By Peter McLaren-Kennedy • 12 December 2022 • 16:56
Iranian footballer facing execution after alleged 'forced' murder confession on TV
The announcement came on Monday, December 12 saying that the British writer, broadcaster and satirist has died on Saturday at the age of 65.
He is said to have died in Bruges, Belgium following a short undisclosed illness.
I am in deep shock, having to issue the news about the death of Victor Lewis Smith. Struggling to come to terms with the loss of a unique and irreplaceable talent. — Mark Borkowski (@MarkBorkowski) December 12, 2022
I am in deep shock, having to issue the news about the death of Victor Lewis Smith. Struggling to come to terms with the loss of a unique and irreplaceable talent.
— Mark Borkowski (@MarkBorkowski) December 12, 2022
RIP the great Victor Lewis-Smith. My friend, collaborator & force of nature. He was a literary, comedic vandal of the highest order, a gentleman,loyal pal & one of the greatest conversationalists on the planet. To happier times, old friend. I shall miss you #VictorLewismith pic.twitter.com/3YmqhyKQwi — David Tabizel (@Tabizel) December 12, 2022
RIP the great Victor Lewis-Smith. My friend, collaborator & force of nature. He was a literary, comedic vandal of the highest order, a gentleman,loyal pal & one of the greatest conversationalists on the planet. To happier times, old friend. I shall miss you #VictorLewismith pic.twitter.com/3YmqhyKQwi
— David Tabizel (@Tabizel) December 12, 2022
Lewis-Smith was a very talented artist fulfilling roles as diverse as food critic, comedy sketch actor, writer, broadcaster and producer.
Probably best known for his hoax calls in the 90s with BBC2 Lewis-Smith began his broadcasting career at BBC Radio Medway. He then went on to study music in the late 1970s at the University of York.
He later became a producer for BBC Radio 4’s Midweek and Start the Week during the 1980s and enjoyed a column with Private Eye.
In later years he wrote for Spitting Images and Offal as well as producing the Annual National Food & Drink Awards for ITV1. His latest production, Hitler’s Jazz Band, is due to be broadcast by Sky this week.
Survived by his wife, Virginia, and daughter, Lucia, Lewis-Smith will long be remembered for his biting wit and sharp tongue as he will for his contributions to the likes of Spitting Images.
Thank you for taking the time to read this article, do remember to come back and check The Euro Weekly News website for all your up-to-date local and international news stories and remember, you can also follow us on Facebook and Instagram.
Share this story
Subscribe to our Euro Weekly News alerts to get the latest stories into your inbox!
By signing up, you will create a Euro Weekly News account if you don’t already have one. Review our Privacy Policy for more information about our privacy practices.
Originally from South Africa, Peter is based on the Costa Blanca and is a web reporter for the Euro Weekly News covering international and Spanish national news. Got a news story you want to share? Then get in touch at [email protected]
Download our media pack in either English or Spanish.