Rolling Stone - Comedy Festival Round-Up - Steve Hughes

 


For Steve Hughes there is a fine line between making ‘em laugh and making ‘em squirm.
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Don't Judge a book by it's Cover
The former drummer of thrash metal bands Mortal Sin, Slaughter Lord and Nasxul has one of the sharpest minds on the political comedy circuit but unlike most comedians who talk politics and war, Hughes doesn’t rant and rave. Instead his observations and jokes are delivered in a laid back and deadpan manner.
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Heavy metal thrashed by stand-up drummer
"Hughes waxes lyrical on drugs, sex and rock n roll with provacative views on everything from polotics and the war on terror to Idol's Simon Cowell. [Read More...]
Steve Hughes Rocks PMI
Well my first love (and still) is music which I do when I get the time, but in hindsight the earliest influence was Bill Cosby; we used to listen to him as kids, me and my mates. Also Dave Allen, then later on it became Richard Pryor, George Carlin, Eddie Murphy and Dennis Leary (who we then discovered was just ripping off Bill Hicks).
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Steve Hughes thrashes it out at the Comedy Store
Described by one UK critic as “intelligent, provocative and profound”, Hughes doesn’t shy away from tackling the big issues in his show such as political correctness, the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, group sex, asylum seekers and the War on Terror.
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Festival Brief Encounter - A meeting of the heavy metal minds
Christian Reilly and Steve Hughes
A meeting of the heavy metal minds of Christian Reilly and Steve Hughes
"I wouldn't describe myself as paranoid, just well-read"
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Tricks of the trade - How do you tell a good joke? The Guardian
There are a variety of ways. Some guys go for one-liners and some guys just riff and talk stories, whereas I do gags that are put into a structured scenario.
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