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Obviously I am not bothered about men's fashion - is anyone, apart from Jonathan Ross?

~Arthur Smith

Topics: About Am Anyone Apart Bothered Fashion Jonathan Men Obviously I Am

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The outfits come and go but there is a constant that I like about the catwalk model: the snotty expression.

~Arthur Smith

Topics: About Come Come And Go Constant Expression Go Like Model Outfits

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It was Julie Burchill who decreed that, beyond a certain age, a man should not be seen in a leather jacket.

~Arthur Smith

Topics: Age Beyond Certain Certain Age Jacket Julie Leather Man Seen Should Who

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Every generation of children has its private hero.

~Arthur Smith

Topics: Children Every Generation Hero Private

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The Bible has no doubt had much influence in its time, but it provides very few laughs. None, in fact.

~Arthur Smith

Topics: Bible Doubt Fact Few Had In Fact Influence Laughs Much No Doubt None Provides Time Very

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Comedy ages quicker than tragedy, to the extent that we can't know if the 10 commandments may originally have been 10 hilarious one-liners.

~Arthur Smith

Topics: Ages Been Comedy Commandments Extent Hilarious Know May One-Liners Originally Quicker Than Tragedy

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Only the pun remains. The pun, beloved of Shakespeare, children and tabloid headline-writers, is normally eschewed in the modern, sophisticated circles in which I move.

~Arthur Smith

Topics: Beloved Children Circles Modern Move Normally Only Pun Remains Shakespeare Sophisticated Tabloid Which

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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

Topics: Caring Cleverness Content Day Display Exists Issues Itself Merely Nothing Political Pun Small Social Void

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A savage review is much more entertaining for the reader than an admiring one; the little misanthrope in each of us relishes the rubbishing of someone else.

~Arthur Smith

Topics: Admiring Each Else Entertaining Little More Much Reader Review Savage Someone Than Us

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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

Topics: About Every Exactly Four Friend Got Like Looks Me Say Says Someone Who Years You

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Comedian

Born: November 27th, 1954

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