Episode 2
Arthur learns that being funny can get you laid. And success on the comedy circuit gives him time to pursue other ideas and different interests, including two bizarre prison visits.
Comedian Arthur Smith reads from his autobiography, which reflects on the nature of comedy and his days as a scruffy kid on the bombsites of Bermondsey, a wild-haired undergraduate, a road sweeper, an English teacher, a failed rock star, a boozed-up sexual adventurer and an intensive care patient who has been told never to drink again.
Arthur learns that being funny can get you laid. And success on the comedy circuit allows him time to pursue other ideas and very different interests, which include two bizarre prison visits.
A Heavy Entertainment production for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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- Tue 12 May 2009 09:45Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 FM
- Wed 13 May 2009 00:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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