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About Me

I am a writer and comedian.
I grew up in Jersey.
I perform at comedy clubs, the Edinburgh Festival, and at theatres with my own shows which include Much Obliged, 10 Arguments I Should Have Won, Misplaced Childhood and How To Be Cool. I've also supported acts such as Ardal O'Hanlon, Johnny Vegas and Ricky Gervais.
You can also visit my website , where you can watch the films from "10 Arguments I Should Have Won" and "Misplaced Childhood" in the "Clips" section, as well as some footage of me in The Thick Of It, in which I play inept Tory researcher Phil Smith. I have written for various tv and radio shows with my writing partner Roger Drew. We were the main writers on Time Trumpet
Rog is also a brilliant illustrator - we have a book out, The Joy Of No Sex which you can buy here .
We also do a PODCAST for GQ.
The Radio Four series Will Smith Presents The Tao of Bergerac is on cd now.
And my book "How To Be Cool" is also out. Take the Coolometer test here:
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My Interests

I can link any film to a specific episode of Bergerac in 6 moves or less.

I'd like to meet:

Bob Dylan
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Music:

Bob Dylan, Bruce Cockburn, Fish, Marillion, Bach, Mozart, Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli, Dire Straits, Mark Knopfler, Martin Stephenson, U2, Gillian Welch, Elvis Presley, Fats Waller, J.J. Cale, Lonnie Johnson and Eddie Lang, Johnny Cash, Aimee Mann, Peter Gabriel, Steve Earle, Tom Petty, The Waterboys, Vaughan Williams, Van Morrison, Vivaldi, Beethoven.

Movies:

This Is Spinal Tap, Withnail and I, Kind Hearts and Coronets, Lord of The Rings, Swingers, Sideways, Barcelona, Moonraker, Naked Gun, Heat, Time Bandits, The Name of the Rose, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Office Space, I'm Alright Jack, Sons of the Desert, Helpmates.

Television:

The Sopranos, The Shield, Deadwood, The Wire, The West Wing, Seinfeld, The Larry Sanders Show, Arrested Development, Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Daily Show, Edge of Darkness, Fawlty Towers, I'm Alan Partridge.

Books:

Villette, Middlemarch, Anna Karenina. Favourite contemporary authors include Andrew Miller, John Lanchester and the collective that wrote Q and 54.

Heroes:

Laurel and Hardy, John Cleese, Stephen Fry.

My Blog

How To Be Cool - The Book

My new book "How To Be Cool" is out now. If you go to www.howtobecool.co.uk you can take the 'Coolometer' test...
Posted by Will Smith on Fri, 02 Nov 2007 09:43:00 PST

THE TAO OF BERGERAC ON RADIO 4 WEDNESDAYS IN AUGUST AT HALF SIX

"Will Smith Presents The Tao Of Bergerac" is on Radio 4 every Wednesday in August at half six, or you can catch it using "Listen Again" on the Radio 4 website. Copy and paste this into your browserhtt...
Posted by Will Smith on Wed, 01 Aug 2007 01:53:00 PST

The Tao Of Bergerac Radio Recordings June 12th and 26th

The first two shows will be recorded for Radio Four on June 12th, and the second two on June 26th. Both are recording at the Radio Theatre in Broadcasting House, Portland Place. It's been great fun to...
Posted by Will Smith on Thu, 17 May 2007 01:53:00 PST

Radio Series

I'm currently writing a radio series for Radio 4. The working title is "The Bergerac Files", but it'll probably end up as "The Tao Of Bergerac". It's about the life lessons you can learn from Bergerac...
Posted by Will Smith on Thu, 19 Apr 2007 04:35:00 PST

Ruddy Hell! It's Harry and Paul

I crop up a in a few sketches in the new Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse show over the next few weeks. It's on at 9:30 on Fridays on BBC1, and is a real return to form. I particularly enjoyed Harry'...
Posted by Will Smith on Thu, 19 Apr 2007 04:21:00 PST

How To Be Cool - The Book

I've been commissioned to write a book of "How To Be Cool", which is exciting mainly because I'm now with the same publisher as John le Carre. Who is genuinely really cool. I've got to finish it by Ma...
Posted by Will Smith on Fri, 16 Feb 2007 12:17:00 PST

How To Be Cool

I'm doing How To Be Cool for the last time in the forseeable future on December the 8th and 9th. It's starts at 7:30 at the Arts Theatre, 6-7 Great Newport Street, London WC2H 7JB. You can book ticket...
Posted by Will Smith on Sat, 04 Nov 2006 03:45:00 PST

Crap Film Titles

Rog and I once made a list of terrible film titles. Some of them have probably been made now.10% DiscountHard Hat AreaRed AlertClosed CaptionsTwo Way TrafficSale Or ReturnCarpet CleanerDistinctive Ran...
Posted by Will Smith on Sat, 04 Nov 2006 03:22:00 PST

Problems I Have With Octopussy

Chris Addison reminded me of this and how much he enjoyed it, so I thought I'd put it up. I was watching Octopussy one afternoon, and decided to make a note of all the anomalies. It probably helps if ...
Posted by Will Smith on Sat, 04 Nov 2006 03:16:00 PST