Arthur Smith is an English comedian known for his work in the alternative comedy scene in the early 1980s. He is best known for his own music and comedy show Arthur Smith's Balham Bash, in which he would invite a range of guests into his own Balham home in South London for a night of varied entertainment and laughs. He is also the voice of Arthur Dustcart on TV's Rex The Runt, and has acted in radio sitcoms such as BBC Radio 4's Married.
"Smith stands out among his generation for a willingness to keep pushing himself and experimenting with the new forms of comedic expression... Today's hottest young comics still see him as an inspiration" - The Guardian