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.

Stuart Goldsmith
Stuart Goldsmith, Glastonbury Festival, 2019
Born	1977 (age 45–46) Leamington Spa, England
Occupation(s)	Comedian, Podcaster, Actor
Years active	2009-present
Website	www.comedianscomedian.com

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 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. "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. "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 from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-03-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)
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. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)
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. . www.phoenixfringe.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02.
16. . www.latitudefestival.com. Archived from the original on 2013-07-18.

External links

• Official website
•   Media related to Stuart Goldsmith at Wikimedia Commons