Steve Edge

Steve Edge (born 2 November 1972) is an English actor, writer and former stand-up comedian. He is most famous for his work on Starlings, Phoenix Nights, The Cup, The Visit, Peep Show and the satirical magazine show Star Stories.

For other people named Steve Edge, see Steve Edge (disambiguation).

Steve Edge
Edge in 2004
Born (1972-11-02) 2 November 1972
Cannock, Staffordshire, England
MediumTelevision, Comedy
NationalityBritish
Years active1997–present
GenresSituation comedy, sketch comedy
Subject(s)Celebrities, Football, Prison

Early life and stand-up

Edge was born in Cannock, Staffordshire, England. He attended Stafford College and the University of Salford. He began his career in 1997 and from then until 2004 worked as a stand-up comedian. From March–November 2004 Steve, Paddy McGuinness, Archie Kelly and Janice Connolly toured a live stand-up show "Jumping on the Bandwagon" in reference to the success of Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights. The final show of the tour and the last time he did stand-up was at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool. Edge is most famous for playing Alan, one half of double-act Les Alanos with Les played by Toby Foster in That Peter Kay Thing, Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights and Max and Paddy's Road To Nowhere. He reprised the role in 2015 for Phoenix Nights LIVE where the cast performed 16 shows at Manchester Arena and raised £5 million for Comic Relief.

Filmography
YearTitleRoleNotes
2000Live at the Top of the TowerBrian
That Peter Kay ThingAlan4 Episodes
2001–2002Phoenix NightsAlan12 Episodes
2003Cold FeetSean1 Episode
2004Family BusinessTrevor1 Episode
No AngelsRay3 Episodes
Peep ShowDaryl1 Episode
Max & Paddy's Road to NowhereAlan2 Episodes
Christmas LightsGibbo
2005Twisted TalesTrax1 Episode
Mike Bassett: ManagerDoddsy (Dave Dodds)6 Episodes
2006The StreetMalcolm McKenzie1 Episode
Star Stories Series 1Boy George, Sting, Mark Curry, various5 Episodes
I'm with StupidSgt. Swithenback6 Episodes
2007MagiciansTony White
The VisitClint7 Episodes
Star Stories Series 2Gary Barlow, John Travolta, Walt Disney, various4 Episodes
DogfaceVarious4 Episodes
2008The CupTerry McConnell6 Episodes
Star Stories Series 3Paul McCartney, David Furnish, The Edge, various5 Episodes
2009Comedy ShowcasePhil1 Episode – Guantanamo Phil
2010Secret Diary of a Call GirlHamish1 Episode
ScallywaggaMr. Styles, Various6 Episodes
The Great OutdoorsTom3 Episodes
2011Lunch MonkeysPat1 Episode
2012–2013StarlingsFergie16 Episodes
2013Love MattersWarren1 Episode
2013–2015 All at SeaKevin Enright26 episodes
2014PaddingtonNatural History Museum Security GuardFeature film
2016–2018BenidormBilly Dawson25 episodes
2016Happy ValleyGraham Tattersall2 episodes
2016PlebsJustinSeason 3 Episode 2
2018The SplitMatthew RoystonSeason 1 Episode 4
2018Urban MythsBarryEpisode: Public Enemy (feat. Kev Wells)
2018The Reluctant LandlordDavid Foster12 episodes
2019ScarboroughBigsy
2020HouseboundTony the angry zoom quizzerOnline series
2020Dun BreedinSteve JamesonOnline series
2021Death in ParadiseFreddie ArcherSeason 10 Episode 4

Writing and other work

Edge was a programme associate/writer on 8 out of 10 Cats from 2007 to 2011.

He was script editor for the BBC2 comedy "The Cup" in which he also starred as the lead, Terry McConnell.

In 2009 he wrote the BBC1 show Walk on the Wild Side along with Jason Manford as well as adding the voices to the show, most notably the Marmot repeatedly shouting "Alan".[1]

In 2009 he wrote and narrated BBC3's "Almost Famous III" and returned in 2010 with the much revered sequel "Almost Famous IV".

In 2002 he starred in a series of improvised adverts directed by Graham Linehan, for the now defunct ITV Sport Channel.[2]

He starred as a hapless undertaker in the Elbow promo for the song "Not a Job"[3]

Edge is the creator and co-writer of the series Starlings on Sky1 along with Matt King.[4]

He regularly joins Jason Manford on Manford's Sunday morning radio show on Absolute Radio.

Awards and nominations

Personal life

Edge has lived in Didsbury, a suburb of Manchester, since 1995 and revealed on Soccer AM that he is a Wolverhampton Wanderers season ticket holder who sits in the Stan Cullis Stand.[5] He was married in August 2014, with friend and colleague Jason Manford as best man. He is godfather to Manford's twin daughters.[6]

References
  1. "The "Alan Alan Alan" Marmot on the BBC! - YouTube". www.youtube.com.
  2. Wilkes, Neil (20 February 2002). "Streaker stars in new ITV Sport Channel ad". Digital Spy.
  3. "- YouTube". www.youtube.com.
  4. "Steve Coogan and Matt King unite for Starlings". Sky One.
  6. @Jason_Manford (n.d.). "unknown" (Tweet) – via Twitter. Cite uses generic title (help)
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