“Original and offbeat” StandUpCom magazine. “Easy manner and inventive material… Shameless” The Stage
An actor, stand up, and comedy improviser, Steve has worked with Scratch, Dogface, Improvedy and is a longstanding member of The Intellectual Hooligans, Norfolk’s longest running improv group, who perform regularly throughout East Anglia, including the Maddermarket Theatre, Cafe Marzano, Fisher Theatre, Epic Studios, St George Theatre and The Sheringham Little Theatre. He was co-creator of The Reduced Edinburgh Fringe Improv Show, which ran for six years to sold out audiences at the Pleasance Edinburgh.
“Proper belly laughs!”
“We laughed from beginning to end. Fantastic show!”
“If you were doing anything else tonight other than watching the Intellectual Hooligans you made the wrong choice!”
Steve also performs regularly with improvised murder mystery company The Foul Players, and has also worked with Twisted Reality, Strange Fascination, Murder Mystery Events, and he created and performed in improvised Fawlty Towers dining experience shows at the Fisher Theatre.
Steve was a stand-up comedian for many years, performing at clubs throughout the UK and three times performed in shows at Edinburgh’s Gilded Balloon with Simon Evans, Natalie Haynes, Lucy Porter, Howard Read, Dan Antapolski and others. He was a finalist in The Daily Telegraph Open Mic Award, and is an accomplished compere who has run clubs in Manchester, London and Norwich.
Steve wrote and performed one man play Picking Bones, which toured throughout the UK, including The Green Room, Manchester; the Gilded Balloon, Edinburgh, the Platform 4 Festival Exeter; the New End Theatre, London, and many more.
“Flawless performance. His long, angular face and commanding voice make him a dynamic stage presence. Keyworth carries the day, illuminating the darker corners of his work with some deft comic touches.” The Scotsman
“An intensely personal warmth sharpened by witty observation and an obsession with the absurd reality of life… Compelling… will most assuredly move you.” Manchester City Life
“A stunning tour-de-force that shows mesmerising writing and acting talent.” Exeter Express & Echo
A member of the Comedians Theatre Company, Steve has written for several of their shows, including Radio 4 series Making The Best Of It. He has written 80+ episodes of BBC1 drama and many plays and series for Radio 4, including adaptations of The Princess Bride and The Man Who Fell To Earth. His film credits include Breaking The Bank starring Kelsey Grammer, and in 2024 he wrote Siobhan McSweeney’s presenters’ script for Mozilla’s Rise25 Awards at Dublin’s International Conference Centre.
Links:
Mozilla Rise25 Award Ceremony:
At the Rise25 Awards, the future of AI is ethical, inclusive and accountable
Shortlisted for the Bafta Rocliffe Comedy Forum. Press release here:
A short film Steve wrote (featuring a bottom, possibly a 15 certificate):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=channel_page&v=K_LvFSlLaJA&hl=en-GB&gl=GB
And an extract of Medicine To Follow, written by Stephen Keyworth and Mark Clompus:
