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Standup Bio

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I’ve been on TV:

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• BBC’s Live At The Apollo (Performer, 2025)

• Conan (hosted by comedy icon Conan O’Brien) (Performer, TBS, 2019)

• Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled (Guest, Dave, UKTV, 2015)

• Russell Howard’s Stand Up Central (Performer, Comedy Central, 2016)

• The Stand-Up Show (Canada TV)

• Melbourne International Comedy Festival Gala (Performer, ABC, 2017)

• The Stand-Up Show with Jon Dore (Performer, CTV, 2020)

• Rank The Prank (Guest, CBBC, 2016)

• The Dog Ate My Homework (Guest, CBBC, 2015)

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I’m the regular studio warm-up comic for The Graham Norton Show (BBC).

I’ve performed at Wembley Arena, and at the world’s leading comedy festivals (Montreal’s Just For Laughs, Netflix Is A Joke in Los Angeles, the Edinburgh Fringe, Melbourne International Comedy Festival, and South By Southwest / SXSW in Austin, Texas).

My 2023 show Spoilers is about the climate crisis. It’s a frank and funny look at how we can all do more to alleviate our own dread and combat inertia. You’d think it would make you feel worse, but it leaves you feeling impatient and full of energy. It won Best Show 2023 at Leicester Comedy Festival and was one of the best-reviewed shows at the Edinburgh Fringe. The follow-up Canary debuts at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2026.

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Climate comedy for businesses

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​​​​​I perform my climate comedy for corporate climate events, so if you’re a decision-making big cheese, find out more.

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Praise for my stand-up

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• Time Out - “A supremely talented stand-up, with a wonderfully funny view of the world and an effortless charm”

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• Independent ★★★★★ - “A master of the form”

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• The Times ★★★★ - “The funny side of climate change (no, really!) Quiet excellence...an intelligent, well-crafted act.”

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• Arthur Smith - “Professor Emeritus of Comedy”

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• The List ★★★★ - “Truly a comedy masterclass… Endlessly inventive. ”

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• The Sunday Times - ​“A charming, expert stand-up”

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• The Wee Review ★★★★ - “Yet further evidence of Goldsmith’s enormous talent and indisputable mastery of the genre. ”

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• Broadway World ★★★★★ - “A cathartic and fun hour well crafted to nudge anyone, wherever they are on their own sustainability journey, that little bit more in a hopeful direction.”

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• The Reviews Hub ★★★★★ - “It takes a lot to give [your act] a serious theme, and still make it extremely funny. Yet the gagsmith has achieved that in style… Stuart Goldsmith is a supreme storyteller with a great line in smart, well-thought out jokes. His timing is spot on.”

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• Chortle - ​“…he infuses the material with a sly wit and underplayed sharpness, not to mention eloquent writing. …no wonder he’s filled his room on a Monday evening; no one could dislike this. This is smooth, smart and absorbing stand-up.”

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• Broadway Baby  ★★★★ - ​“Stuart Goldsmith is a polished comic. Leaving little room for error, his style of storytelling is slick, cleverly constructed and thoughtful.”

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• Edinburgh Festival Magazine ★★★★ - “…it carries the slick professionalism of someone who’s been a master of their comedy voice for years. …Goldsmith is making the crucial leap from being a comedian’s comedian to being everyone’s comedian.”

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• The List ★★★★ - “Approaching this looming global catastrophe from a multitude of angles, he typically skillfully roots them in his own life, casting them out far and wide so that everyone can relate. Sharp on the overwhelming nature of the issue, which prompts so many of us to dismiss it as beyond our control, he’s especially, piercingly funny on the hypocrisies we all indulge in.”

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• The List ★★★★ - “He’s a confident commander of the stage, his open face and cheeky grin coaxing you very much onto his side.”

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• The List - “Goldsmith emanates energy constantly. He has a deep talent for keeping the audience’s attention the whole time, slipping effortlessly from one routine into another and never losing a beat… He gets huge laughs.”

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• Edinburgh Festivals Magazine ★★★★★ - “He’s introspective and acutely self-aware, with an intensely friendly stage persona that’s deeply sincere. His material is warm and life-affirming. An Hour is a showcase of quietly perfect standup.”

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• Fest Magazine ★★★★ - “A warm, hilarious hour that pokes fun at our hypocrisies, while suggesting genuine pathways for change.”

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• Chortle ★★★★ - “His laid-back, but in control, style makes it look easy, though there’s a choreography to both his words and deeds. There’s a nice sign-off to his show that would have operated perfectly well without it, given the underplayed high quality of Goldsmith’s various routines…but serves as a cherry on the top of a very satisfying cake.”

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• Fest ★★★★ - “Goldsmith is a hugely underrated comic, effortlessly confident and accomplished.”

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• ThreeWeeks - “Consistently, dependably and utterly funny.”

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Stand up shows

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I’ve written and performed the following stand-up shows: Spoilers (2023), I Need You Alive (2023), A Shared Illusion (2021), End Of (2019), Like I Mean It (2018), Compared To What (2017), An Hour (2015), Extra Life (2013), Pr!ck (2012), Another Lovely Crisis (2011), andThe Reasonable Man (2010).

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Awards​​​