Mel Smith

Mel Smith is an English actor, film director, writer, producer born in London on December 3, 1952) He attended New College, Oxford.

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English - Actor - Film director - London - December 3 - 1952 - New College - Oxford

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He made his breakthrough in the topically satirical BBC television series Not the Nine O'clock News. This was followed briefly by Smith and Goody (with Bob Goody) and then the comedy sketch series Alas Smith and Jones, co-starring Griff Rhys Jones, its title being a pun on the name of the American TV series Alias Smith and Jones.

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Satirical - BBC - Television - Not the Nine O'clock News - Smith and Goody - Bob Goody - Alas Smith and Jones - Griff Rhys Jones - Alias Smith and Jones

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In 1981, Smith and Griff Rhys Jones founded TalkBack Productions, a company which has produced many of the most significant British comedy shows of the past two decades, including Smack the Pony, Da Ali G Show, I'm Alan Partridge and Big Train.

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Griff Rhys Jones - TalkBack Productions - Smack the Pony - Da Ali G Show - I'm Alan Partridge - Big Train

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Mel Smith also guest starred on an episode of The Goodies.

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