Jeff Stevenson The Comedy Legend | 50 Years of Laughter, TV, Cruises, Fame, Fortune & Mental Health

Jeff Stevenson has spent over 50 years making people laugh. From performing alongside Jimmy Tarbuck at the London Palladium, starring opposite Mike Reid in panto, appearing in the cult classic Bugsy Malone, and featuring twice in Only Fools and Horses, to hosting his own TV show, warming up some of Britain's biggest television programmes, and entertaining audiences across the world's top cruise ships—Jeff has lived almost every chapter of British comedy. But this isn't just a story about laughs. In this 45-minute documentary interview, Jeff opens up about the highs and lows of life as a working comedian, the best and worst gigs of his career, friendships with comedy legends, growing up through stage school alongside Brian Conley, and what it really takes to survive five decades in one of the toughest industries in entertainment. We also have an honest conversation about mental health, resilience, rejection, changing audiences, and why making people laugh has kept him going for over half a century. Whether you're a comedy fan, performer, or simply love hearing incredible life stories, this is one you won't want to miss. If you enjoy conversations like this, please like, subscribe and let us know your favourite Jeff Stevenson story in the comments. My Comedy Snapshot book - https://www.stevebest.com/books COMEDIANS book - https://www.stevebest.com/copy-of-home COMEDIANS II book - https://www.stevebest.com/copy-of-com... Watch more funny interviews -    • Alexandra Haddow on Comedy, ADHD, gigging,...   Nina Conti is going viral -    • Nina Conti on Comedy, Puppets & Life with ...   I love the shoes I'm wearing from Grenson Shoes - https://www.grenson.com/ MY SOCIALS Instagram -   / stevebestpics   YouTube -    / @stevebestshoots   Steve Best is a comedian and a photographer. He has done nothing else. He has never had another job. Steve was a finalist in the Young Magician of the Year in 1985, passed Grade 8 on the flute, learnt to ride a uni-cycle, can juggle 5 balls, and was in the under 14s Surrey county table tennis squad. When he was 19 he took up the guitar and sat for 8 hours a day practicing until his fingers were sore. Steve has been all around the world being silly, toured with Frank Skinner, Omid Dialili and Craig Charles, been on TV a few times and is a visiting lecturer at Middlesex university teaching stand-up comedy on the third year drama course He has always taken photographs. It was some 10 cars ago that he started bringing his camera into comedy clubs and shooting his fellow comics. He has two little chunky books published, Comedy Snapshot (Articul8 2014) and Joke Face (Unbound 2017) https://www.stevebest.com/books. Between them there are over 1000 of his photos of comedians from the UK comedy circuit, each with one of their own jokes and several of their weird and wonderful facts. It has never been done before and is a true documentation of the comedy world that he inhabits. During that time he started approaching the photographic documentation of the comedy circuit with much more of an artistic vision. HIs third book. COMEDIANS, is the culmination of the journey. Although COMEDIANS II is the culmination of the culmination of the journey. Will there be more? www.stevebest.com You can commission Steve Best to photograph your performance, special events or portraits. You can also book Steve to give his unique talk. ​ Email: [email protected]