Mark Steel

The consultant had told me he was confident I had throat cancer that had spread into the lymph glands. Joyfully, I held his hand, and looked up to the heavens like a South American footballer after scoring a goal. It was one of the happiest moments of my life.”?

Join multi award-winning, BAFTA-nominated writer and comedian Mark Steel for his new tour ‘The Leopard in My House’. The topic? His battle with throat cancer. A battle he is winning (thankfully) and which only his?rapier wit could fashion a comedy tour show out of. Cancer has done nothing to dull Mark’s acute political observations or quash his “frankly bonkers” energy: you will laugh, you will cry, but you’ll laugh again, and again, and again.?The Leopard in My House?is proof that this leftie, working-class, Radio 4 favourite truly deserves his place in the UK comedy pantheon.?

Mark Steel is best known for his critically-acclaimed BBC Radio 4 show?Mark Steel’s in Town?(now in its 13th series), as well as his hit podcast?What The F*** Is Going On…?. He has presented the BAFTA-nominated?Mark Steel Lectures for BBC Two, and is a regular on BBC One’s?Have I Got News for You?and BBC Radio 4’s?The News Quiz.?He has also written several acclaimed books, including an adaptation of his critically acclaimed stand-up show?Who Do I Think I Am??for Audible.