which sounds truly amazing (and please note, unlike

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:00PM
Thursday, June 18, 2015

Arthur Smith: You’re never too old to take the mic by Arthur Smith

At first I was a ‘compere’ – a weird word that even the French don’t use much, then I became an ‘MC’

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:00PM
Thursday, May 21, 2015

Arthur Smith: My brilliantly successful disaster by Arthur Smith

For the veteran comedian, certain shows and festivals occur often enough that they become a small personal tradition. Edinburgh in August is

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:00PM
Thursday, March 26, 2015

Arthur Smith: I find myself returning to ‘A man walked into a bar’ by Arthur Smith

When I was a young man, the template for the British stand-up comic was the sort of act you saw on telly

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00PM
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