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Linda Smith

Contains 5 performances.

Comedian, 1958-2006. Cut her teeth on the radical cabaret circuit around the time of the 1984-5 Miners' Strike. Subsequently something of a favourite on BBC Radio 4, her CV including The News Quiz, I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue, Just a Minute and Mock the Week.

  • Janice Perry, Sensible Footwear, Marsha Prescod, Linda Smith

    Performance: Janice Perry, Sensible Footwear, Marsha Prescod, Linda Smith

    23 May 1987 at 
    Horseshoe (50)
  • Jungr & Parker, Pat Condell, Linda Smith, Porky the Poet

    Performance: Jungr & Parker, Pat Condell, Linda Smith, Porky the Poet

    7 November 1987 at 
    Eagle (7)
  • Skint Video, Henry Normal, Linda Smith, Logan Murray

    Performance: Skint Video, Henry Normal, Linda Smith, Logan Murray

    3 February 1989 at 
    Covent Garden Community Centre (162)
    Thanks to Cinders McLeod for finding this flyer in the Clea & McLeod archive.
  • No Foolin' show

    Performance: No Foolin' show

    01 April 1989 at 
    North Peckham Civic Centre (3)
  • Linda Smith, Belinda Burton, The Lorraine Bowen Experience, Ann Ziety

    Performance: Linda Smith, Belinda Burton, The Lorraine Bowen Experience, Ann Ziety

    23 February 1990 at 
    Covent Garden Community Centre (162)
    Anne Ziety
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