Nosmo King (derived from the phrase "no smoking") may refer to several entertainment personalities: Stage name of Vernon Watson (1885–1949), English variety artist, who used the name from the early 1930s to his death Alter ego of Paul Shannon (1909–1990), American radio announcer Stage name of Stephen Jameson (born 1949), who later led The Javells, a British Northern soul group Nosmo King (album), by John Abercrombie and Andy LaVerne