Steve Cross
@drstevex.bsky.social
Comedy and science communication. Trainer, consultant, speaker, host, podcaster, photographer. I help experts to be interesting, effective and public. Founder of Science Showoff he/him
FREELANCING HUNT
I've had a couple of really frustrating cancellations and work ghostings recently SO
I have loads of space in my diary until the end of Jan. Hire me for all your training, event hosting, workshop enlivening, facilitation, comedy & photography needs! Or a bespoke work-themed quiz.
I've had a couple of really frustrating cancellations and work ghostings recently SO
I have loads of space in my diary until the end of Jan. Hire me for all your training, event hosting, workshop enlivening, facilitation, comedy & photography needs! Or a bespoke work-themed quiz.
November 3, 2025 at 2:45 PM
FREELANCING HUNT
I've had a couple of really frustrating cancellations and work ghostings recently SO
I have loads of space in my diary until the end of Jan. Hire me for all your training, event hosting, workshop enlivening, facilitation, comedy & photography needs! Or a bespoke work-themed quiz.
I've had a couple of really frustrating cancellations and work ghostings recently SO
I have loads of space in my diary until the end of Jan. Hire me for all your training, event hosting, workshop enlivening, facilitation, comedy & photography needs! Or a bespoke work-themed quiz.
Reposted by Steve Cross
These days I mainly gig just to catch up on my reading.
Thanks to @drstevex.bsky.social for another lovely show at The Old Operating Theatre and for the lush snaps x
Thanks to @drstevex.bsky.social for another lovely show at The Old Operating Theatre and for the lush snaps x
November 1, 2025 at 11:06 PM
These days I mainly gig just to catch up on my reading.
Thanks to @drstevex.bsky.social for another lovely show at The Old Operating Theatre and for the lush snaps x
Thanks to @drstevex.bsky.social for another lovely show at The Old Operating Theatre and for the lush snaps x
COMEDIANS would any of you like a paid show on Wednesday? I need 15 minutes of material with a loose medical and/or Halloween-y theme from you. PAID.
It's this: www.mediculture.co.uk/all-events/s...
(had an act pull out for completely forgiveable reasons)
It's this: www.mediculture.co.uk/all-events/s...
(had an act pull out for completely forgiveable reasons)
Spooky Medicine with Steve Cross & Friends — Medi-Culture
Join Steve Cross and a lively lineup of comedians and researchers for an evening of spooky hilarity about the history of medicine.
www.mediculture.co.uk
October 27, 2025 at 3:04 PM
COMEDIANS would any of you like a paid show on Wednesday? I need 15 minutes of material with a loose medical and/or Halloween-y theme from you. PAID.
It's this: www.mediculture.co.uk/all-events/s...
(had an act pull out for completely forgiveable reasons)
It's this: www.mediculture.co.uk/all-events/s...
(had an act pull out for completely forgiveable reasons)
TOMORROW NIGHT: Catch me and a VERY SPECIAL SCIENCE FRIEND in Bristol with some incredible acts: thewardrobetheatre.com/shows/bristo...
Bristol Know Show - The Wardrobe Theatre
Presented by Sci X Southwest - where knowledge meets comedy meets cabaret
thewardrobetheatre.com
October 27, 2025 at 1:09 PM
TOMORROW NIGHT: Catch me and a VERY SPECIAL SCIENCE FRIEND in Bristol with some incredible acts: thewardrobetheatre.com/shows/bristo...
Need a fun Christmas activity for your work?
Something a bit different?
I create and host bespoke silly quizzes, themed around you workplace. Drop me a line and I’ll tell you all about it.
I’ve done this for companies, conferences, loads of universities and more. You next?
Photo: Ian Bowkett
Something a bit different?
I create and host bespoke silly quizzes, themed around you workplace. Drop me a line and I’ll tell you all about it.
I’ve done this for companies, conferences, loads of universities and more. You next?
Photo: Ian Bowkett
October 22, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Need a fun Christmas activity for your work?
Something a bit different?
