He performed at the 2007 Class Clowns State Final in South Australia. Who is he dating right now? We have no records of past relationships for Stephen K. Amos. Amos had an older twin sister, who died in 2018. Stephen K. Amos is a 46 year old British Actor born on 3rd December, 1976 in London, England UK. You know, people sitting there going, Yes, hes right. Stephen K. Amos stand up from the Just For Laughs Festival in 2012. he is one of famous English comedian with the age 53 years old group. He began his career as a compere at the Big Fish comedy clubs in South London, and has been nominated for Chortle's Best Compere Award three times in 2004, 2007 and 2008. During the 2006 Fringe, he performed the revealing solo show All of Me, in which he publicly acknowledged his own homosexuality to his audience for the first time. his net worth has been growing significantly in 2021-2022. When you have something like Mardi Gras, which is the biggest type of parade of its kind in the world, bar none, and not just a parade itself but a week before the parade yet, that doesnt sway the government to think public opinion is really on the side of this? Amos has the distinction of being one of the few stand-up comics chosen to appear at the 2007 Royal Variety Performance. The show was released on DVD in November 2010. A regular on the international comedy circuit, he is known for including his audience members during his shows. [16], Amos, one of seven children, lives in South London. So I was in full respect of the man. Ive been all across Europe. We recommend you to check the complete list of Famous English comedian. I used to do a joke where I said I'd have to wait for Lenny Henry to die before I could get on television. The producers asked, well, what sort of questions, as we dont want to spark a diplomatic incident. In 2012 Amos chaired a BBC Radio 4 programme, called Life: An Idiot's Guide, starting March 2012, where he and his pick of the circuit's best stand ups build an idiot's guide to life. Some people say its [political correctness] gone mad. It does not matter who you are or how you live your life, you do not lose your dignity. Stephen Kehinde Amos (born 3 December 1967) is a British stand-up comedian and television personality. I had already planned what I would do if he had said something I didnt agree with or that would add more shame on peoples lives, I would have respectfully excused myself. Amos is currently featured in the BBC Radio 4 show The Odd Half Hour, which began broadcasting on 16 November 2010. Amos performed on the alternative stage at Reading Festival on 27 August 2010, and the Leeds Festival on 28 August 2010. Upon reaching the Vatican City and receiving certificates for completing the pilgrimage, they were then informed that the Pope was willing to meet them to talk about their achievement. For example in the past Ive talked about Coon cheese, Ive talked about the Chicos jelly babies, or whatever theyre called. The Stephen K Amos Show. Why was that important to you? So coming here as a British black comedian, knowing the history of this place and how the Indigenous people have been treated, historically, coming out here and doing the jokes and the subjects I tackle to the audience who are coming to my shows, as one of the few black British or international acts who come here is quite important to me. And also, you need to ask yourself, Where did you come from? In March 2017, Amos featured on the 339th episode of the podcast based in Melbourne, The Little Dum Dum Club, which was recorded live at the European Bier Cafe in Melbourne's CBD. He began his career as a compere at the Big Fish comedy clubs in South London, and has been nominated for Chortle's Best Compere Award three times in 2004, 2007 and 2008. Stephen K Amos Tour Dates. In 2010, Amos's own show was launched, a combination of stand up, sketches, and guest performers (who for the most part had not fully broken into television comedy), simply entitled The Stephen K Amos Show. The standup talks about coming out, the shortage of black performers on TV and why he's playing his mum, Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning, After years on the stand-up circuit, Stephen K Amos has his own BBC show. On a related note, he gently mocks political correctness, in one of his favourite recurring jokes referring to his own penis size: "some stereotypes I can live with!". JFL produces the worlds largest and most prestigious comedy event every July in Montreal, as well as annual festivals in Toronto and Sydney. In the winter of 2009 and 2010, he sold out his second national tour The Feelgood Factor. Amos made an appearance on the gala/comedy gig We Are Most Amused, an ITV1 televised production on 15 November 2008, in celebration of The Prince of Wales' 60th Birthday. He has also appeared in Rich Hall's Cattle Drive, EastEnders, Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle and as a featured performer on BBC One's Live at the Apollo after Dara Briain and before Frankie Boyle. On 2 November 2008, Amos appeared on The Jon Richardson Show on BBC 6 Music, and again on 16 August 2009 and 23 November 2009. BREAD & CIRCUSES 2018 "Comedy at its purest and richest form." The Advertiser "Amos has the sort of commanding presence and confidence that could only have come from years of working the circuit." Arts . Lisa White. Another producer once said to me: "We really like you but we've just had Richard Blackwood." Therefore, everyone is a bit laid back and can take a joke. There was even one night when I heard a woman say: "Oh no!" Stephen is managed by Lisa White at Glorious Management. That whole notion of, Oh, you can say what you like here. However, because of the rise of the refugee crisis and the fact that not everyone can come here, the whole mood and attitude has changed. Stephen K Amos was one of eight celebrities - including Les Dennis, Lesley Joseph and Greg Rutherford - who trekked a 1,000km section of the pilgrim's walk from Canterbury to Rome for a BBC. Ive been quite vocal in my criticism in certain aspects of the Catholic Church. Stand-up comedian, Stephen K Amos is a consummate performer who has entertained audiences across the globe with his comical genius. In 2006, your comedy style changed when you did an Edinburgh show in which you spoke publicly for the first time about being gay. Amos added that he also asked about transgender, lesbian and bisexual rights, but it didnt make the cut on the TV show. It wasn't that I was hiding it before, I just didn't talk about it in my comedy. Stephen Kehinde Amos (born 3 December 1967) is a British stand-up comedian and television personality. In February 2013, Amos presented another series of this programme, where guests on the programme included Fred MacAulay, Angela Barnes and Greg Proops. 