"It's a relief to discover the straightforward gagman…
as a master of one-liners, he's way ahead of anyone else."
-The Independent

"His jokes are gold. Absolutely top of the class in the laughing academy."
-The List

"Utterly idiosyncratic. Refreshing, cranky and extraordinarily funny."
-The Times

"Perfection….he sets demanding standards for any comic to achieve, and that even includes himself."
-Chortle

"If Kafka had done stand-up comedy, he might have talked and looked like Emo Philips."
-The New Yorker

"The E.T. of comedy…. A wise child spewing barbed aphorisms."
-The New York Times

"If David Lynch is Jimmy Stewart from Mars, Emo is Buster Keaton from Venus…."
-Evening Standard

"A postgraduate course in lunacy from the master of macabre mischief,smart, sneaky and merciless."
-Star Tribune

"His jokes are more perfectly constructed, and his personality more compelling, than anyone else's...his comic fusillade is irresistible."
-The Guardian

"Hilariously funny...a breathtaking performance."
-New York Post

"Flawless comic timing."
-People Magazine

"Very funny and very strange."
-Chicago Tribune

"Brilliantly sick, but also brilliantly brilliant."
-San Francisco Chronicle

"An object lesson in perfect performance comedy. Honestly, I have never enjoyed a better act in Edinburgh."
-Punch

"a one-off, a genuinely original comic persona."
-The Observer

"a cascade of comic invention."
-The Scotsman

"Utterly hilarious."
-Glasgow Herald

"I'm not sure exactly when or where I first heard one of Emo's routines, but once
I did I instantly became a fan, His material was flat-out brilliant
If asked at gunpoint who the funniest guy in the world was, Yankovic adds, "
Without question I would have to say Emo Philips --
especially if Emo happened to be the one holding the gun."
Weird Al" Yankovic

"Chris Snither is a genuine master singer/guitar player/songwriter who is at the top of his game right now. In fact, he just keeps getting better and better! He makes us all know that age can be embraced, there is no need to fear the passing of time, as art is ageless, and mastery does not give a damn about numbers on a calendar. Chris Smither is playing Paris? BE THERE!"
Mary Gauthier

"I've never had the pleasure of meeting Mr Smither, but he has, over the years, been a constant companion. His records have always been there for me; funny, consoling, strange, soulful, unexpected.
Thanks for being a true friend."
Jeb Loy Nichols