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Steve Cross

@drstevex.bsky.social
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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

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Steve Cross @drstevex.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
GIG NIGHT TONIGHT! Join me and some hilarious expert people at @brunelmuseum.bsky.social for some serious laughs: thebrunelmuseum.com/events/event/underground-comedy/
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Underground Comedy - Brunel Museum
Super Early Bird & Early Bird tickets have SOLD OUT! Standard tickets are still available — grab yours before they’re gone! Jokes and learning are back in the big hole in the ground! Join the Brunel M...
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Steve Cross @drstevex.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
GIG NIGHT TOMORROW catch me and some brilliant comedians an experts at @brunelmuseum.bsky.social for a fundraising comedy show. Tickets: thebrunelmuseum.com/events/event...
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Underground Comedy - Brunel Museum
Super Early Bird & Early Bird tickets have SOLD OUT! Standard tickets are still available — grab yours before they’re gone! Jokes and learning are back in the big hole in the ground! Join the Brunel M...
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Philosophy Playdate @philosophyplaydate.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
It's new episode day! We've been asked to judge the numerical nature of infinity and that's easy probably. Oh, wait... Download, subscribe, review wherever you get podcasts or come to drstevecross.squarespace.com/podcast #philsky #philosophysky #podcast
A golden infinity symbol and two podcast hosts's faces poking out. PEEKABOO.
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Steve Cross @drstevex.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Over on my philosophy/comedy/parenting podcast @philosophyplaydate.bsky.social we've run out of impossible questions asked by kids. Every week we take on something like "Are numbers real?", and use 4000 years of philosophy to help you answer them. Help us out: philosophyplaydate@gmail.com.
Two people dressed in blue standing in front of a blue background. Text read "we need your kids' impossible questions and we'll help you to answer them"
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Yakhunt @yakhunt.net · 14/09/2026
It's time to keep the cranks out of the National Trust again.
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Philosophy Playdate @philosophyplaydate.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
New episode day! We've been asked "Are Numbers Real?" by a bright 7-year-old and Plato, Theano of Croton and Penelope Maddy help us to decide. Download, review and subscribe wherever you get podcasts! Link: drstevecross.squarespace.com/podcast #philosophysky #comedy #podcast #philsky
Philosopher Christabel Cane adrift in a sea of numbers.
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Steve Cross @drstevex.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
On Weds 23rd join me, @iszi.com and more wonderful people for a night of UNDERGROUND comedy at @brunelmuseum.bsky.social Tickets: thebrunelmuseum.com/events/event...
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Underground Comedy - Brunel Museum
Jokes and learning are back in the big hole in the ground! Join the Brunel Museum for a night of laughing all about our theme of The Underground. The Amuseum have assembled a brilliant lineup of profe...
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Philosophy Playdate @philosophyplaydate.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
New episode day! We've been asked "What would it be like to live forever?" and we've dug through deep philosophy and pop culture with Dr Saloni de Souza to find out. Download, subscribe and review wherever you get your podcasts. #philosophysky #philsky #podcast Photo by Ian Bowkett
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Steve Cross @drstevex.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
It's new episode day on my podcast @philosophyplaydate.bsky.social ! The eternal, repetitive struggle of seven-year-old bedtime has got us thinking about Sisyphus, with special guest Ian Bowkett. Download, rate and subscribe wherever you get podcasts! #philosophysky #comedy #podcast #philsky
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Steve Cross @drstevex.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
WORK HUNT! I know it's summer but it's time to think ahead. Need a freelancer who can help you out with transferable skills training, a host for your event, some comedy for your conference, event photos or anything else? Drop me a line! drstevecross.squarespace.com
Consultant and trainer Steve Cross looks up in front of a starfield.
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Philosophy Playdate @philosophyplaydate.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Do any of you have a big rock we can push? Prepping for a big Sisyphus episode recording this week.
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Angus Dunican @angusdunican.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Filmed a lil’ monologue. Please give me a job
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Chris Brosnahan @chrisbrosnahan.com · 03/08/2026
A - Deadline is tomorrow. B - These kind of consultations need to be written in a readable way. I ran this through the Flesch-Kincaid reading score, and it's on a level with a Brief History of Time. English isn't everyone's first language and this is important stuff.
