Stephen K Amos
WINNER BEST INTERNATIONAL GUEST COMEDIAN – NZ COMEDY GUILD AWARDS 2007
WINNER BEST INTERNATIONAL COMEDY AWARD – NZ COMEDY FESTIVAL 2007
WINNER SPIRIT OF THE FESTIVAL AWARD – NZ COMEDY FESTIVAL 2005
NOMINEE RICHARD PRYOR AWARD 2004
WINNER BEST STAND UP – TIME OUT LIVE AWARDS 2004
NOMINEE BEST COMPERE – CHORTLE COMEDY AWARD 2004, 2007, 2008.
Stephen K Amos has charmed and entertained audiences all over the world with his natural, assured delivery and his honest, original material. Amos is filled with an almost child-like joy and exuberance and can find the funny in some of the most unexpected places. A gifted actor, Amos has impressed audiences and critics with his performances on stage and screen and has proved not only a gift for comedy but also for more serious roles.
Comfortable as a performer, presenter, actor and guest there is no doubt that Amos will retain his position as one of the nations favourite comedians for a long time to come. Stephen will be launching his third tour of the UK in Autumn 2009 with 64 dates across the UK . This year Stephen filmed his first solo TV show for the BBC and will be starring in the new Simon Nye sitcom In My Country.
LIVE WORK
Aside from being one of the nations favourite faces on the television Stephen is a prolific writer and performer releasing a new hour long show every year, performing all over the world at festivals. He has performed in some of the UKs most loved theatres and also appeared at the Royal Variety Show in 2007. Stephen is in great demand as a compere and headliner on the UK comedy circuit and for corporate functions.
FESTIVALS
Find The Funny – Adelaide Fringe 2009 Find The Funny – Prague Fringe Festival 2008 Find The Funny – Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2008 Stephen K Amos: Weekend Chat Show - Edinburgh Fringe 2008 Stephen K Amos Gets Next To You – Melbourne Fringe Festival 2008 More of Me – Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2007 Stephen K Amos: Weekend Talk Show – Edinburgh Fringe l 2007 Britcom 2007 – Montreal Comedy Festival 2007 All of Me – Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2006 Stephen K Amos & Guests: It Might Just Happen – Edinburgh Fringe 2006 Talk Radi0 – Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2006 Stephen K Amos – Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2005 Stephen K Amos – Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2004 One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest – Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2004 Amused Moose Comedy Star Search Final – Edinburgh Fringe 2004 Stephen K Amos – Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2003 Stephen K Amos – Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2001
RADIO
Jon Richardson Radio Show – BBC6 Music Stand Up on 7 – BBC Radio 7 The Odd Half Hour – BBC Radio 4 The Blame Game - BBCNI Act Your Age – BBC Radio 4 4 Stands Up – BBC Radio 4 Out To Lunch – BBC Radio 2 The Big Night In - BBC Sean Lock and Friends at the Fringe – BBC Radio Hot Gossip – BBC Radio 2
TV
Tinga Tinga Tales - BBC For One Night Only ITV The Royal Variety Show ITV Have I Got News For You BBC Live at the Apollo BBC1 Celebrity Juice ITV2 Mock The Week BBC2 Eastenders BBC1 The One Show BBC1 The Stewart Lee Comedy Vehicle BBC2 Richard and Judy Watch The Wright Stuff FIVE Edinburgh and Beyond Paramount Comedy Channel Comedy Cuts ITV Snuff Box BBC3 Cattle Drive BBC4 Loose Women ITV Newsnight BBC The Law of the Playground C4 Daily Cooks Challenge ITV What The Dickens SKY Arts 1 Batteries Not Included Dave We Are Most Amused ITV1 What The Dickens SKY1 Lucky Pluckers pilot Millionaire Envy VIRGIN1 Money Envy VIRGIN1 Penis Envy VIRGIN1 Thank God You’re Here Network 10 Australia Spicks and Specks ABC Australia Bert’s Family Feud Channel 9 Australia Comedy Blue Paramount Batty Man C4 Big Brother’s Big Mouth C4 The World Stands Up – 30 minute special Paramount The 50 Questions of Political Correctness SKY1 The Comic Side of Seven Days BBC X-Rated: The TV They Tried to Ban C4 100 Greatest Christmas Moments C4 The 100 Greatest Scary Moments C4 Elvis Has Left The Building BBCN1 P.O.B Pilot BBC Mob Rule C4 Time Gentlemen Please Sky Left, Right and Centre Midas Media Stand Up Show BBC The 11 O’Clock Show C4 Good Stuff Carlton Net. Comedy On Digital The Jack Docherty Show C5 The Casting Couch Granada Class of ’99 LWT
