Book of the Week - My Name is Daphne Fairfax
Comedian Arthur Smith reads from his autobiography
Book of the Week - My Name is Daphne Fairfax - Episode 1
Arthur's thoughts on the nature of stand-up comedy and how his desire to perform led to mirthless disaster in the rough and tumble of the emerging alternative comedy circuit.
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Book of the Week - My Name is Daphne Fairfax - Episode 2
Arthur learns that being funny can get you laid. And success on the comedy circuit gives him time to pursue other ideas and different interests, including two bizarre prison visits.
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Book of the Week - My Name is Daphne Fairfax - Episode 3
Growing up and growing old; Arthur's thoughts on the male mid-life crisis, as he faces depression. Plus how a unique rendition of Hamlet allowed him to smile again.
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Book of the Week - My Name is Daphne Fairfax - Episode 4
Comedian Arthur Smith reads from his autobiography. Arthur confronts a near-death experience and learns what freedom really means.
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Book of the Week - My Name is Daphne Fairfax - Episode 5
Arthur becomes an institution, meets Bill Clinton and becomes a grumpy old man, and the path of true love takes an unlikely course.
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