"Refreshing, sincere and engaging." - Rip It Up

"Think Dorothy Parker meets Graham Kennedy." - TalkFringe

“A comic whom your mother would love.” - Helen Razer, the Melbourne Age

“Disarmingly charming” - the Adelaide Advertiser.

“He captured the entire audience in the first five minutes of the show and had them eating out of his hands.” - Funny Tonne, The Melbourne International Comedy Festival

“Make an appointment to meet David Smiedt. If the post-show buzz is anything to go by, a lot more people are going to want to meet him.” - The Pun.

“Sharp dressed, sharp minded and very affable.” - DB Magazine

“A name to remember.” - Comedy Beast magazine

“The energetic Smiedt as MC does a fine line in disarming self-deprecation, charming the audience with amusing trivia then slipping in neat puns and barbed twists.” - Gaggingforit.com.au