THEATRE
Talk Radio – Aug 2006 – Udderbelly – Stewart Lee One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest – Sept 2004 – Jan 2005 – Gielgud Theatre – Terry Johnson One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest – Aug 2004 – Assembly Rooms
FILM
Absolute Beginners Hawks Soweto Young Soul Rebels Downtown Largos
PRESS
"Stephen K Amos is the embodiment of charisma. From the first minute to the last, he never lets the audience out of the palm of his hand. Amos's show is packed with well-observed material, performed hilariously. His affection for the audience is the killer blow, culminating in an all-singing, all-dancing party to which everyone is invited. No one could possibly have left this feel good show without a beaming smile on their face. A real stormer" Chortle
"Half the audience would probably be squirming with terror, were it not for his winning charm and irrepressible charisma. Amos gives the impression of one born to entertain. He keeps the gags flowing thick and fast with sharp observations and stories before producing more devastating one-liners from up his sleeve" Metro
"A lovely warm manner .......a great performer" The Times "This year he has gained in stature, the first black British comic to really rock the Fringe in years. It's a strong show, with excellent gags and the finest ending on the Fringe" Sunday Times
“One of the best comperes in the business” Time Out
PRESS FOR FIND THE FUNNY 2008
"For sheer entertainment value Amos is tough to beat" Evening Standard
“Surefire bet for a night of laughter” Chortle
“The show rocked!” One4Review.com
“Phenomenal talent…pitch perfect stand up” Hairline
" A hurricane of relentlessly energetic charisma, Amos has the crowd eating out of his hand and unites everyone in laughter" The List
"He's inspiring, acutely clever and irresistibly funny" edfestmag
"Born to entertain" The Guardian
"Radiates charm and exudes joy...a truly uplifting performer" Time Out
PRESS FOR MORE OF ME 2007
“Genuinely side-splitting…truly top class comedian…the man is simply brilliant” Ed Fest
“Tender and masterful material…guaranteed a good time with this talented pro…seamless flow of quality” The List
“Watching hin work a crowd is to watch a master at work” The Metro
“Easily one of the best comperes in the country, full to bursting with charm and warmth” Chortle
“A comedy tour d’force” Three Weeks
“You’ll laugh until you actually cry” Sunday Express
“His fuel injected comedia brain ensures that the show is both redemptive and achingly funny” The Scotsman
PRESS FOR WEEKEND CHAT SHOW 2007
“Amos was bursting with energy and intelligent wit …… the more than merry Saturday night audience was a tough crowd to please, but Amos carried the show with effortless charm and professionalism, keeping both energy and laughter levels high for the duration. You really get your money’s worth from this great variety show featuring a diverse range of performers and gloriously resided over by the immensely funny and charismatic host.” Ed Fest Mag
PRESS FOR ALL OF ME 2006
“Top notch banter…great show” Sunday Times
“Cheek numbing, tear-inducing entertainment” Sunday Express
“Positively luminescent…damn loveable…a master entertainer.” Metro
“From Stephen’s first words were laughing. And it didn’t stop. His entire audience laughed and laughed and laughed. I quite literally wept with laughter. My sides hurt with laughter. I was still laughing on the bus home. That night I woke myself up laughing out loud.” ScotsGay
“After an hour of this man’s stand up, my cheeks were aching from grinning so heartily, his humour is that infectious” The Scotsman
“Stephen K Amos has so much ebullient, effervescent good cheer…there is no such thing as a bad hour in Amos’s company.”Chortle
“A true master of his art.” One4Review.com
WINNER BEST INTERNATIONAL COMEDY AWARD – NZ COMEDY FESTIVAL 2007
WINNER SPIRIT OF THE FESTIVAL AWARD – NZ COMEDY FESTIVAL 2005
NOMINEE RICHARD PRYOR AWARD 2004
WINNER BEST STAND UP – TIME OUT LIVE AWARDS 2004
NOMINEE BEST COMPERE – CHORTLE COMEDY AWARD 2004, 2007, 2008.
