On paper, England are a good cricket team.The trouble is they play on grass.
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The outfits come and go but there is a constant that I like about the catwalk model: the snotty expression.
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When I was eight or nine, I wrote a new version of ‘Peter Pan’ for the school play. They didn’t use it – I imagine it was unperformable – but as recompense for not doing my script, I was offered any role, and instinctively went for Captain Hook. I came on trying to be terrifying, but everyone laughed at me.
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Birth: | 27th November, 1954 |
Nationality: | British |
Profession: | Actor, Comedian, Writer |
Arthur Smith was born in Bermondsey, South London. He is an English alternative comedian and writer. He then studied at the University of East Anglia where he was chairman of the poetry society, wrote for the student newspaper and contributed sketches for the student review. He graduated with a 2:1 BA degree in comparative literature in 1976. In addition to stand-up comedy, Smith has performed musical comedy shows such as Arthur Smith Sings Leonard Cohen. He is also a radio presenter on such BBC Radio 4 programmes as Excess Baggage and Loose Ends, and appears on television comedy panel games. He is currently one of the hosts of "The Comedy Club" on BBC Radio 4 Extra. In 2005, Smith turned down a lifetime achievement award from the Perrier Award organisers. Smith is a staunch Socialist and is a supporter of the Labour Party.
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