Watched Mark's show at the Brewhouse in Taunton tonight and thought it was fantastic. Mark strays somewhat from the usual topics of modern comedy with his show based around the French Revolution but it works brilliantly. He is able to bring the historical period alive in a way which is laugh out loud funny whilst not in any way excluding the less academic. If history at school were taught this way I might have turned up once in a while! Mark also puts in the homework on his venue, introducing a local flavor to his set. He also interjects relevant modern tales and topical threads in to his historical dialogue - drawing funny comparisons between history and today and using his vast range of excellent regional accents to add even greater comedy effect. A brilliant night and the best way I can think of to spend 14 quid!
Rebecca, December 2007
I saw Mark in Huddersfield on 11th October 2007, and he was truly brilliant. I love comedy and see as much of it as I can, but he was, genuinely, the funniest comedian I have ever seen live. I am not saying that there aren't better comedians on the circuit, but because of a lively audience, and that fact that he was 20 minutes late, the French Revolution' theme was completely discarded and it ended up being over three hours of him bantering with the audience. Truly amazing, very intelligent and incredibly funny.
Ricardio, October 2007
Not "Reasons to be Cheerful" but reasons for living. You restore my faith in human nature. Today's Independent article shows that there are people concerned with another view on life. Hurray. I may be 70 odd but I'm with him on this.
B R Meadows, July 2007
One of the best comedians I have ever come across, he is funny and insightful, much more intelligent that he likes to give himself credit for. I don't see how someone can say, "he doesn't mean it", this man has been a dedicated socialist (hardly "liberal left") and a member of the Socialist Workers Party all his life and has never been afraid to admit it. He even describes himself as "a Trotskyist, but not mad honest".
Scott Bronstein, October 2006
Mark Steel is brilliant. Even if he wasn't funny he'd still be brilliant. The fact that he is hilarious on top of being very clever is fantastic. I just can't agree with James Macarbe's comment that he 'doesn't mean it.' Mark has genuine integrity that artists such as Ben Elton can only dream of.
Graham, August 2006
Vive La Revolutionis both inspiring and insightful......and seriously laugh out loud funny at times. Throughout you can hear his voice in your head. His lecture series is one of the best TV shows ever.
Bob M, August 2006
A cheap man's Rob Newman.
Andy, July 2006
Saw him at Windsor Arts Centre, and he was very, very good indeed. Providing education as well as comedy, he managed to win a very difficult crowd over, so that we gave him a round of applause of more than a mintue (a long time, believe me). In true working class style, he didn't come back for an encore, and we went out and found him already sitting at the bar