Stephen K Amos has charmed and entertained audiences all over the world with his natural, assured delivery and his honest, original material. Amos is filled with an almost child-like joy and exuberance and can find the funny in some of the most unexpected places. A gifted actor, Amos has impressed audiences and critics with his performances on stage and screen and has proved not only a gift for comedy but also for more serious roles.
Comfortable as a performer, presenter, actor and guest there is no doubt that Amos will retain his position as one of the nations favourite comedians for a long time to come. Stephen will be launching his third tour of the UK in Autumn 2009 with 64 dates across the UK . This year Stephen filmed his first solo TV show for the BBC and will be starring in the new Simon Nye sitcom In My Country.
LIVE WORK
Aside from being one of the nations favourite faces on the television Stephen is a prolific writer and performer releasing a new hour long show every year, performing all over the world at festivals. He has performed in some of the UKs most loved theatres and also appeared at the Royal Variety Show in 2007. Stephen is in great demand as a compere and headliner on the UK comedy circuit and for corporate functions.
FESTIVALS
Find The Funny – Adelaide Fringe 2009 Find The Funny – Prague Fringe Festival 2008 Find The Funny – Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2008 Stephen K Amos: Weekend Chat Show - Edinburgh Fringe 2008 Stephen K Amos Gets Next To You – Melbourne Fringe Festival 2008 More of Me – Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2007 Stephen K Amos: Weekend Talk Show – Edinburgh Fringe l 2007 Britcom 2007 – Montreal Comedy Festival 2007 All of Me – Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2006 Stephen K Amos & Guests: It Might Just Happen – Edinburgh Fringe 2006 Talk Radi0 – Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2006 Stephen K Amos – Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2005 Stephen K Amos – Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2004 One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest – Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2004 Amused Moose Comedy Star Search Final – Edinburgh Fringe 2004 Stephen K Amos – Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2003 Stephen K Amos – Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2001
RADIO
Jon Richardson Radio Show – BBC6 Music Stand Up on 7 – BBC Radio 7 The Odd Half Hour – BBC Radio 4 The Blame Game - BBCNI Act Your Age – BBC Radio 4 4 Stands Up – BBC Radio 4 Out To Lunch – BBC Radio 2 The Big Night In - BBC Sean Lock and Friends at the Fringe – BBC Radio Hot Gossip – BBC Radio 2
TV
Tinga Tinga Tales - BBC For One Night Only ITV The Royal Variety Show ITV Have I Got News For You BBC Live at the Apollo BBC1 Celebrity Juice ITV2 Mock The Week BBC2 Eastenders BBC1 The One Show BBC1 The Stewart Lee Comedy Vehicle BBC2 Richard and Judy Watch The Wright Stuff FIVE Edinburgh and Beyond Paramount Comedy Channel Comedy Cuts ITV Snuff Box BBC3 Cattle Drive BBC4 Loose Women ITV Newsnight BBC The Law of the Playground C4 Daily Cooks Challenge ITV What The Dickens SKY Arts 1 Batteries Not Included Dave We Are Most Amused ITV1 What The Dickens SKY1 Lucky Pluckers pilot Millionaire Envy VIRGIN1 Money Envy VIRGIN1 Penis Envy VIRGIN1 Thank God You’re Here Network 10 Australia Spicks and Specks ABC Australia Bert’s Family Feud Channel 9 Australia Comedy Blue Paramount Batty Man C4 Big Brother’s Big Mouth C4 The World Stands Up – 30 minute special Paramount The 50 Questions of Political Correctness SKY1 The Comic Side of Seven Days BBC X-Rated: The TV They Tried to Ban C4 100 Greatest Christmas Moments C4 The 100 Greatest Scary Moments C4 Elvis Has Left The Building BBCN1 P.O.B Pilot BBC Mob Rule C4 Time Gentlemen Please Sky Left, Right and Centre Midas Media Stand Up Show BBC The 11 O’Clock Show C4 Good Stuff Carlton Net. Comedy On Digital The Jack Docherty Show C5 The Casting Couch Granada Class of ’99 LWT
