A female friend who caught me watching Fashion TV reckons its audience is largely made up of slobbering men who are just taking a break from the appalling Men & Motors channel. I don't agree. Arthur Smith agreeappallaudience Change image and share on social
Sometimes it's good to do something that you've never done before, so yesterday, I went out to buy Elton John's new album. Arthur Smith albumbuyelton Change image and share on social
I abhor nothing more than bumping into someone I know on the Tube. Arthur Smith abhorbumptube Change image and share on social
Global warming, the ongoing destruction of the planet, Third World debt, the uselessness of the railways, the takeover by the corporations, the scary George Bush person: all these things are important and should be animating me into outrage. Yet somehow they do not. Arthur Smith animatebushcorporation share on social
About every four years, someone says to me, 'I've got a friend who looks exactly like you.' What can you say to this? Arthur Smith friendhaveyear Change image and share on social
The history of the relationship between comedy and swimming is short indeed. Of course it is always funny when someone falls into water, but that's about it. Arthur Smith comedyfallfunny Change image and share on social
Travel books are, by and large, boring. They lodge uncomfortably between fact, fiction and autobiography. Arthur Smith autobiographybookbore Change image and share on social
The pun exists in a social and political void, caring nothing for the issues of its day, content merely to display itself in its small cleverness. Arthur Smith careclevernesscontent Change image and share on social
The real change that paintings undergo is in the perceptions of the viewer. Arthur Smith changepaintingperception Change image and share on social
I have a suspicion that a lot of artists are trying to get a laugh but, unlike stand-ups, they don't get an immediate response from their audience; a laugh is a rare thing in a gallery. Arthur Smith artistaudiencegallery Change image and share on social