- Steve Day
Steve Day is Britain's best known deaf stand-up comedian.
tand-up comedy
Day was a finalist in the
Daily Telegraph Open Mic Award in 2000, and a finalist in theHackney Empire New Act of the Year in 2002.Day has had several one-man shows at the
Edinburgh Festival Fringe : "Deaf in the Afternoon" (2002), "A Night at the Pictures" (2005) and "Comprehensive Steve Day" (2006).In 2005, Day performed as part of "Abnormally Funny People", with
Steve Best ,Liz Carr ,Tanyalee Davis ,Chris McCausland andSimon 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, and is returning to Edinburgh in August 2007 with another solo show.He writes a daily blog, which is one of the most read blogs on Myspace.
His 2007 Edinburgh Show "Deafy's Island Discs" is a 5 star rated show that Steve is currently touring.
Radio
Day has appeared on and written for several
BBC Radio 4 shows.Personal life
Day lives in
Lewisham , London, with his wife and five children.External links
* [http://www.myspace.com/deafinitive Myspace page]
* [http://www.chortle.co.uk/comics/s/92/steve_day/review/ Chortle review]
* [http://www.timeout.com/london/features/1610.html Time Out interview]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpULVpKm7yg Steve Day on You Tube]
* [http://www.mygojo.co.uk/fun-stuff/comedy-clips/ GOJO video for Disability Rights Commission]
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