"I'm a fading comedian, so..."

There are laws I disagree with - for example the smoking ban - but I comply with them. Not so Mel Smith. The BBC reports:

"The Assembly Rooms in Edinburgh will be shut down if actor Mel Smith flouts Scotland's smoking ban, its director has been told.
The comedian, who is playing Winston Churchill in a show at the Edinburgh Fringe, is said to be planning to smoke during a performance on Monday.
The actor recently vowed to continue to ignore the ban at the Fringe festival.
Venue director William Burdett Coutts said he was in an "extremely serious situation".
He said he has also been told he will lose his Fringe licence for good if the actor smokes during his performance."

Childish nonsense. If Mr Smith persists in his 'the rules don't apply to me' behaviour, they should throw the book at him. And, if that means the Assembly Rooms are shut down, too bad.