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Steve Furst
Steven Jonathan Furst (born 3 September 1967) is a British comedian, actor and writer. He has appeared regularly on television, including the BBC comedy series Little Britain, does voice-over work, and appeared in the Orange mobile phone cinema adverts in the UK (with Brennan Brown), playing a spoof studio executive. Furst also performs as cabaret character Lenny Beige.
Furst first worked in comedy writing for Chris Evans's Power Up show on BSB's Power Station music channel in 1990. He then set up Britain's first comedy magazine, The Heckler. In 1992, he worked as a stand-up comedian and promoter, founding comedy nights such as The Double Six Club, The Youth Club, and The Regency Rooms.
Furst also works under the name Lenny Beige, promoted comedy nights (started on the Regency Rooms) and fought the 1997 general election in Putney under that name, and had 2 series on BBC Choice with guests including Terry Wogan, Davina McCall, Claudia Winkleman, Chas & Dave, Tony Hadley and many more.
Furst often performed (as Lenny Beige) at the Regency Rooms in London's West End which ran for a total of 10 seasons. Guy Chambers was Lenny's musical director when he also became co-writer and producer of Robbie Williams who himself made many appearances at the club. Beige also regularly appeared at Club Montepulciano; the band Hooverphonic sing about this in their song of the same name ("Lenny Beige is performing spinning wheel/Club Montepulciano is what you need"). After the Regency Rooms was closed in 2000, Lenny was retired. In 2006 he returned to host a series of cabaret nights at The Pigalle Club in Picadilly. His tribute show to Anthony Newley was premiered at The Pigalle Club and received 5 star reviews.
In 2012, Lenny was asked to host a residency at Mayfair's Playboy Casino, which he did for over 12 months. Lenny Beige Sings Neil Diamond is Lenny's newest show, which first premiered at Cafe Zédel. He has now added another tribute show, Beige Waits For All a tribute to the legendary American singer songwriter Tom Waits.
Since 2012, Furst has also held a role on the judging panel for the Norwich Film Festival. He has hosted a regular show on Soho Radio as himself, Lenny Beige and also The Mayor of Kentish Town. Steve has also worked alongside composer Guy Chambers writing lyrics for artists, most recently the Irish singer/songwrter Nathan Carter. With Guy he also co-wrote songs for the movies A Christmas Number One and also for The Night Before Christmas In Wonderland. He continues to write his own songs which he often performs live. In late 2025, it was announced that he would launch the Circle and Star Theatre in the space previously occupied by Pentameters Theatre at The Horseshoe pub in Hampstead.
Furst made his professional television debut as a stand up in LWT's After Midnight. He has appeared on The Johnny Vaughan Tonight show on BBC Choice and BBC One, He was a regular weekly contributor on The Late Edition with Marcus Brigstocke and as the host on the British Hit Singles & Albums No.1 Music Quiz DVD. He has also appeared as Manitol in 3 series of CBBC sitcom called The Legend of Dick and Dom in which he starred alongside Dominic Wood, Richard McCourt and Chloe Bale. He is in 'Combat Kids', another CBBC show and The Dumping Ground. In 2018 he starred in the new CITV show Spy Kids as the villain Goldfist.
Furst has also appeared in the Catterick series with Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer as an assistant Police Officer Sergeant Mingemungington. He has appeared in nearly 30 commercials in the cinema for Orange as the sidekick of the main male character played by Brennan Brown. He has also appeared in numerous other programmes; Bodies, Born and Bred, all three series of Little Britain, The Bill, Dick and Dom's Funny Business, Father Brown, Doc Martin, Friday Night Dinner and Tracey Breaks the News. He appears as DI Gary Cunningham in ITV's three part drama Manhunt.
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Steve Furst
Steven Jonathan Furst (born 3 September 1967) is a British comedian, actor and writer. He has appeared regularly on television, including the BBC comedy series Little Britain, does voice-over work, and appeared in the Orange mobile phone cinema adverts in the UK (with Brennan Brown), playing a spoof studio executive. Furst also performs as cabaret character Lenny Beige.
Furst first worked in comedy writing for Chris Evans's Power Up show on BSB's Power Station music channel in 1990. He then set up Britain's first comedy magazine, The Heckler. In 1992, he worked as a stand-up comedian and promoter, founding comedy nights such as The Double Six Club, The Youth Club, and The Regency Rooms.
Furst also works under the name Lenny Beige, promoted comedy nights (started on the Regency Rooms) and fought the 1997 general election in Putney under that name, and had 2 series on BBC Choice with guests including Terry Wogan, Davina McCall, Claudia Winkleman, Chas & Dave, Tony Hadley and many more.
Furst often performed (as Lenny Beige) at the Regency Rooms in London's West End which ran for a total of 10 seasons. Guy Chambers was Lenny's musical director when he also became co-writer and producer of Robbie Williams who himself made many appearances at the club. Beige also regularly appeared at Club Montepulciano; the band Hooverphonic sing about this in their song of the same name ("Lenny Beige is performing spinning wheel/Club Montepulciano is what you need"). After the Regency Rooms was closed in 2000, Lenny was retired. In 2006 he returned to host a series of cabaret nights at The Pigalle Club in Picadilly. His tribute show to Anthony Newley was premiered at The Pigalle Club and received 5 star reviews.
In 2012, Lenny was asked to host a residency at Mayfair's Playboy Casino, which he did for over 12 months. Lenny Beige Sings Neil Diamond is Lenny's newest show, which first premiered at Cafe Zédel. He has now added another tribute show, Beige Waits For All a tribute to the legendary American singer songwriter Tom Waits.
Since 2012, Furst has also held a role on the judging panel for the Norwich Film Festival. He has hosted a regular show on Soho Radio as himself, Lenny Beige and also The Mayor of Kentish Town. Steve has also worked alongside composer Guy Chambers writing lyrics for artists, most recently the Irish singer/songwrter Nathan Carter. With Guy he also co-wrote songs for the movies A Christmas Number One and also for The Night Before Christmas In Wonderland. He continues to write his own songs which he often performs live. In late 2025, it was announced that he would launch the Circle and Star Theatre in the space previously occupied by Pentameters Theatre at The Horseshoe pub in Hampstead.
Furst made his professional television debut as a stand up in LWT's After Midnight. He has appeared on The Johnny Vaughan Tonight show on BBC Choice and BBC One, He was a regular weekly contributor on The Late Edition with Marcus Brigstocke and as the host on the British Hit Singles & Albums No.1 Music Quiz DVD. He has also appeared as Manitol in 3 series of CBBC sitcom called The Legend of Dick and Dom in which he starred alongside Dominic Wood, Richard McCourt and Chloe Bale. He is in 'Combat Kids', another CBBC show and The Dumping Ground. In 2018 he starred in the new CITV show Spy Kids as the villain Goldfist.
Furst has also appeared in the Catterick series with Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer as an assistant Police Officer Sergeant Mingemungington. He has appeared in nearly 30 commercials in the cinema for Orange as the sidekick of the main male character played by Brennan Brown. He has also appeared in numerous other programmes; Bodies, Born and Bred, all three series of Little Britain, The Bill, Dick and Dom's Funny Business, Father Brown, Doc Martin, Friday Night Dinner and Tracey Breaks the News. He appears as DI Gary Cunningham in ITV's three part drama Manhunt.