THEATRE
Talk Radio – Aug 2006 – Udderbelly – Stewart Lee One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest – Sept 2004 – Jan 2005 – Gielgud Theatre – Terry Johnson One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest – Aug 2004 – Assembly Rooms
FILM
Absolute Beginners Hawks Soweto Young Soul Rebels Downtown Largos
PRESS
"Stephen K Amos is the embodiment of charisma. From the first minute to the last, he never lets the audience out of the palm of his hand. Amos's show is packed with well-observed material, performed hilariously. His affection for the audience is the killer blow, culminating in an all-singing, all-dancing party to which everyone is invited. No one could possibly have left this feel good show without a beaming smile on their face. A real stormer" Chortle
"Half the audience would probably be squirming with terror, were it not for his winning charm and irrepressible charisma. Amos gives the impression of one born to entertain. He keeps the gags flowing thick and fast with sharp observations and stories before producing more devastating one-liners from up his sleeve" Metro
"A lovely warm manner .......a great performer" The Times "This year he has gained in stature, the first black British comic to really rock the Fringe in years. It's a strong show, with excellent gags and the finest ending on the Fringe" Sunday Times
“One of the best comperes in the business” Time Out
PRESS FOR FIND THE FUNNY 2008
"For sheer entertainment value Amos is tough to beat" Evening Standard
“Surefire bet for a night of laughter” Chortle
“The show rocked!” One4Review.com
“Phenomenal talent…pitch perfect stand up” Hairline
" A hurricane of relentlessly energetic charisma, Amos has the crowd eating out of his hand and unites everyone in laughter" The List
"He's inspiring, acutely clever and irresistibly funny" edfestmag
"Born to entertain" The Guardian
"Radiates charm and exudes joy...a truly uplifting performer" Time Out
PRESS FOR MORE OF ME 2007
“Genuinely side-splitting…truly top class comedian…the man is simply brilliant” Ed Fest
“Tender and masterful material…guaranteed a good time with this talented pro…seamless flow of quality” The List
“Watching hin work a crowd is to watch a master at work” The Metro
“Easily one of the best comperes in the country, full to bursting with charm and warmth” Chortle
“A comedy tour d’force” Three Weeks
“You’ll laugh until you actually cry” Sunday Express
“His fuel injected comedia brain ensures that the show is both redemptive and achingly funny” The Scotsman
PRESS FOR WEEKEND CHAT SHOW 2007
“Amos was bursting with energy and intelligent wit …… the more than merry Saturday night audience was a tough crowd to please, but Amos carried the show with effortless charm and professionalism, keeping both energy and laughter levels high for the duration. You really get your money’s worth from this great variety show featuring a diverse range of performers and gloriously resided over by the immensely funny and charismatic host.” Ed Fest Mag
PRESS FOR ALL OF ME 2006
“Top notch banter…great show” Sunday Times
“Cheek numbing, tear-inducing entertainment” Sunday Express
“Positively luminescent…damn loveable…a master entertainer.” Metro
“From Stephen’s first words were laughing. And it didn’t stop. His entire audience laughed and laughed and laughed. I quite literally wept with laughter. My sides hurt with laughter. I was still laughing on the bus home. That night I woke myself up laughing out loud.” ScotsGay
“After an hour of this man’s stand up, my cheeks were aching from grinning so heartily, his humour is that infectious” The Scotsman
“Stephen K Amos has so much ebullient, effervescent good cheer…there is no such thing as a bad hour in Amos’s company.”Chortle
“A true master of his art.” One4Review.com