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title: "Linda Smith: Stand-Up Comedian, TV Roles | D.O.C."
description: "Linda Smith was an English stand-up comedian and comedy writer, born in 1958. She was president of the British Humanist Association from 2004."
url: https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-linda-smith.html
updated: 2026-11-13
---

Stand-up comedian · 1958–2006

# Linda Smith

## Who Linda Smith is

Linda Smith was an English stand-up comedian and comedy writer, born in 1958. She began in stand-up with a double act before becoming a full-time solo stand-up in 1986, won the Hackney Empire New Act of the Year in 1987 and performed at the Edinburgh Fringe from 1988. She toured her solo show Wrap Up Warm from 2001 to 2004 and appeared regularly on Radio 4 panel games including The News Quiz and Just a Minute. She was president of the British Humanist Association from 2004. She died in 2006.

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## At a glance

**Born**

1958

**Died**

2006

**On screen**

The News Quiz and Just a Minute

## Specials, shows and podcasts

### On screen

- **The News Quiz**
- **Just a Minute**

## Comedians like Linda Smith

Each linked to them by something on the record — a stage they both came through, a bill, a show, a style or a home town.

- [Elis James](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-elis-james.html) also in The News Quiz
- [Janey Godley](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-janey-godley.html) also in Just a Minute
- [Kiri Pritchard-McLean](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-kiri-pritchard-mclean.html) also in The News Quiz
- [Nish Kumar](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-nish-kumar.html) also in The News Quiz
- [Susan Calman](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-susan-calman.html) also in The News Quiz

[Six Degrees of Komic Bacon: how they connect to anyone →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/six-degrees-of-komic-bacon.html)

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## Career timeline

1. **1958** Born
2. **2006** Died

## Questions and answers

### What TV shows and films is Linda Smith in?

The News Quiz and Just a Minute.

### How old was Linda Smith?

Linda Smith was born in 1958 and died in 2006.

### Who are some comedians like them?

[Elis James](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-elis-james.html) (also in The News Quiz), [Janey Godley](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-janey-godley.html) (also in Just a Minute), [Kiri Pritchard-McLean](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-kiri-pritchard-mclean.html) (also in The News Quiz), [Nish Kumar](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-nish-kumar.html) (also in The News Quiz) and [Susan Calman](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-susan-calman.html) (also in The News Quiz).

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## The full SUCDb record

The full record — the career in order, the specials and credits, and the sources for each — is on SUCDb, with a button to vote them into My D.O.C. Legends.

[Their SUCDb record →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-linda-smith.html)

### Sources

- [Wikipedia ↗](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linda_Smith_(comedian%29) Born 1958; full-time solo stand-up from 1986; Hackney Empire New Act of the Year 1987; Wrap Up Warm; died 27 February 2006
- [Humanists UK - BHA mourns Linda Smith, BHA President 2004-2006 ↗](https://humanists.uk/2006/02/28/news-185/) died 27 February 2006 (statement of 28 February 2006); comedian and broadcaster; BHA president 2004-2006
- [RadioToday - Death of Linda Smith ↗](https://radiotoday.co.uk/2006/03/death-of-linda-smith/) died on the Monday before the report of 1 March 2006 (27 February 2006); The News Quiz
- [Chortle · chortle.co.uk ↗](https://www.chortle.co.uk/comics/l/93/linda_smith) comedian profile: deadpan stand-up and solo show

Updated 13 November 2026 · the record checked 13 November 2026