Steve Day is a British deaf stand-up comedian.
Stand-up comedy
Day was a finalist in the Daily Telegraph Open Mic Award in 2000, and a finalist in the
Hackney Empire New Act of the Year
The NATYS: New Acts of The Year Showcase, previously known as The Hackney Empire New Act of the Year, is an annual industry showcase that promotes new waves of emerging Comedy and Variety acts. It ran at the Hackney Empire Theatre from 1988 unti ...
in 2002.
Day has had several one-man shows at the
Edinburgh Festival Fringe
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe (also referred to as The Fringe, Edinburgh Fringe, or Edinburgh Fringe Festival) is the world's largest arts and media festival, which in 2019 spanned 25 days and featured more than 59,600 performances of 3,841 dif ...
: "Deaf in the Afternoon" (2002), "A Night at the Pictures" (2005), "Comprehensive Steve Day" (2006), "A Night at the Pictures (2007), Should I Stay or Should I Go? (2008)", and "Run, deaf Boy, Run" (2011).
In 2005, Day performed as part of "Abnormally Funny People", with
Steve Best,
Liz Carr
Liz Carr is an English actress, comedian, broadcaster and international disability rights activist.
Early life and education
Carr was born 21 April 1972 in Port Sunlight and grew up in Bebington, Merseyside. She attended Upton Hall School FCJ i ...
,
Tanyalee Davis,
Chris McCausland
Chris McCausland (born ) is a British actor and comedian. He is known to television audiences for his role as Rudi in the CBeebies show ''Me Too! (British TV series), Me Too!'' He regularly appears at comedy venues around the UK, including The ...
and
Simon Minty. He still makes occasional performances as part of the group, most recently a promotional video for the Disability Rights Commission. He tours extensively around the UK.
Radio
Day has appeared on and written for several
BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC that replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. It broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history from the BBC' ...
shows.
Personal life
Day lives in
Sutton Coldfield
Sutton Coldfield or the Royal Town of Sutton Coldfield, known locally as Sutton ( ), is a town and civil parish in the City of Birmingham, West Midlands, England. The town lies around 8 miles northeast of Birmingham city centre, 9 miles south ...
, West Midlands. He has three children and two step-children with his wife, former Olympic athlete,
Georgina Oladapo Day.
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References
External links
Myspace pageChortle reviewSteve Day on YouTubeGOJO video for Disability Rights Commission
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Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Place of birth missing (living people)
British comedians
British stand-up comedians
British radio writers