Stuart Goldsmith

Stuart Goldsmith (born 1977[1]) is an English actor, stand-up comedian and former street performer. He has presented the Comedian's Comedian podcast since 2012.

Career

Goldsmith grew up in Bristol and trained at Circomedia circus school.[1] He was a member of the Playbox Theatre Company youth theatre group in Warwick, and worked as a court jester at Warwick Castle.[2]

He began in street theatre as half of the comedy double act "Kiosk of Champions", with fellow stand-up Richard Sandling,[3] where he "walked the tightrope eating a packet of crisps".[4] Under the name "Beautiful Stu", he came second in the Street Performance World Championship in 2008.[5][6] 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."[4]

Goldsmith was a 2005 finalist in So You Think You're Funny, a 2006 finalist in Laughing Horse New Act of the Year, and came third in the Hackney Empire New Act of the Year. He was also a finalist in the BBC's Witty and Twisted competition.[7] 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.[8] Goldsmith received generally positive reviews for his 2014 and 2015 Edinburgh shows, Extra Life,[9][10] and An Hour,[11][12][13] respectively. His 2016 Edinburgh show is Compared to What.[14] He continues to perform stand-up at clubs and festivals.[15][16]

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 200th episode in March 2017.

Television

Goldsmith played the role of cyborg 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. 1 2 "Interview: Stuart Goldsmith". Bristol 24/7. 1 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "BBC - Press Office - Mission: 2110 press pack Stuart Goldsmith". www.bbc.co.uk.
  3. ↑ "Kiosk of Champions". Chortle. August 2009.
  4. 1 2 "Stuart Goldsmith leaps from stuntman to stand-up". Swindon Advertiser.
  5. ↑ (http://www.nvinteractive.co.nz), NV Interactive. "World Buskers Festival! Home Page". 2014.worldbuskersfestival.com.
  6. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-03-22.
  7. ↑ "Witty and Twisted finalists". BBC.
  8. ↑ "Why can't I be a prick?". Chortle. 8 May 2012.
  9. ↑ Solutions, Powder Blue Internet Business. "Stuart Goldsmith, comedian : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-06-11.
  10. ↑ "Stuart Goldsmith: Extra Life". Broadway Baby. Retrieved 2016-06-11.
  11. ↑ Solutions, Powder Blue Internet Business. "Stuart Goldsmith: An Hour's description : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-06-11.
  12. ↑ "Stuart Goldsmith: An Hour - Review - Edinburgh Festival guide | Fest". www.festmag.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-06-11.
  13. ↑ "Stuart Goldsmith: An Hour Edinburgh, festival". www.edfestmag.com. Retrieved 2016-06-11.
  14. ↑ "Stuart Goldsmith: Compared to What". Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Retrieved 2016-06-11.
  15. ↑ http://www.phoenixfringe.co.uk/events/event/stuart-goldsmith-work-in-progress/
  16. ↑ http://www.latitudefestival.com/line-up/artist/stuart-goldsmith
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