We Found Him

That's right, children. By keeping my ears open during the credits for Crazy Crosswords and with some inventive research - I've done it.

I have found Steele Jensen.

http://www.thecomedychannel.com.au/whatsOn/comedianProfiles.aspx?c=13

As it turns out, to protect his identity (clearly so as to avoid stand-up comedy venues overflowing and thus causing riots and deaths), Steele has assumed the name of Jonathan Atherton. He recently 'spent 18 months performing throughout the UK and the US where he stunned audiences there with his remarkable ability for parody and political comment'. He also got the job as anchorman on the Discovery Channel's Lonely Planet.

I'll concede that the discovery is a little bitter-sweet for me. Sweet because he isn't dead (and for another exciting reason i'll mention in the next paragraph) but slightly bitter because Steele's huge success in international stand-up comedy and television has most likely ruined all my boyhood dreams of another series of Crazy Crosswords *sob*.

But now to the exciting stuff - Steele or 'Jonathon Atherton' (what kind of a name is Jonathon anyway?) will be performing three stand-up gigs at the Sit Down Comedy Club in Paddington between December the 16th and 18th! Even better news for me is that at the time of the show i'll be living about 150 metres from the venue and intend to ask Steele back to my house for an iced tea. If I'm feeling brave I might even ask if he'd like to do a crossword with me. God bless you, Steele. Here are the details of his Paddington gig. I expect to see you all there.

http://www.standup.com.au/show_event.asp?event_id=7414

Our Beloved Steele

now, if only I can find Velvet....