I create and host bespoke silly quizzes, themed around you workplace. Drop me a line and I’ll tell you all about it.
I’ve done this for companies, conferences, loads of universities and more. You next?
Photo: Ian Bowkett
Something a bit different?
I create and host bespoke silly quizzes, themed around you workplace. Drop me a line and I’ll tell you all about it.
I’ve done this for companies, conferences, loads of universities and more. You next?
Photo: Ian Bowkett
Reposted by Steve Cross
The entire "free speech on campus" moral panic was manufactured to blackmail us into making space in intellectual life for bigots and charlatans who couldn't get there on their own merits. Its a DEI scheme for fascism. Congratulations to everyone who took it at face value.
“Following his lecture, Yarvin will debate the legendary British historian David Starkey on history and the future of conservatism.” Everything about this is so cursed. Masks off at the University of Oxford.
October 20, 2025 at 2:13 PM
The entire "free speech on campus" moral panic was manufactured to blackmail us into making space in intellectual life for bigots and charlatans who couldn't get there on their own merits. Its a DEI scheme for fascism. Congratulations to everyone who took it at face value.
BRISTOL AND THE SOUTH WEST I am coming to entertain you very soon. Get tickets fast for the Know Show on Tuesday 28th with a fantastic lineup thewardrobetheatre.com/shows/bristo...
Bristol Know Show - The Wardrobe Theatre
Presented by Sci X Southwest - where knowledge meets comedy meets cabaret
thewardrobetheatre.com
October 19, 2025 at 5:23 PM
BRISTOL AND THE SOUTH WEST I am coming to entertain you very soon. Get tickets fast for the Know Show on Tuesday 28th with a fantastic lineup thewardrobetheatre.com/shows/bristo...
November 18th! LOLs in Translation, the night where researchers in the Arts and Humanities tell real jokes about their work is back in London. It will sell out. It always does. So get a ticket quickly: wegottickets.com/event/679150
LOLs in Translation - standup comedy from Arts and Humanities researchers
A new night of research-based comedy from the team behind Science Showoff, but this time we've shown science the door to find out about HUMANS.
Join Steve Cross and a team of philosophers, linguists...
wegottickets.com
October 16, 2025 at 7:59 PM
November 18th! LOLs in Translation, the night where researchers in the Arts and Humanities tell real jokes about their work is back in London. It will sell out. It always does. So get a ticket quickly: wegottickets.com/event/679150
It's tonight! Get a faceful of science and a belly of laughs with @scienceshowoff.bsky.social at the Harrison! Tickets: wegottickets.com/event/673103
Science Showoff October 2025
Science Showoff is the chaotic science comedy show where your favourite comedians, favourite scientists and favourite friends get to be silly about serious stuff.
Join a carefully-curated lineup of ...
wegottickets.com
October 8, 2025 at 7:02 AM
It's tonight! Get a faceful of science and a belly of laughs with @scienceshowoff.bsky.social at the Harrison! Tickets: wegottickets.com/event/673103
Getting quite excited about the lineup for @scienceshowoff.bsky.social
on October 8th. Get a ticket fast! wegottickets.com/event/673103
Got some brand new acts for this one - you can forever say you saw them first!
on October 8th. Get a ticket fast! wegottickets.com/event/673103
Got some brand new acts for this one - you can forever say you saw them first!
Science Showoff October 2025
Science Showoff is the chaotic science comedy show where your favourite comedians, favourite scientists and favourite friends get to be silly about serious stuff.
Join a carefully-curated lineup of ...
wegottickets.com
September 29, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Getting quite excited about the lineup for @scienceshowoff.bsky.social
on October 8th. Get a ticket fast! wegottickets.com/event/673103
Got some brand new acts for this one - you can forever say you saw them first!
on October 8th. Get a ticket fast! wegottickets.com/event/673103
Got some brand new acts for this one - you can forever say you saw them first!
An incredible lineup of acts old and new at @scienceshowoff.bsky.social on October 8th. Get a ticket fast! wegottickets.com/event/673103
Fill your brain with joy and FACTS.
