Steve Royle
- Actor and comedian
Press clippings
Stoke-on-Trent to host its first comedy festival
Stoke-on-Trent is to host its first ever comedy festival this May, the city council has announced.
Richard Price, BBC, 18th April 2024Steve Royle to switch on Lytham Christmas lights
Lancashire funny man Steve Royle will light up Lytham as he officially switches on this year's Christmas Lights.
Julia Bennett, Blackpool Gazette, 27th October 2021Steve Royle brings a hero of music hall to Lytham
Back in the Victorian era Dan Leno was the most famous music hall and pantomime star of his age. He performed in panto, often as the Dame, for sixteen years in London's Drury Lane. Fast forward 100 years and writer David Slattery-Christie has created a play about the forgotten star of the stage. Now Steve Royle and the team actors performing in Naturally insane - The life of Dan Leno are looking forward to two special shows at Lytham Hall on the 9th July.
Caroline Whitmore, ITV, 6th July 2021'Very little funny' about pandemic - Steve Royle
Today sees the return of live comedy across England, Wales and most of Scotland. But the material they have got to work with, well it's been a year to forget for many. So how do you find laughter in the misery? Comedian Steve Royle, who came third in Britain's Got Talent last year, joined us to talk about tackling comedy in the pandemic.
Jon Snow, Channel 4, 17th May 2021BGT's Jon Courtenay won by a landslide
Britain's Got Talent's official voting figures have revealed that singing comedian Jon Courtenay won last night's final by a landslide - despite fan backlash.
The new figures show that Ant and Dec's Golden Buzzer act won the series with a staggering 35.7% of the final vote, which was split between all 10 finalists.
Sign Along With Us reached second place with 15.3%, and fellow top three member Steve Royle got 14.1%.
Stephanie Soteriou, The Sun, 11th October 2020Steve Royle ready for Britain's Got Talent final
The 51-year-old has promised a big surprise during his performance.
Lancs Live, 10th October 2020Comedians make Britain's Got Talent semi-final
Myra Dubois, Steve Royle, Nabil Abdulrashid, Allan Finnegan, Hakan Berg and Jon Courtenay go through.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 30th August 2020Stars return to Frog & Bucket to mark 25th birthday
Comedy stars appeared at the Frog & Bucket on Sunday night to mark the Manchester club's 25th birthday.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 27th February 2019