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Steve Cross @drstevex.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Philosophy Playdate isn't taking a summer break, so you can keep filling your brain and confusing your friends while the sun is out. Go listen!
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Steve Cross @drstevex.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
It's new episode day on my podcast, Philosophy Playdate! We've been asked "Do animals have different emotions?" and try to find out if a penguin, duck or jay can feel joy or merely pleasure. Download, subscribe and leave funny reviews wherever you get podcasts! #philosophy #comedy #podcast
Photo of a penguin.
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Steve Cross @drstevex.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
#lfg #sixers
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Steve Cross @drstevex.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Also go follow @philosophyplaydate.bsky.social because we just hit 20 episodes which as anyone who has made a podcast will tell you is approximately one million hours of blood, sweat and tears.
Philosopher Christabel Cane stares at the camera as the Universe explodes behind her. A random man is there.
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Steve Cross @drstevex.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
This Thursday I am telling jokes both about and using my very chaotic brain. It's free! You'll enjoy it!
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Kate Devlin @drkatedevlin.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
For wannabe comedians among us, join @drstevex.bsky.social's workshop "Comedy skills for researchers and other humans" on 3 June for tips and tricks to craft successful jokes about life, work and the future. (I can personally vouch for this and I'm hilarious.) www.tickettailor.com/events/dfist...
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Register Here – Comedy skills for researchers and other humans with Steve Cross – MAC 302 (Formerly MB1.1) - Macadam Building
Comedy skills for researchers and other humans with Steve Cross – MAC 302 (Formerly MB1.1) - Macadam Building, Wed 3 Jun 2026 - With Steve Cross. Join comedian and talent developer, Professor Steve Cr...
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Steve Cross @drstevex.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Now and always.
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Steve Cross @drstevex.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
THIS SATURDAY! Come and laugh along with seven comedians, therapists and people with lived experience of mental health issues as we make jokes about our poor, sore brains. Near Tower Bridge, 6-8pm and FREE Tickets: www.mediculture.co.uk/all-events/s...
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Science Showoff Cures All Brain Ills — Medi-Culture
Join us for a night of medically-themed stand-up comedy, stories and silliness from some of London's funniest people.
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Philosophy Playdate @philosophyplaydate.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
This Saturday - a special comedy show about mental health, featuring therapists and people with lived experience. And tickets are FREE! At the Raven (off Tower Bridge on the South side) from 6-8pm. Grab your seat by booking at www.mediculture.co.uk/all-events/s... Christabel will be performing!
Philosopher Christabel Cane on stage in a small comedy slub telling jokes.
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Ed Jefferson @edjefferson.com · 14/04/2026
i have updated the london bus stop rankings edjefferson.com/busiestbusst...
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London's Busiest Bus Stops
Find out where London's busiest bus stops are, and see the busiest stops by route.
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Philosophy Playdate @philosophyplaydate.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
It's new episode day! After getting caught doing something naughty, Steve's daughter tries to escape blame by asking "Is my brain a separate thing that tells my body what to do?". We asked Plato, Cavendish, Descartes & more to answer. drstevecross.squarespace.com/podcast #philsky #philosophysky
Steve Cross and Christabel Cane pose holding a plastic skull with model brain exposed. Photo by Ian Bowkett.
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Steve Cross @drstevex.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
BOOK AGENT CHAT who are your UK agents for non-fiction? Who is good? Asking for a friend.
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Philosophy Playdate @philosophyplaydate.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
We have our first merchandise! Available from stevecross.squarespace.com/podcast I honestly don’t know enough philosophy to get the joke. Can anyone explain?
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Steve Cross @drstevex.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
New episode @philosophyplaydate.bsky.social as a child asks "When will I die?". Stream or download now. This t-shirt celebrates the day Christabel told a teacher she'd got into UCL but he misheard "UCLA" and got super excited. Should we sell these? drstevecross.squarespace.com/podcast
Steve Cross wearing a shirt that says "UCLA" but the A is crossed out.
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Steve Cross @drstevex.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
Get tickets now for this month's @scienceshowoff.bsky.social with seven incredible acts, most of them new to our stage. April 21st at The Harrison near King's Cross wegottickets.com/f/18111
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Science Showoff April 2026
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 ...
