Victor Lewis-Smith

The writer, broadcaster and satirist died aged 65 following a short illness, his agent said. Outside a career in TV production, Lewis-Smith was known for ...

Lewis-Smith left the BBC to pursue a career as a print journalist, working as chief television reviewer for the London Evening Standard for more than 15 years and as a columnist for the Daily Mirror for a decade. Lewis-Smith later joined Radio 4 where he was a staff producer for Midweek and Start The Week during the mid-1980s. “And we were absolutely amazed by the sorts of creativity he brought to that – he had a very different way of using radio to amuse people.

Writer, broadcaster and satirist Victor Lewis-Smith has died at the age of 65. The Borkowski PR said he died in Bruges, in Belgium, on Saturday.

He was also a prolific columnist, starting at Time Out magazine, but best known for his long stint as the TV critic of the London Evening Standard. Publicist Mark Borkowski said: ‘I am in deep shock, having to issue the news about the death of Victor Lewis Smith. Latterly made The Undiscovered…

Broadcaster, producer and comedy presenter Victor Lewis-Smith has died at the age of 65. The Borkowski PR agency said he died in Bruges, in Belgium, ...

1: Because he was so funny with it (Unlike bloody Steve Allen) and 2: I adored TV Offal (Check most of the series out on You Tube). He could be incredibly hard to work with, and reduced me to tears on more than one occasion, BUT… He was a literary, comedic vandal of the highest order, a gentleman,loyal pal & one of the greatest conversationalists on the planet. I once caught him recycling old jokes in his Mirror column & he retorted indignantly: ‘When Sinatra sang My Way, did people ask for their money back because they’d heard him sing it before?’ Loved him. [December 12, 2022] Publicist Mark Borkowski said: “I am in deep shock, having to issue the news about the death of Victor Lewis Smith.

Writer, broadcaster, and satirist Victor Lewis-Smith has died aged 65 after a short illness, his agent confirmed. 'I am in deep shock, having to issue the ...

Over the course of his career, Lewis-Smith also starred in a number of TV shows throughout his career, including Inside Victor Lewis-Smith in 1993, TV Offal on Channel 4, and Z For Fake on BBC Two. The company made two series of the comedy show Victor Lewis-Smith for BBC Radio 1, for which he won a best comedy radio programme award in the 1990 British Comedy Awards. Lewis-Smith served as an executive producer for the Sky Arts series In Confidence, which was made up of one-to-one interviews featuring leading figures from the arts, including the likes of Richard Dawkins, Kathy Burke, and Lily Allen.

Victor Lewis-Smith, who was also a long-time Daily Mirror columnist, wrote and starred in a number of comedy sketch series on TV in the 1990s.

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A statement issued by Borkowski PR agency said he died in Bruges, Belgium, on Saturday. Outside a career in TV production, Lewis-Smith was known for his ...

Lewis-Smith left the BBC to pursue a career as a print journalist, working as chief television reviewer for the London Evening Standard for more than 15 years and as a columnist for the Daily Mirror for a decade. Their freewheeling conversation, covering the now King and the Clinton family, was released in its entirety in 2015 after being kept in a safe for two decades. After presenting for Radio York, he moved to Radio 4 where he was a staff producer for Midweek and Start The Week during the mid-1980s.

Comedian and writer Victor Lewis-Smith has died aged 65 after a short illness. He was known as a Private Eye contributor and for making prank calls to the ...

He was later awarded damages of £25,000. After presenting for Radio York, he moved to Radio 4 where he was a staff producer for Midweek and Start The Week during the mid-1980s. Their freewheeling conversation, covering the now King and the Clinton family, was released in its entirety in 2015 after being kept in a safe for two decades. Lewis-Smith left the BBC to pursue a career as a print journalist, working as chief television reviewer for the London Evening Standard for more than 15 years and as a columnist for the Daily Mirror for a decade. He said it was only after he had completed the course he became aware the establishment was a non-accredited university. The same year he was successfully sued by Paul McKenna for libel after he claimed in the Daily Mirror that the hypnotist had obtained a 'bogus degree'.

The former Independent columnist and documentary-maker died in Bruges, Belgium, on Saturday (10 December) after a short illness. Born in Essex, Lewis-Smith ...

He was also a restaurant critic and columnist. The audio was released on Lewis-Smith’s YouTube channel in 2015. Born in Essex, Lewis-Smith began his career at BBC Radio Medway.