Mark Steel
- 64 years old
- English
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
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Comedians' shows pulled over unpaid bills
Josh Widdicombe, Jeremy Hardy, Seann Walsh, Shappi Khorsandi and Marcus Brigstocke have all had gigs dropped from the forthcoming programme of Secombe Theatre in Sutton because of the dispute with very little notice. Widdicombe was due to play there only next week. Their agency, Off The Kerb, axed the shows in a row over £3,432 of box office money they say they are owed for another of their clients, Mark Steel, three months ago.
Chortle, 11th August 2016Political comedy isn't dead
Serious issues are back on the stand-up agenda. Here are the Fringe's hottest topics.
Stephen Armstrong, The Sunday Times, 7th August 2016Ten award-winning comics at the Fringe
A total of 65 comedy shows this Fringe use the phrase 'award-winning', though most fail to mention exactly what award they've won. Employee Of The Month? The figure shows what a plethora of comedy accolades there are out there. That's way more, even, than the 17 shows which say they are 'hotly', 'highly' or 'much' anticipated... So here's our pick of those award-winning acts.
Chortle, 28th July 2016Latitude: reflections on a weekend of comedy
Latitude has often used the tag-line 'more than just a music festival' and with an extensive arts line-up that's certainly true. The Suffolk festival has also grown into one of the largest comedy programmes on the circuit. The tents may now have been dismantled, but Fergus Morgan reflects back on a weekend's mirth in the festival's purple comedy arena.
Fergus Morgan, The Reviews Hub, 20th July 2016Latitude 2016: Mark Steel review
His set, a brilliantly funny mix of anecdotes, observational comedy, and socio-political satire, largely focusses on the various eccentricities and irrationalities of British society.
Fergus Morgan, The Reviews Hub, 17th July 2016Mark Steel review
The main strength of Who Do I Think I Am? is, however, Steel's warm and unaffected personality.
Dave Cunningham, The Reviews Hub, 27th May 2016Review - Mark Steel: Who Do I Think I Am?
The beautiful thing is that underneath the laughs, of which there are many, there is a very touching story here.
Raja Sharma, TV Bomb, 27th March 2016Young people don't own comedy - and nor should they
How dull would our lives be if we, in effect, introduce a mandatory retirement age for wisecracks?
The Independent, 19th March 2016Five things you might not know about . . . Mark Steel
The Kent-born comic, political rabble-rouser and former TV repair man takes a show about the story behind his heritage across the country.
Brian Donaldson, The List, 16th March 2016Review: #JC4PM, Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
Finding mainstream musicians prepared to stick their head above the parapet these days is no mean feat and so the textily-titled #JC4PM is headlined by Charlotte Church, who brought mighty, soaring vocals and left-of-centre electronica rather than rhetoric, with a support bill of speakers, poets and comedians, including veteran campaigners Jeremy Hardy, acting as MC for the evening, and Mark Steel, both of whom were happy to confront the prevailing political mood across the spectrum with some well aimed barbs.
Fiona Shepherd, The Scotsman, 10th March 2016