Ian Smith
Multi-award winning stand-up, writer and podcaster.
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Tour
5 MARCH | BRIGHTON | Forge
5 MARCH | BRIGHTON | Forge
Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Ian Smith heads back out on tour with a new show about stress, love and buying a magic spell off Amazon.
6 MARCH | READING | South Street
6 MARCH | READING | South Street
Nominated for Best Show at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2025 Two-time Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Ian Smith (co-host of the Northern News podcast) heads back out on tour with his critically acclaimed new show about stress, love and buying a magic spell off Amazon. As seen on Live at the Apollo, Have I Got News For You and The Stand Up Sketch Show - and heard on The News Quiz, The Unbelievable Truth, Just A Minute and his own Radio 4 series, Ian Smith is Stressed.
7 MARCH | SOUTHAMPTON | Attic
7 MARCH | SOUTHAMPTON | Attic
Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Ian Smith (co-host of the Northern News podcast) heads back out on tour! Comedy at The Attic in Southampton Saturday 7th March
12 MARCH | LEEDS | Wardrobe
12 MARCH | LEEDS | Wardrobe
Buy tickets for Ian Smith: Foot Spa Half Empty at The Wardrobe from the official retailer, the wardrobe.
13 MARCH | MANCHESTER | Fairfield Social
13 MARCH | MANCHESTER | Fairfield Social
14 MARCH | SHEFFIELD | Steamworks
14 MARCH | SHEFFIELD | Steamworks
20 MARCH | CORSHAM | Pound Arts Centre
20 MARCH | CORSHAM | Pound Arts Centre
26 MARCH - 19 APRIL | MELBOURNE | International Comedy Festival
26 MARCH - 19 APRIL | MELBOURNE | International Comedy Festival
28 APRIL to 1 MAY | LONDON | Soho Theatre
28 APRIL to 1 MAY | LONDON | Soho Theatre
3 MAY | MACHYNLLETH | Mach Fest
3 MAY | MACHYNLLETH | Mach Fest
22 MAY | WELLS | Comedy Festival
22 MAY | WELLS | Comedy Festival
26 MAY | NORWICH | Arts Centre
26 MAY | NORWICH | Arts Centre
28 MAY | CANTERBURY | The Marlowe
28 MAY | CANTERBURY | The Marlowe
29 MAY | HELMSLEY | Arts Centre
29 MAY | HELMSLEY | Arts Centre
30 MAY | OTLEY | Courthouse
30 MAY | OTLEY | Courthouse
4 JUNE | GOOLE | The Junction
4 JUNE | GOOLE | The Junction
5 JUNE | LIVERPOOL | Hot Water
5 JUNE | LIVERPOOL | Hot Water
6 JUNE | BARTON-UPON-HUMBER | Ropewalk
6 JUNE | BARTON-UPON-HUMBER | Ropewalk
3rd OCT - ABERYSTWYTH | Comedy Festival
3rd OCT - ABERYSTWYTH | Comedy Festival
Watch / Listen
Ian Smith - Crushing (Hour Special)
Ian Smith - Crushing (Hour Special)
Listen to content by Ian Smith.
Live at the Apollo (BBC iPlayer)
Live at the Apollo (BBC iPlayer)
The hilarious Paul Chowdhry introduces comedians Ania Magliano and Ian Smith to the stage.
Ian Smith is Stressed (Radio 4 Series)
Ian Smith is Stressed (Radio 4 Series)
Ian Smith talks about things that stress him out, and investigates ways of relaxation.
Podcast
Northern News Podcast
Northern News Podcast
Comedy Interviews Podcast · Updated weekly · Hosted by comedians Amy Gledhill and Ian Smith – two Northerners living in London –on a mission to find the juiciest stories from their hometowns and beyond. Join them each week as they scour the loca…
Northern News Podcast | PATREON
Northern News Podcast | PATREON
Podcasts
Northern News Live | 4th July | Crossed Wires Festival 2025
Northern News Live | 4th July | Crossed Wires Festival 2025
Comedians Ian Smith (double Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee, Live at the Apollo, Have I Got News For You, The News Quiz) and Amy Gledhill (Edinburgh Comedy Award winner, Last One Laughing UK, Late Night Mash, The Jonathan Ross Show) present a very special live edition of their comedy podcast. Two Northerners living in London, Ian and Amy are missing out on the juicy stories from their hometowns. Join them as they scour the local rags of the North to find the stories you didn’t know you needed to know. Who’s tipped to win big at the World Gravy Wrestling Championships? Is there a pig in Goole that needs coaxing off a mini-roundabout with crisps? Amy and Ian get the scoop on the hottest, creepiest, and downright peculiar news stories from the North.
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Ian Smith is a multi-award winning stand-up comedian and writer - as heard on BBC Radio 4's The News Quiz, The Now Show, Just A Minute and co-hosting the Northern News podcast. He's appeared on The Stand Up Sketch Show (ITV), 7 Days and The New Zealand Comedy Gala (TVNZ). His debut Radio 4 series Ian Smith is Stressed will be out in August 2024. His 2023 Edinburgh Fringe show Crushing was nominated for the Edinburgh Comedy Award, (ISH) Comedy Award, Next Up's "Biggest Award in Comedy" and a Chortle Award for Best Show. “Turns incredulity into an art form, confirming his status as the undisputed sultan of nerve-shredding stress” Rolling Stone “There are few fringe shows as purely funny as this” ★★★★ The Guardian “An outstanding and stressed-out hour of stand-up” ★★★★ Fest "Sheer brilliance" ★★★★.5 Chortle
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