Tim Smith (comedian)
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Tim Smith is an Australia
n comedian, actor and writer.
Tim rose to prominence as part of The Comedy Company
, sketch comedy
television series. He has also written for many other comedy series including Eagle & Evans
.
He is now best known as a breakfast radio personality, having been part of "The Richard Stubbs Breakfast Show", "Timbo & Bedders" and "The Cage", all on Triple M Melbourne. In 2006 and 2007, Tim joined MIX 101.1FM
to host the breakfast program with Tracy Bartram
. The show was titled Tracy & Tim for Breakfast.
During an interview on the Plane Crazy Down Under
show, Tim revealed how learning to fly had saved his life thanks to a flight medical revealing he had extremely high blood pressure. He also discusses his love for outback Australia and his goals to establish a charter operation flying people around Australia to explore uncommon and remote areas. Many of these areas were locations he visited during his work on the Australian travel show, Discover Downunder.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n comedian, actor and writer.
Tim rose to prominence as part of The Comedy Company
The Comedy Company
The Comedy Company was an Australian comedy television series first aired from 16 February 1988 until about 11 November 1990 on Network Ten, Sunday night and was created and directed by Ian McFadyen, and co directed and produced by Jo Lane...
, sketch comedy
Sketch comedy
A sketch comedy consists of a series of short comedy scenes or vignettes, called "sketches," commonly between one and ten minutes long. Such sketches are performed by a group of comic actors or comedians, either on stage or through an audio and/or visual medium such as broadcasting...
television series. He has also written for many other comedy series including Eagle & Evans
Eagle & Evans
Eagle & Evans is an Australian sketch show and comedy series that first screened on ABC TV in 2004. The series of eight episodes was set in a fictional variety show "The Blaze da Silva Experience"...
.
He is now best known as a breakfast radio personality, having been part of "The Richard Stubbs Breakfast Show", "Timbo & Bedders" and "The Cage", all on Triple M Melbourne. In 2006 and 2007, Tim joined MIX 101.1FM
FM broadcasting
FM broadcasting is a broadcasting technology pioneered by Edwin Howard Armstrong which uses frequency modulation to provide high-fidelity sound over broadcast radio. The term "FM band" describes the "frequency band in which FM is used for broadcasting"...
to host the breakfast program with Tracy Bartram
Tracy Bartram
Tracy Bartram is an Australian comedian, radio personality and jazz singer. Although born in the UK, she grew up and resides in Melbourne, Australia.She began performing stand-up comedy in 1989 while working in sales and marketing...
. The show was titled Tracy & Tim for Breakfast.
During an interview on the Plane Crazy Down Under
Plane Crazy Down Under
The Plane Crazy Down Under Podcast is an aviation podcast that typically releases an episode every two weeks.-Presenters:The show is hosted by Steve Visscher and Grant McHerron with additional material supplied by Ben Ippolito , Bas Scheffers on RA-Aus matters, Anthony Simmons and David Vanderhoof...
show, Tim revealed how learning to fly had saved his life thanks to a flight medical revealing he had extremely high blood pressure. He also discusses his love for outback Australia and his goals to establish a charter operation flying people around Australia to explore uncommon and remote areas. Many of these areas were locations he visited during his work on the Australian travel show, Discover Downunder.