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My Take
What I find remarkable about Steve Pemberton is how comfortable he is in the dark. The League of Gentlemen introduced me to his knack for grotesque, unsettling comedy, but it's Inside No. 9 that cemented him for me. Each self-contained episode with Reece Shearsmith feels like a small magic trick, twisting from farce to dread in twenty-odd minutes. I admire that he writes as well as performs, disappearing so completely into characters that I sometimes forget it's the same man. He's a Blackburn-born craftsman who never seems content to repeat himself, and that restlessness is exactly why I keep watching.
Overview
Steven James Pemberton (born 1 September 1967) is a British actor, comedian, director and writer. He was a writer and actor for BBC Television's The League of Gentlemen with Reece Shearsmith, Mark Gatiss and Jeremy Dyson. Pemberton and Shearsmith also co-wrote and starred in the television black comedy Psychoville and the anthology series Inside No. 9.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Steve Pemberton
- Name (Japanese)
- スティーヴ・ペンバートン
- Reading
- すてぃーゔ・ぺんばーとん
- Born
- September 1, 1967 (age 58)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Goat
- Origin
- Blackburn, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- writer / comedian / film actor / film director / screenwriter
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- St Michael's Church of England High School
- University
- Bretton Hall College
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.