Mark Steel
- 64 years old
- English
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
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Mark Steel: I never met my mum after being adopted
I discovered that as I was being brought up in a little bungalow in Kent and yelling in rage about the rich, my biological dad was a multimillionaire ex-world backgammon champion.
Mark Steel, i Newspaper, 7th December 2021Mark Steel to perform French version of In Town
The comic and columnist will address the often fraught relationship between Britain and France, in French, at Komedia Brighton on January 23 and the Museum of Comedy, London, on January 28.
Chortle, 2nd November 2021Mark Steel writing book about finding his birth parents
Comic Mark Steel is to narrate the "utterly absurd" story of his own adoption, aged 10 days, for an audio memoir.
British Comedy Guide, 11th March 2021Jeremy Hardy tribute gig rescheduled
The night of comedy to commemorate the genius of Jeremy Hardy has been moced to Wednesday, 26th Jan 2022 at the Eventim Apollo.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 2nd March 2021Chortle Awards 2020 winners
Jessica Fostekew has won Best Show and the Breakthrough prize in the Chortle Awards. Other winners include Zoe Lyons, Bob Mortimer, Brodi Snook, The Delightful Sausage, Flo & Joan, Kiri Pritchard-Mclean and Rhod Gilbert.
British Comedy Guide, 18th March 2020More names announced for Larmer Tree festival
Larmer Tree Festival has unveiled details of its comedy line-up for 2020. This year's comedy headliners will be Mark Steel and Suzi Ruffell.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 25th February 2020Mark Steel interview
'I once mentioned in passing that Donald Trump was a psychopath, and four people sent me messages saying, "Don't add to the stigma against psychopaths." There's meant to be a stigma against psychopaths,' he laughs. 'They're psychopaths!'
Ashley Davies, Metro, 24th January 2020Mark Steel interview
When comic Mark Steel toured his highly successful Every Little Thing's Gonna Be Alright in 2018, his outlook was wonderfully hopeful despite the show describing when Donald Trump won the White House, the Labour Party seemed a busted flush, Britain voted to leave the EU, and his wife decided to leave him.
The Express and Star, 15th January 2020Line-up for Jeremy Hardy tribute gig revealed
Mark Steel, Jack Dee, Harry Enfield, Miles Jupp, Angela Barnes, Imran Yusef, Seann Walsh and Shappi Khorsandi will be amongst those performing at Stand Up For Jeremy Hardy, the 25th March 2020 gig at Eventim Apollo.
British Comedy Guide, 16th December 2019Comedies shortlisted for BBC Audio Awards 2020
Giles Wemmbley-Hogg Goes Off, Mark Steel's In Town, Phil Ellis Is Trying, Phil Wang: Wangsplaining and Suggs: Love Letters To London are amongst the nominees in the BBC Audio Drama Awards 2020.
British Comedy Guide, 19th November 2019