Comedian, actor, writer, producer and director, Mel Smith first shot to fame in Not the Nine O’Clock News, but is probably best known for his comedy sketch series with Griff Rhys Jones - Alas Smith and Jones (1984-8) Smith and Jones in Small Doses (1989) Smith and Jones (1989 -98) and The Smith and Jones Sketch Book (2006 - with whom he also formed the highly successful production company Talkback in 1981.
As a Director his work includes 'The Tall Guy', 'Bean - The Ultimate Disaster Movie' , 'High Heels & Low Lifes' and the green bowls comedy 'Blackball'.
His many acting credits include 'Muck and Brass' (ITV 1982), 'Sir Toby Belch in 'Twelfth Night' (1996) and playing Winston Churchill in 'Allegiance' (2005), and he is also the voice of Father Christmas in Raymond Brigg’s classic animated tale of the same name . In 1987 he had a number 5 hit in the UK singles chart with Kim Wilde, in aid of Comic Relief.
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