I think I tried every other job. It would have been the same result, mining, airline pilot, hot air balloon repair man. And so you start stand up in the 80s. What was it like back then? Was it an exciting time to be getting into stand up? Did it feel like you're part of something fresh and new? That's a brilliant question. What did it feel like? You didn't know we were at the middle of something that you would look back on and go, oh, that was a brilliant cultural shift. The Iceman seems a legend on the circuit, but carry on! Someone tell him I'm sorry, are you the Iceman? Yeah
Mark Steel is an English author, broadcaster, stand-up comedian and newspaper columnist. He is a regular on British TV and radio, appearing on such shows as Mock the Week, Have I Got New for You and QI. He has also written for The Guardian, The Independent and Daily Mirror. He presents BBC Radio programmes The Mark Steel Lectures, The Mark Steel Solution, Mark Steel's in Town and the podcast What the fuck is going on?
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