The latest news and comment on the rapper, comedian and actor Doc Brown.
July 2022
Honest playlist
‘I’ve denied it for years, but Taylor Swift really can write’: Ben Bailey Smith’s honest playlist
The actor and standup – AKA Doc Brown – cracks out Bowie at parties and wants the Beatles played at his funeral. But what does he unleash at karaoke?
January 2019
Culture webchats
Ben Bailey Smith on groovy dancing, UK rap stars and quiz show hell
The rapper, standup and actor – AKA Doc Brown – answered your questions on writing children’s books, the best of British hip-hop, Brexit confusion and rapping with Ricky Gervais
July 2017
25 years of shooting comedians
Photographer Rich Hardcastle is raising money through Kickstarter to publish 110 of his comedian portraits to celebrate 25 years in the business
March 2017
Doc Brown: 'I'm one of the UK's best rappers'
The standup, currently touring with Ricky Gervais, built a whole routine around his failed music career. Why is he going back?
August 2016
First look review
David Brent: Life on the Road review – Ricky Gervais's bad cover version
Fans of The Office will enjoy seeing the sitcom’s shabby antihero again, as he tours his pop band towards inevitable disaster, but it’s a patchy comic reunion
May 2016
Glad All Over Again: Crystal Palace's unofficial FA Cup final song – video
Ben Bailey Smith, AKA comedian/rapper Doc Brown, has released Glad All Over Again before Crystal Palace ’s meeting with Manchester United in the FA Cup final at Wembley – 26 years after the two sides faced off in the 1990 final
February 2016
Children's books
Children's books podcast - Ben Bailey Smith and Sav Akyüz talk bears
Rapper, actor and comedian Ben Bailey Smith AKA Doc Brown got together with Sav Akguz to make their first picture book I Am Bear. Find out all about the rebellious, squirrel-eating, trickster Bear and listen to brilliant and hilarious I Am Bear rap!
January 2016
Hey, kids, there’s a new bear on the block
Soon to be joining Pooh and Paddington is a onesie-wearing streetwise bear, created by illustrator Sav Akyüz and actor-rapper Doc Brown
August 2015
On my radar
On my radar: Doc Brown’s cultural highlights
The rapper, comedian, actor and screenwriter on Slow West, Ray Celestin’s The Axeman’s Jazz, The Waters by Mick Jenkins and the magic of Wittertainment
May 2013
YouTube Comedy Week, day 3: Doc Brown, Jamie Oliver – and Adrian Chiles?
Brian Logan: After a muted response to day two of YouTube's comedy-fest, can Doc Brown and Jamie Oliver raise anything more than a smile?
April 2013
Doc Brown – review
Doc Brown: 'I'm an accidental comedian. That makes me dangerous'
March 2013
This week's new live comedy
This week's new live comedy
Romesh Ranganathan | Doc Brown | The Musical Comedy Awards: Grand Final 2013
June 2012
This week's new live comedy
This week's new live comedy
Doc Brown | Barry & Stuart: Show And Tell | Liam Mullone: Vicious Whimsy
March 2012
Guardian Open Weekend session: How I made it in music
Live contributer Olateju Abiola-Adeleye finds out what makes BBCR1's Charlie Sloth, artist Sara Shamsavari and comedian and rapper Doc Brown successful.
September 2011
The conversation
The conversation: Why black history matters
Oliver Laughland
The conversation: Linda Bellos, a founder of Black History Month, and Ben 'Doc Brown' Smith discuss the event's importance and ways to make it relevant to a new generation
Doc Brown, rapper and comedian, and Robert McCrum, Observer associate editor and author, consider whether slang is a force for good or bad
August 2010
Doc Brown
Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh Zadie Smith's brother, Ben, aka Doc Brown, should be a star before long with his hip-hop-lampooning show, says Brian Logan
June 2010
This week's new comedy
Doc Brown | The Magic Underground | Pete Johansson
Children's booksChildren's books podcast - Ben Bailey Smith and Sav Akyüz talk bearsRapper, actor and comedian Ben Bailey Smith AKA Doc Brown got together with Sav Akguz to make their first picture book I Am Bear. Find out all about the rebellious, squirrel-eating, trickster Bear and listen to brilliant and hilarious I Am Bear rap!
