Michael Smiley
Formally a House Music DJ, Smiley’s humour is derived from Club Culture which he observes, dissects and belittles. His Belfast upbringing plays a strong part in his routine, ranging from family foibles all the way to religious bigotry. He’s not so much the boy-next-door, as the squatter downstairs.
As a stand up comedian, Smiley’s talents are now well established both in the UK and abroad. No stranger to the Edinburgh Festival, Smiley mastered his craft performing hugely popular solo shows and compering the Gilded Balloon’s notorious Late ‘n’ Live. As a host and compere he has worked with the likes of the BBC Comedy Awards, HOT, an MTV presentation of stand up, UK Art Fusion Tour and Defining A Nation, which combined new profiled UK writers with mixer DJs.
Smiley’s direct style coupled with his streetwise yet personable manner have made him a popular choice as TV presenter. Naked City, Butt Naked and Late License for Channel 4 and BBC2′s award winning comedy show, The Empire Strikes Back make up some of his TV presenting work. His unique style of presenting has also been extensively utilised on Radio by stations ranging from Kiss 100 to BBC Radio 4.
Overseas work includes solo shows at the Dublin Fringe, the Adelaide, Melbourne, New Zealand and Cape Town Comedy Festivals, whilst he has also performed short runs in Amsterdam and Hong Kong. Stand up TV work includes The Comedy Store for Channel 5 and Live at Jongleurs for ITV / UK Gold.
Smiley is also an established film and television actor, probably most well known for his role as Tyres, a techno cycle courier in the CH4 sitcom Spaced.
| TELEVISION CREDITS | ||
| Holby Blue The Wrong Door Wire In The Blood Nearly Famous Y Pris Life in the Underpass Bleak House Hustle Much Ado About Nothing Rose & Maloney Murder Prevention 15 Storeys High Time Gentlemen Please Spaced Burnside |
Brendan Duffy Train Pirate BBC Television Dr Liam Kerwin Danny Captain Patrick Phil Squod Max Peter DS Mallam DS Maurice Gibney Man In Flat Martin The Painter O’Flaherty Matthew Hutchins |
BBC Television BBC Television Ben Wheatley Coastal Kudos Fiction Factory BBC Television BBC Television Kudos BBC Television Windmill TV World Productions BBC Television Avalon Television Big Talk Thames Television |
| FILM CREDITS | ||
| Burke and Hare Down Terrace Believe Outpost The Other Boleyn Girl Terra Firma Don’t! (Spoof Tarantino trailer on Grindhouse) In The Spiders Web Breaking and Entering Land of the Blind Perfume Shaun of the Dead The Wayfarer |
Patterson Pringle Lead McKay King’s Physician Quentin Cannibal Janitor Phil Thaddeus (uncredited) Thorne’s Lieutenant Porter Zombie Dessie |
Ealing Films Mondo Macabro Young Films Black Camel BBC Films Sigma Films Big Talk RHI Ent Mirmax vnet/Kerner Constantine Films Big Talk Lawrence Jackson |
| RADIO CREDITS | ||
| Death of a Pirate Eye The Maltby Collection |
Finn Eye Witness Des Wainwright |
John Hardwick BBC Radio BBC Radio |