Fill your brain with joy and FACTS.
Science Showoff October 2025
Science Showoff is the chaotic science comedy show where your favourite comedians, favourite scientists and favourite friends get to be silly about serious stuff.
Join a carefully-curated lineup of ...
wegottickets.com
September 25, 2025 at 3:28 PM
An incredible lineup of acts old and new at @scienceshowoff.bsky.social on October 8th. Get a ticket fast! wegottickets.com/event/673103
Fill your brain with joy and FACTS.
Fill your brain with joy and FACTS.
Over on The World's Only Science Podcast I've been watching Paycheck (2003) with Leah Morgan. Come learn what a professional Reverse Engineer is and what happens when you microwave your brain.
From sites.libsyn.com/474930/episo... or wherever you get podcasts.
From sites.libsyn.com/474930/episo... or wherever you get podcasts.
The World's Only Science Podcast: Episode 55 - Paycheck with Leah Morgan
The podcast that treats science with the preparation and seriousness it deserves. This week our fusion expert Leah Morgan has traded in the public sector for private dollars, so we get a feel fo...
sites.libsyn.com
September 16, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Over on The World's Only Science Podcast I've been watching Paycheck (2003) with Leah Morgan. Come learn what a professional Reverse Engineer is and what happens when you microwave your brain.
From sites.libsyn.com/474930/episo... or wherever you get podcasts.
From sites.libsyn.com/474930/episo... or wherever you get podcasts.
My day of free headshots for science people went so well in London that I'm doing one in Cambridge. Oct 9th afternoon at Canopy (CISL). Email steve@londonsci.com if you'd like free pictures to use to promote yourself and do websites and socials and that.
September 8, 2025 at 8:37 AM
My day of free headshots for science people went so well in London that I'm doing one in Cambridge. Oct 9th afternoon at Canopy (CISL). Email steve@londonsci.com if you'd like free pictures to use to promote yourself and do websites and socials and that.
Anyone in the University or Impact worlds got good gossip on the REF pause? What can we expect?
September 5, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Anyone in the University or Impact worlds got good gossip on the REF pause? What can we expect?
Reposted by Steve Cross
“I don’t want asylum seekers to live on my street” is genuinely a wild thing to say as a notionally progressive politician
Oh nothing, just the actual Prime Minister telling people they’re entirely correct to drive asylum seekers out of their communities
September 1, 2025 at 1:56 PM
“I don’t want asylum seekers to live on my street” is genuinely a wild thing to say as a notionally progressive politician
Sad that after two all-action episodes, Alien Earth is now deep in the “just people talking in rooms” slow phase of a streaming series.
I want ANDOR pace!
I want ANDOR pace!
August 30, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Sad that after two all-action episodes, Alien Earth is now deep in the “just people talking in rooms” slow phase of a streaming series.
I want ANDOR pace!
I want ANDOR pace!
At a gig this week someone referred to “the mid 13th century” but I think the 13th century was actually quite good.
August 16, 2025 at 11:37 AM
At a gig this week someone referred to “the mid 13th century” but I think the 13th century was actually quite good.
LOOKING FOR SCIENCE PERFORMERS OCT 8TH LONDON.
Fancy trying your hand at being funny at @scienceshowoff.bsky.social ? If you've not performed with us before pitch me your set of under ten minutes. Pays an equal split of the door money.
Fancy trying your hand at being funny at @scienceshowoff.bsky.social ? If you've not performed with us before pitch me your set of under ten minutes. Pays an equal split of the door money.
August 12, 2025 at 8:14 PM
LOOKING FOR SCIENCE PERFORMERS OCT 8TH LONDON.
Fancy trying your hand at being funny at @scienceshowoff.bsky.social ? If you've not performed with us before pitch me your set of under ten minutes. Pays an equal split of the door money.
Fancy trying your hand at being funny at @scienceshowoff.bsky.social ? If you've not performed with us before pitch me your set of under ten minutes. Pays an equal split of the door money.
