While in Australia for the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Amos often appears on Australian television shows such as the improvisational Thank God You're Here; the music-based panel game show Spicks and Specks; and satirical news based comedy quiz show Good News Week. \r\r#StephenKAmosStandUp from the #JustForLaughs Festival in 2012. Thats interesting, again. 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. Stephen K Amos: 'I don't want to be labelled "the black gay comic"' Stephanie Merritt The standup talks about coming out, the shortage of black performers on TV and why he's playing his mum. A regular on the international comedy circuit, he is known for including his audience members during his shows. Simon Miraudo: Your new show, World Famous, is all about spending a year travelling the world and performing comedy. 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. 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? 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". Unforgotten can survive without Nicola Walker, Quinta Brunson's brilliant Abbott Elementary lives up to the hype, On TV tonight, a new take on cult 1966 spaghetti Western Django, Sanjeev Bhaskar on the return of Unforgotten, Banning actors like Emma Corrin from working-class roles won't fix acting's posh problem, Do not sell or share my personal information. I have indeed travelled around the world but its the state of the world itself that is going to be the subject of the show. On Fern Britton's The 5 O'Clock Show (Channel 4, 19 July 2010), he stated that his middle name is Kehinde, which is a Yoruba name for "second of twins". The Stephen K Amos Show. This content is owned by the BBChttp://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/pages/ArseRaptor/134715809920069SERIES 6 EPISODE 5 - (Part 1 of 2) - I love this guy and . People were going, Look at her, offensive woman who doesnt care. All sorts of things. Im not sure if youre aware, but in Australia at the moment, theres this ongoing debate over the Racial Discrimination Act. 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. You know, thats a really good question. Check out featured articles and pictures of Stephen K Amos Birth name: Stephen Kehinde Amos Born: ( 1967-12-03) 3 December 1967 (age 52) London, England Medium: Stand up, television Nationality . Stephen guest appeared in Series 2, Episode 7 of the BBC Three comedy, Coming of Age and as a guest contributor on several episodes of This Week.[12]. So, you cant say anything you like anymore. Stephen K Amos @stephenkamos BAFTA nom RTS win jokesmith. 0 Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. also know about his Social media accounts i.e. Amos also appeared on Nihal's Saturday Afternoon Show on BBC Radio One on 30 May 2009. But I can't think of a time when there were two black performers on any network at the same time. His parents came to London from Nigeria in the 1960s. In 2019, Amos starred in BBC's Pilgrimage,[13] walking Via Francigena, an ancient pilgrimage route to Rome. Amos has performed stand up at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe every year since 2003, after making his dbut in 2001. His net worth has been growing significantly in 2021-2022. The Roman Catholic Church deems homosexuality a sin, with the Pope admitting there was no room for such acts in the lives of priests and nuns. "Exciting" trips. His debut DVD was released in November 2009 entitled Find The Funny Live. English Comedian But youre in the rare profession where you get to be up close and personal with people from all over the globe. Your show does deal with all these things that have gone down all around the world. 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. As if it's one in, one out. There was a Christmas display where a shop decided, under the words White Christmas, to feature five golliwogs. Book with Ents24.com, the UK's biggest entertainment guide. According to our Database, He has no children. For me, it was my dad. But it's them " and he pointed out of the window " they're not ready for you." his net worth has been growing significantly in 2021-2022. In January 2010, he was a celebrity guest team captain on What Do Kids Know? Discover today's celebrity birthdays and explore famous people who share your birthday. The series is co written by Jonathan Harvey, and the third series commenced in January 2017. It won a Royal Television Society Award and was nominated for a BAFTA. 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. I knew people who were leading double lives. In 2010, for the show Tinga Tinga Tales Amos voiced the characters Hyena and Millipede/Pediless. 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. Is this a new world were in, or is the drama just more apparent today? Stephen K Amos: Murder, he wrote. Born on 3 December 1967 in Unknown, Stephen K. Amos started his career as English comedian . She is an actress, known for The Stephen K. Amos Show (2010), Eye Spy (2013) and Flash Prank (2011). Amos had an older twin sister, who died in 2018. Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and much more. His parents came to London from Nigeria in the 1960s. Amos has the distinction of being one of the few stand-up comics chosen to appear at the 2007 Royal Variety Performance. Nosheen Iqbal. And, like I say, I do it for the jokes but there is also an undercurrent of stuff going through. Youve got Brexit, Donald Trump, the rise of nationalism. In 2010, for the show Tinga Tinga Tales Amos voiced the characters Hyena and Millipede/Pediless. Lesley Joseph, Stephen K Amos, Greg Rutherford in Pilgrimage: The Road To Rome (Photo: Toby LLoyd/BBC) Stephen K. Amos He's been a huge supporter of upcoming talent for years. In 2009, Stephen appeared on Soccer AM, and is a fan of West Ham United. A regular on the international comedy circuit, he is known for including his audience members during his shows. During the end of 2008 and the beginning of 2009, he embarked on a United Kingdom tour of his show Find the Funny. [18] He is gay and an atheist. The show was released on DVD in November 2010. 