Mark Steel
- 64 years old
- English
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
Press clippings
Mark Steel to discuss throat cancer battle in 2025 tour
Stand-up show Mark Steel: The Leopard In My House, which will tour between February and June 2025, will see the comedian discussing his battle with cancer.
British Comedy Guide, 23rd October 2024Mark Steel is back doing what he does best - taking the mick out of your home town
Given the all-clear from cancer last month, Steel is back on Radio 4, visiting towns across Britain then hilariously ripping them apart.
Tristram Fane Saunders, The Telegraph, 26th June 2024Jon Holmes opens up about cancer diagnosis in Radio 4 series
Radio 4 series Jon Holmes Says The C-Word will see The Skewer creator, who was diagnosed with prostate cancer, talking to comedians about their personal experiences of undergoing cancer treatment.
British Comedy Guide, 18th June 2024A Comedy Tribute To Andy Smart review
Without him around, the world of comedy is a lot quieter, too.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 4th June 2024Mark Steel reveals he's cancer-free
Mark Steel has revealed on social media that he's beaten cancer.
British Comedy Guide, 3rd May 2024Mark Steel: 'The hospital lost my biopsy result - then the cancer surgery went a bit wrong'
It's even harder telling people you have cancer when you are a comic, says Steel, because you don't want to make anyone's day worse.
Eleanor Steafel, The Telegraph, 18th December 2023'I discovered a lump when I was shaving, six weeks later a doctor told me I had cancer', says Mark Steel
In a candid column, the author, broadcaster, stand-up comedian shares details of the day he was told he had cancer and the treatment he has undergone since.
Mark Steel, The Mirror, 17th November 2023Mark Steel on touring, council flats and not having a pension
"My biological dad is a multi-millionaire backgammon champion - but I only met him once."
Nicola Venning, The Telegraph, 5th November 2023Mark Steel: I have cancer
Mark Steel has revealed that he has throat cancer and will be taking a six month break from performing.
British Comedy Guide, 9th October 2023Mark Steel: "I was astonishingly terrible and angry."
Veteran comedian Mark Steel talks us through his journey in comedy from the Dulwich Poetry Society to learning an entire set in French - via a cattle market in Skipton.
Square Mile, 12th September 2023