0 Stephen K Amos: Murder, he wrote. on BBC Radio 4, as a son living in a Nigerian family in 1980s Britain. In 2019, Amos starred in BBC's Pilgrimage,[13] walking Via Francigena, an ancient pilgrimage route to Rome. I'd proved to myself over the years that I could make a room laugh by not saying anything in particular and I'd been thinking for a while, what's the next step? I never thought people would be interested in my life, but when I used to do jokes about my parents arriving in London and seeing signs saying: "No blacks, Irish, dogs", people didn't know that was true. By John . Amos appeared in the winning team at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival's Great Debate in 2006, 2007, and 2008 for the negative team, and in 2009 for the affirmative team. From 2015. People were going, Look at her, offensive woman who doesnt care. All sorts of things. Kurt And Wyatt Russell Team Up For New Monsterverse Netflix Movies That Look Terrible But Are Actually Awesome, Every Netflix Original Show, Ranked From Best To Worst, Top 50 Rom-Coms You Need to See Before You Die, Actors Who Regret Their Iconic Movie Roles, EU Users: Click here to revoke your choice, California Notice / Do Not Sell My Personal Information, Born: ( 1967-12-03) 3 December 1967 (age 52) London, England, Genres: Observational comedy, political satire, Subject(s): Australian culture, British culture, Nigerian culture, current events, sex, popular culture, human interaction, racism. Going backstage at the Vatican and meeting him, he was smaller than I expected but there was an instant spiritual charisma of the man.. The Most Cringe-Worthy Red Carpet Looks From 2002. Stephen K Amos is back in Australia after 12 months of touring the globe and his new show, World Famous, takes aim at the nationalism and casual racism he encountered over an especially strange year. Away from the fringe, Amos is a regular performer at The Comedy Store, London, featuring on the bill several evenings each month, as well as various other venues around central London. Stephen K Amos was one of eight celebrities including Les Dennis, Lesley Joseph and Greg Rutherford who trekked a 1,000km section of the pilgrims walk from Canterbury to Rome for a BBC documentary on faith. Stephen Kehinde Amos (born 3 December 1967)[2][1] is a British stand-up comedian[3][4][5] and television personality. Amos also starred in an episode of Mad Mad World on ITV1 in Spring 2012. Amos is a celebrity supporter of the British Red Cross, where he is interested in their work with refugees. In May 2007, he appeared at the New Zealand International Comedy festival where he won the award for Best International Comedian. lisa@glorioustalent.co.uk. We are all human beings and have dignity. Pope Francis refused to allow laity to kiss his papal ring, and everyone is wondering why. In the midst of his run at the Melbourne international comedy festival, Amos shares his thoughts on Pauline Hansons return, the continued fight over the Racial Discrimination Act and marriage equality, the significance of a British black comedian making Australia laugh at and re-examine its national crises, and the chaos he leaves in his wake. Photograph: BBC, Stephen K Amos: 'I don't want to be labelled "the black gay comic"'. At the age of 53 years, Stephen K. Amos weight not available right now. In December 2007, he hosted a documentary, Penis Envy,[8][9] for the free United Kingdom digital television channel Virgin1,[10] in which he explored men's ongoing insecurities with penis size with the help of actors from Puppetry of the Penis, naked rugby players and the men willing to experiment with apparent penis enlarging "treatments". Amos also appeared on Nihal's Saturday Afternoon Show on BBC Radio One on 30 May 2009. That was quite moving for me. In the United Kingdom, Amos has appeared as a guest on panel shows such as Have I Got News for You, Mock the Week, QI, The Wright Stuff and And Then You Die. [16], Amos, one of seven children, lives in South London. A regular on the international comedy circuit, he is known for including his audience members during his shows. I wanted to look at those issues from my own perspective, because growing up in south London as one of a few black kids in my class, the one thing you could hide easily was your sexuality, even if you couldn't hide your blackness. But youre in the rare profession where you get to be up close and personal with people from all over the globe. Since making that programme, I have black youth coming up to me and saying: "I saw that documentary, that was really good, man, an eye-opener." Official website of Stephen K Amos - stand-up comedian, writer and television personality. He didnt shut anybody down, he was very clear in what we said about all being Gods children, all the things you dont normally hear. I think thats a bit of a harsh word because the audiences here have been very, very good, in terms of supporting what I do. In January 2010, he was a celebrity guest team captain on What Do Kids Know? 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