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Philosophy Playdate @philosophyplaydate.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Episode 2 is up! Join us as we discuss "What's The Best Favourite Colour to Have?" with some help from Immanuel Kant and the many philosophers who have pointed out the holes in his arguments through which one could sail an oil tanker . The episode should be on all platforms. Shout if it isn't!
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Philosophy Playdate @philosophyplaydate.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
We are live! Download episode one and decide who is getting converted; Babies into dogs or dogs into babies? Can philosophy help us to decide? Available now on Spotify & Apple Podcasts. Other platforms coming very soon. open.spotify.com/show/6ryHSeM... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...
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Ep 1 - The Dog/Baby Switch
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Steve Cross @drstevex.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Once again I beseech all universities: Don’t buy Extron systems they do not work properly with Macs.
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Steve Cross @drstevex.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
TONIGHT Catch the funniest up-and-coming science talent in London. Tickets: wegottickets.com/event/690755/
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Science Showoff Feburary 2026
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 ...
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Science Showoff @scienceshowoff.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Get tickets now for our next show in London. Feb 25th with a cracking lineup! wegottickets.com/event/690755
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Science Showoff Feburary 2026
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 ...
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Steve Cross @drstevex.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
I'm enjoying an episode of that history podcast you like where two tory men talk about stuff www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0im...
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History Today - The Industrial Revolution (from the Mary Whitehouse experience)
YouTube video by Alan Heath
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Steve Cross @drstevex.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
A gentle reminder to pay your freelancer invoices before Xmas. You know how you pay your PAYE staff early in December because everyone in Finance goes away from the end of this week until January? We also need to be able to afford crackers and tinsel.
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James Connolly @drjamesconnolly.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
If you'd like to see an amateur comedy routine vaguely on the subject of peer review involving lots of puns and me forgetting a line, look no further! Credit and thanks to @drstevex.bsky.social for the video and, as always, being a very funny, supportive compere! youtube.com/watch?v=D4ll...
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James Connolly - peer review - LOLs in Translation
YouTube video by JEPC123
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Steve Cross @drstevex.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
NOW RECRUITING FUNNY ENGINEERS. On March 4th The Brunel Museum and I are running an engineering-themed fundraising comedy gig and I'm looking for acts. 10 minute sets, unpaid, and a chance to play an iconic (but pretty inaccessible) venue. This is them: thebrunelmuseum.com Who would like a show?
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Homepage - Brunel Museum
The Brunel Museum is an educational charity run by volunteers that tells the story of one of the world’s great engineering dynasties
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Steve Cross @drstevex.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
TOMORROW! Catch London's hottest Arts and Humanities talent telling jokes about their work. Just a few tickets left: wegottickets.com/event/679150
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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...
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James Connolly @drjamesconnolly.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
I'll be performing at this - really looking forward to it! It'll be my sixth time doing stand-up, almost a year exactly since I first tried it. Also my fifth different set, which is admittedly a slightly abnormal way of approaching things.
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Steve Cross @drstevex.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
NEXT TUESDAY London's funniest Arts and Humanities researchers will make you laugh your ass off at LOLs In Translation. Tickets selling fast so get one now! wegottickets.com/event/679150
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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...
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Steve Cross @drstevex.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
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.
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Angus Dunican @angusdunican.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
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
An over the shoulder mod shot of me performing some bespoke spooky stand up. I am lit in read but my face is illuminated by the iPad screen
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Steve Cross @drstevex.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
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)
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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.
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Steve Cross @drstevex.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
TOMORROW NIGHT: Catch me and a VERY SPECIAL SCIENCE FRIEND in Bristol with some incredible acts: thewardrobetheatre.com/shows/bristo...
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Bristol Know Show - The Wardrobe Theatre
Presented by Sci X Southwest - where knowledge meets comedy meets cabaret
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Steve Cross @drstevex.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
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
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David Wearing @davidwearing.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
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.
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Steve Cross @drstevex.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
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...
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Bristol Know Show - The Wardrobe Theatre
Presented by Sci X Southwest - where knowledge meets comedy meets cabaret
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Steve Cross @drstevex.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
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
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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...
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Steve Cross @drstevex.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
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
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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 ...
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Steve Cross @drstevex.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
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!
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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 ...
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