Steve Day is a stand-up comedian who lost his hearing at eighteen and, after years of putting off the stage career he'd always wanted, became one of the UK circuit's most distinctive voices, quite literally the country's most talked about deaf comedian. His material draws on the everyday reality of navigating a hearing world without full hearing, delivered with a warmth and self-effacing wit that plays just as well to audiences who have never given deafness a second thought. Described by The Guardian as "revelatory and very funny," he has spent more than two decades turning an unlikely late start into a genuinely original act.
Steve was a finalist for the Daily Telegraph Open Mic Award in 2000 and the Hackney Empire New Act of the Year in 2002, and has taken a string of acclaimed solo shows to the Edinburgh Fringe, including Deaf in the Afternoon, Comprehensive Steve Day and Run, Deaf Boy, Run. His show Deafy's Island Discs earned five stars from Chortle and was called "funny and moving" by the Sunday Times, later touring the UK and Europe with an Italian translation. On radio he is a regular contributor to BBC Radio 4's You and Yours and Woman's Hour, and has appeared in radio dramas alongside Bill Nighy, Patricia Routledge and Caroline Quentin.
Steve brings something genuinely different to any bill: a warm, sharply funny act built on honest storytelling that resonates with deaf and hearing audiences in equal measure. That originality, combined with a proven track record on national tours and at major festivals, makes him a memorable booking for corporate events, club nights and any occasion looking for a comedian audiences will still be talking about afterwards. His shows are as accessible as they are funny, and always genuinely his own.