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Stuart Goldsmith
Podcaster, Actor
Years active2009-present
Websitewww.comedianscomedian.com

Stuart Goldsmith (born 12 July 1977

street performer. He has presented the Comedian's Comedian
podcast since 2012.

Career

Goldsmith grew up in Bristol and trained at

court jester at Warwick Castle.[4]

He began in street theatre as half of the comedy

Street Performance World Championship in 2008.[7][8] On his street theatre work, he has said "If you can draw in the crowd at 9.45am in Covent Garden it teaches you to be funny."[6]

Goldsmith was a 2005 finalist in

Hackney Empire New Act of the Year. He was also a finalist in the BBC's Witty and Twisted competition.[9] In 2011 Goldsmith competed in the ITV reality show Show Me the Funny
, where he was eliminated in week 6.

Goldsmith's 2010 Edinburgh show Stuart Goldsmith: The Reasonable Man received positive reviews, as did his follow-up 2011 tour Another Lovely Crisis. His 2012 Edinburgh show Prick was the subject of some controversy after the title was censored by the Edinburgh Fringe Guide.[10] Goldsmith received generally positive reviews for his 2014 and 2015 Edinburgh shows, Extra Life,[11][12] and An Hour,[13][14][15] respectively. His 2016 Edinburgh show is Compared to What.[16] He continues to perform stand-up at clubs and festivals.[17][18]

In 2012 Goldsmith launched a podcast - The Comedian's Comedian with Stuart Goldsmith - where in each episode he interviews a comedian about how they approach their profession. It published its 400th episode in April 2022.

Television

Goldsmith played the role of Caleb in the 2010

CBBC sci-fi gameshow Mission: 2110. He has also appeared as a guest on the Dave series As Yet Untitled with Alan Davies
.

In 2016, Goldsmith appeared as a panelist on children's panel show

The Dog Ate My Homework
.

References

  1. ^ a b "Interview: Stuart Goldsmith". Bristol 24/7. 1 March 2016.
  2. ^ @stuartgoldsmithcomedy (12 July 2023). "Pretty much my favourite birthday greeting ever, my 7 year old knocking it out of the park!" – via Instagram.
  3. ^ @ComComPod (16 July 2014). "@Herring1967 @SarahMillican75 @LouConran i am a bad birthday triplet for taking so long to wish you a very happy last saturday xx" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. ^ "BBC - Press Office - Mission: 2110 press pack Stuart Goldsmith". www.bbc.co.uk.
  5. ^ "Kiosk of Champions". Chortle. August 2009.
  6. ^ a b "Stuart Goldsmith leaps from stuntman to stand-up". Swindon Advertiser.
  7. ^ (http://www.nvinteractive.co.nz), NV Interactive. "World Buskers Festival! Home Page". 2014.worldbuskersfestival.com.
  8. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. ^ "Witty and Twisted finalists". BBC.
  10. ^ "Why can't I be a prick?". Chortle. 8 May 2012.
  11. ^ Solutions, Powder Blue Internet Business. "Stuart Goldsmith, comedian : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk. Retrieved 11 June 2016. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  12. ^ "Stuart Goldsmith: Extra Life". Broadway Baby. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  13. ^ Solutions, Powder Blue Internet Business. "Stuart Goldsmith: An Hour's description : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk. Retrieved 11 June 2016. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  14. ^ "Stuart Goldsmith: An Hour - Review - Edinburgh Festival guide | Fest". www.festmag.co.uk. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  15. ^ "Stuart Goldsmith: An Hour Edinburgh, festival". www.edfestmag.com. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  16. ^ "Stuart Goldsmith: Compared to What". Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  17. ^ "Stuart Goldsmith - Work in Progress -". www.phoenixfringe.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.
  18. ^ "Stuart Goldsmith | Latitude Festival 2013". www.latitudefestival.com. Archived from the original on 18 July 2013.

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