Book description
Linda Smith was the brilliant mainstay of Radio 4's
The News Quiz
, Just a Minute
, and I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue
for many years. She was just establishing her career on TV through
blistering performances on Have I Got News for You
, QI
and Room 101
, when she died of ovarian cancer in 2006. Linda was one of the few
women to conquer the male dominated world of comedy and she had the wit
and the charm to win over millions of male and female fans in equal
measure. She had an eye for the absurdities of modern life and loved to
prick the egos of the pompous and the vain. When she called David
Blunkett 'Satan's bearded folk singer', it was a simple statement of
fact. No wonder then Linda was voted the 'wittiest person alive' by
Radio 4 listeners in 2002. This collection of her material, from her
early stand-up to her radio days is a must-have for any comedy fan.
'Linda's joyous humour was infused with a fearless inventiveness
... Irreplaceable'
Warren Lakin was Linda's long-term partner for over twenty years,
until her death in 2006.