PAID GIG looking for comedians in London who have chronic pain for a new informal panel format talking to academic pain researchers. In October.
Just a feeler at the moment as I put the idea together to pitch to the festival / funder.
Just a feeler at the moment as I put the idea together to pitch to the festival / funder.
August 1, 2025 at 7:01 AM
PAID GIG looking for comedians in London who have chronic pain for a new informal panel format talking to academic pain researchers. In October.
Just a feeler at the moment as I put the idea together to pitch to the festival / funder.
Just a feeler at the moment as I put the idea together to pitch to the festival / funder.
COMEDIANS / MEDICS / SCIENTISTS / MUSEUM FOLK / OTHER NERDS
I'm looking for people who'd like to perform at a SPOOKY MEDICINE comedy show on October 29th. PAID (enough for you to write something new) 15 minute slots.
Think Halloween / Horror / Goth stuff
DM me if you've got ideas and fancy it
I'm looking for people who'd like to perform at a SPOOKY MEDICINE comedy show on October 29th. PAID (enough for you to write something new) 15 minute slots.
Think Halloween / Horror / Goth stuff
DM me if you've got ideas and fancy it
July 29, 2025 at 3:22 PM
COMEDIANS / MEDICS / SCIENTISTS / MUSEUM FOLK / OTHER NERDS
I'm looking for people who'd like to perform at a SPOOKY MEDICINE comedy show on October 29th. PAID (enough for you to write something new) 15 minute slots.
Think Halloween / Horror / Goth stuff
DM me if you've got ideas and fancy it
I'm looking for people who'd like to perform at a SPOOKY MEDICINE comedy show on October 29th. PAID (enough for you to write something new) 15 minute slots.
Think Halloween / Horror / Goth stuff
DM me if you've got ideas and fancy it
Reposted by Steve Cross
Got to perform stand up at the @royalsociety.org last night! What an amazing venue, and I got to catch up with my lovely former colleagues @katedoingscience.bsky.social and @sanahannan.bsky.social - Lancaster clearly makes very funny scientists! Huge thanks to @drstevex.bsky.social for inviting me.
July 2, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Got to perform stand up at the @royalsociety.org last night! What an amazing venue, and I got to catch up with my lovely former colleagues @katedoingscience.bsky.social and @sanahannan.bsky.social - Lancaster clearly makes very funny scientists! Huge thanks to @drstevex.bsky.social for inviting me.
Reposted by Steve Cross
What a wonderful experience performing stand-up comedy at The Royal Society this week! Huge thanks to @drstevex.bsky.social and @royalsociety.org for the invitation, and to my fellow comedians for all the laughter and camaraderie! 😊🎤
📸: @drstevex.bsky.social
📸: @drstevex.bsky.social
July 4, 2025 at 9:37 AM
What a wonderful experience performing stand-up comedy at The Royal Society this week! Huge thanks to @drstevex.bsky.social and @royalsociety.org for the invitation, and to my fellow comedians for all the laughter and camaraderie! 😊🎤
📸: @drstevex.bsky.social
📸: @drstevex.bsky.social
Tomorrow night catch a special night of Humanities-based comedy in Kings Cross, hosted by the magnificent Shalaka Kurup wegottickets.com/event/659501
LOLs in Translation - standup comedy from Arts and Humanities researchers
A new night of research-based comedy from the team behind Science Showoff, but this time we've shown science the door to find out about HUMANS.
Join Steve Cross and a team of philosophers, linguists...
wegottickets.com
June 2, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Tomorrow night catch a special night of Humanities-based comedy in Kings Cross, hosted by the magnificent Shalaka Kurup wegottickets.com/event/659501
Lads I’m having a full-fat Coke.
It’s incredible.
Nature’s most effective medicine.
It’s incredible.
Nature’s most effective medicine.
May 31, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Lads I’m having a full-fat Coke.
It’s incredible.
Nature’s most effective medicine.
It’s incredible.
Nature’s most effective medicine.