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Linda Helen Smith (29 January 1958 – 27 February 2006) was a British comedian and comedy writer. She appeared regularly on Radio 4 panel games, and was voted "Wittiest Living Person" by listeners in 2002. She met her partner, Warren Lakin, at university, and they were together for nearly 30 years until her death. ==Life and career== Smith was born in Erith in London in 1958 and was educated at Erith College of Technology (now Bexley College) and at the University of Sheffield where she graduated in English and Drama. She joined a professional theatre company before turning to comedy.〔 In 1987, she won the Hackney Empire New Act of the Year, then known as the New London Comic Award, and performed on the Edinburgh Fringe before breaking into radio comedy. Many of her early stand-up appearances were benefit concerts staged in solidarity with the British miners during the Miners' Strike in the 1980s. She was a lifelong socialist. Her first appearances on national radio were on Radio 5's ''The Treatment'' in 1997. She was subsequently a regular panellist on ''The News Quiz'' and ''Just a Minute'' and appeared frequently on ''I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue'' (from June 2001 onwards), ''Have I Got News for You'', ''Mock the Week'', ''Countdown'' and ''QI''. She wrote and starred in her own Radio 4 sitcom, ''Linda Smith's A Brief History of Timewasting''. After appearing on Radio 4's ''Devout Sceptics'' to discuss her beliefs she was asked by the British Humanist Association (BHA) to become president of the society – a role that she occupied with commitment from 2004 until her death.〔() 〕 In 2002, she was voted 'Wittiest Living Person' by listeners to BBC Radio 4's ''Word of Mouth''. On 17 November 2003, Smith appeared on the BBC television show ''Room 101'', where she successfully managed to put in "adults who read Harry Potter books", Tim Henman, "Back to School signs that appear in shops" and "posh people". However, she failed to put in Bow ties after host Paul Merton pointed out that Stan Laurel regularly wore a bow tie. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Linda Smith (comedian)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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