Steve Furst

Steve Furst
Furst in December 2004
Born	Steven Jonathan Furst (1967-09-03) 3 September 1967 (age 49) Belfast, Northern Ireland
Occupation	Comedian, actor, writer
Years active	1990–present

Steven Jonathan Furst (born 3 September 1967) is a British comedian, actor and writer. He starred in the Orange mobile phone cinema adverts in the UK (with Brennan Brown), playing the role of Eliot, a spoof studio executive and has appeared regularly in the BBC comedy television programme Little Britain.

He 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 called The Heckler. In 1992, he worked as a stand-up comedian. He worked as a 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 a programme on BBC Choice.

Furst often performed (as Lenny Beige) 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).

Since 2012, Furst has also held a role on the judging panel for the Norwich Film Festival.

Furst appeared on The Johnny Vaughan Tonight show on BBC Choice and BBC One, The Late Edition with and as the host on the British Hit Singles & Albums No.1 Music Quiz DVD. He has also appeared in a 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.