'If I get laughs, I will have failed': Chilcot report recital begins in Edinburgh
Comedians kick off Iraq Out and Loud, the reading of all 6,000 pages of the Iraq war report in a small shed at the fringe
April 2015
What BAC means to us: Arthur Smith, Emma Rice, Stewart Lee and others
A month after the fire at Battersea Arts Centre, a fundraising night brings together many of those whose careers were nurtured there. Here, they remember pivotal performances at the iconic south London venue
June 2014
Glastonbury 2014: 10 questions for Arthur Smith
We caught up with the comedian on Thursday night and talked festival audiences, Edinburgh festival arrests and an unexpected encounter with Dizzee Rascal
February 2014
This week's new live comedy
This week's new live comedy
WitTank Presents The School | Miranda Hart: My, What I Call, Live Show | Arthur Smith Sings Leonard Cohen (Vol 2)
August 2013
Arthur Smith – Edinburgh festival 2013 review
The comedian's versions of Leonard Cohen's rich, rumbling songs are only gently amusing, but nonetheless a treat, writes Brian Logan
January 2013
Observer TV reviews
Rewind TV: Utopia; Locomotion: Dan Snow's History of Railways; Funny Business; Blandings; Yes, Prime Minister – review
Channel 4's new conspiracy thriller was violent and vivid, while Dan Snow made trains compelling, writes Phil Hogan
January 2012
Portrait of the artist
Portrait of the artist: Arthur Smith, comedian
'My worst heckle? In Edinburgh, a bloke poured a pint of urine over me'
May 2011
Rewind radio: Jeremy Vine; Arthur Smith's Balham Bash; The Simon Day Show – review
Jeremy Vine's stories about the Queen's Irish visit and parental porn might seem an incongruous mix for Radio 2, but he makes it work, writes Miranda Sawyer
August 2009
My Name Is Daphne Fairfax by Arthur Smith
Arthur Smith has grown into his calling as a bad-tempered old sod, writes Alfred Hickling
July 2009
No laughing matter? Michael Jackson and celebrity death jokes
Jacko gags hit the internet within hours of the singer's death. They're not tasteless, argue Richard Herring, Arthur Smith and Marcus Brigstocke
January 2009
Comedy preview: An Audience With Arthur Smith: Taunton
Brewhouse Theatre, Feb 1
August 2007
Theatre blog
The Heckle 15: The last laugh
Theatre blog
The Heckle 01: Opening weekend
August 2003
It's Hell without the drink
For his first alcohol-free appearance at the Festival, Arthur Smith will be presenting Dante's Inferno fuelled only by fruit juice.
December 2002
Arthur Smith
It was a dusty old shop, but the shelves were full of tins and one of them in particular appealed to me. I walked to the counter, waited for a shop assistant and, when no one came, I did a Winona and left.