79 Noel Road. Stephen K Amos Tour Dates. , money, salary, income, and assets. Ive noticed the world changing only in the last sort of five or six years, and I put it solely down to the advent of social media, and the fact that we can now literally hear and see other peoples opinions. What did you find on your travels? In February 2013, Amos presented another series of this programme, where guests on the programme included Fred MacAulay, Angela Barnes and Greg Proops. Stephen K Amos is on Facebook. This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity, Stephen K Amos plays the Melbourne international comedy festival until 23 April. 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. Stephen K. Amos is a British stand-up comedian and television personality. Stephen Kehinde Amos (born 3 December 1967) is a British stand-up comedian and television personality. 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. This is probably a hard thing to kind of stomach or put into words. People who have appeared on the show include Lucy Montgomery and Lucy Porter. Previously, Pope Francis reportedly suggested parents should take children who they believe were gay to a psychiatrist. [Laughs] OK, so youve been to Australia many times, and youve travelled to other countries. 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. In May 2007, he appeared at the New Zealand International Comedy festival where he won the award for Best International Comedian. All rights reserved. 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. Also in the show I am tackling casual racism because I talk about things people have said to me or things Ive witnessed, and Im throwing it out there in your face. I am genuinely surprised and Ill tell you why Im surprised: because theres something called the court of public opinion. You've just made your first television comedy show for the BBC. Please scroll down to see information about Stephen K. Amos Social media profiles. I know lots of comics who've left the country and are trying their hand in America because they feel they're hitting a glass ceiling here. Id been laughing at you all from a kind of higher ground level, if you will. 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. Stephen guest appeared in Series 2, Episode 7 of the BBC Three comedy, Coming of Age and as a guest contributor on several episodes of This Week. You think, how can you be at peace with yourself when you're leading what to me feels like a horrible existence? Its all done with a glint in the eye, but theres a real message going through there. At the age of 53 years, Stephen K. Amos weight not available right now. Official website of Stephen K Amos - stand-up comedian, writer and television personality. In March 2007, his documentary on homophobia in the black British community and Jamaica, Batty Man, was broadcast by Channel 4. You're projecting this image of happy families and yet every other Friday you're out to a club and your wife and kids have no idea. Stephen K Amos is a leading stand-up comedian, who has continually performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and other esteemed comedy venues.Nominated three times for the Chortle Best Compere Award, Stephen has had his audiences in stitches for many years.During his comedy sketches, Stephen covers topics such as racism and culture- increasing representation of black performers and awareness . If you just want to laugh, youre in the right place. He is not dating anyone. Did you hear that story? He was surprised to learn that you were gay. That kind of thing fills me with joy, because in my mind I like to think Ive changed someones perception because Im pretty sure if the person didnt bring his dad to the show, he wouldnt have chosen to go on his own. Stephen K. Amos stand up from the Just For Laughs Festival in 2012. His second DVD was released in November 2010 entitled The Feelgood Factor. In January 2013, he took part in a special series of The Great British Bake Off. Stephen Kehinde Amos (born 3 December 1967) is a British stand-up comedian and television personality. The final episode of Pilgrimage: The Road To Rome airs on Friday 19 April at 9pm on BBC Two. London, N1 8HE. Episode 2 of 6. Join Facebook to connect with Stephen K Amos and others you may know. Also learn about how he is rich at the age of 49 years old? And then we had the Brexit thing. #StephenKAmos on his Nigerian & UK roots, being a twin, and the similarities between comics & politicians. Therefore, everyone is a bit laid back and can take a joke. His debut DVD was released in November 2009 entitled Find The Funny Live. You've enjoyed a successful career on the live circuit for 18 years why has it taken so long to break into television? Oh, listen to me, I've gone all Oprah. [19][20], Amos is a celebrity supporter of the British Red Cross, where he is interested in their work with refugees. He made a guest appearance as Jimi Hendrix on the third episode of the BBC Three show, Snuff Box. His zodiac sign is Sagittarius. His debut DVD was released in November 2009 entitled Find The Funny Live. In 2012 and 2013, he performed his Laughter Is My Agenda tour.[6]. Amos is a celebrity supporter of the British Red Cross, where he is interested in their work with refugees. His parents came to London from Nigeria in the 1960s. We never saw them that much as kids because my dad was working three jobs to keep things running smoothly. He told Italian publication La Stampa: I would say first of all to pray then, to not condemn, to talk, to understand, to make space for the son or daughter. My mum is the one who dares to say the things I wouldn't say as myself. It does not matter who you are or how you live your life, you do not lose your dignity. According to our records, Stephen K. Amos is possibly single. 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. Once I started revealing something or talking about a race issue, where in one sentence people can laugh and then go: "Ohhh", I found people responded to that. But what it has revealed is that there has been a bubbling undercurrent of fear and hysteria and fake news. Stephen K Amos: What is it you wanted to say that you cant say any more? Mini Bio (1) Stephen K. 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