Elliot Steel

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Elliot Steel is a British stand-up comedian and comedy writer.

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Biography

Steel started performing stand-up at age 16 and performed at Latitude and Reading Festivals in 2013. [1] Steel has performed several stand-up comedy shows at the Edinburgh Fringe since 2015. He has also performed sets at the Comedy Store in London, Hot Water Comedy Club, Top Secret Comedy Club and others. [2] [3] He has appeared on Comedy Central's Roast Battle and voiced Ashley on BBC Radio 4's programme Unite with his father, Mark Steel. [4] [5] He co-wrote Unite with Ivo Graham, Mark Steel and Barry Castagnola. Steel has appeared on BBC Radio 1’s Comedy Lounge and BBC Radio 4. [6]

He is the son of comedian Mark Steel. [7]

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References

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  4. "BBC Radio 4 - Unite, Pilot". BBC. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
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  6. "Elliot Steel". Big Mouth Comedy Festival. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
  7. "Being a comedian when your dad is Mark Steel". BBC News. 2017-08-04. Retrieved 2022-03-26.