- Published: 15 May 2010
- ISBN: 9780099519652
- Imprint: Arrow
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 416
- RRP: $29.99
My Name is Daphne Fairfax
A Memoir
- Published: 15 May 2010
- ISBN: 9780099519652
- Imprint: Arrow
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 416
- RRP: $29.99
Funny, poignant, interesting and charming. This is how life should be lived, (apart from where he nearly dies)
John O'Farrell
All the qualities which make Arthur Smith such a success on the stage are here... by drawing out the comedy in humdrum reality he keeps one constantly smiling
The Scotsman
The loveable old codger rolls out his memoirs, full of so-barking-they-must-be-true stories of his youth and stand-up career
Metro
...witty, self-aware and poignant
The Observer
...it radiates a glow of whimsy and invention
Independent on Sunday
My Name is Daphne Fairfax is a witty inside track on life's bigger themes: the mirage of fame, boredome, depression and death
The Times
Smith stands out among his generation for a willingness to keep pushing himself and experimenting with new forms of comedic expression ... Today's hottest young comics still see him as an inspiration
The Guardian
Witty, engaging and unconventional . . . As funny and emotionally satisfying as a great stand-up performance.
Independent on Sunday