Steve Hughes

For other people with the same name, see Stephen Hughes (disambiguation).

Steve Hughes
Hughes in 2011
Born
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Occupation(s)Comedian, heavy metal musician, actor
Comedy career
Years active1994–present
GenresObservational comedy, black comedy, surreal humour, satire
Subject(s)Politics, social commentary, conspiracy theories, spirituality
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentDrums
Years active1985–1998
Websitewww.stevehughes.net

Steve Hughes is an Australian-born thrash metal drummer, comedian and actor. Hughes has embraced the title "heavy metal humourist", as it aligns with his approach to comedy, music and life; the press have referred to this title and similar variations.[1][2][3][4]

Hughes was an active member of Australia's early thrash metal scene. He founded and played drums for Slaughter Lord, one of the first thrash metal bands in Australia—a band that had a brief yet notable impact on the country's extreme metal music history.[5][6] He subsequently played drums for thrash metal band Mortal Sin and the black metal band Nazxul.[7][8][9]

Hughes started performing stand-up in the 1990s and relocated to England in 2002 to further pursue his career in comedy.[7][8][9][10] He is based in Manchester,[11][12][13] and performs stand-up internationally, primarily across Europe, Australia and New Zealand.[10][14]

Hughes also starred in the 2015 indie short film Brainless Killers, which won the awards for Best Film, Best Thriller and Best Special Effects in the short film category at the Sydney Indie Film Festival.[15][16][17]

  1. ^ Bochenski, Natalie (27 February 2013). "Steve Hughes has issues". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney, Australia. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  2. ^ Sæverås, Nils Olav (30 August 2013). "Heavy metal-humorist". Bergensavisen (in Norwegian). Norway. Retrieved 11 February 2016. I call myself a heavy metal humourist because my sense of humour, like metal, are not tailored for everyone to like it.
  3. ^ Chamberlain, Rich (29 August 2013). "Heavy metal comedian Steve Hughes' five greatest metal drummers". MusicRadar. United Kingdom. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  4. ^ Welby, Augustus (18 April 2014). "Steve Hughes: While It's Still Legal". Beat Magazine. Melbourne, Australia. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  5. ^ Giffin, Brian (2009). Encyclopedia of Australian Heavy Metal. Lulu Enterprises Incorporated. p. 344. ISBN 9781409263982. Retrieved 11 February 2016. Perhaps the earliest and undoubtedly one of the most legendary of Australia's extreme metal contingent, Slaughter Lord was an early Sydney thrash band whose status during the formative period of the country's metal scene was only rivalled by Mortal Sin. The band was formed by Hughes under the name Onslaught in 1985, but after a clash was discovered with a British thrash band the group changed its name to Devastator. Unhappy with such a generic name, it was soon changed again to Slaughter Lord.
  6. ^ Scott-Maxwell, Aline; Whiteoak, John, eds. (2003). Currency companion to music and dance in Australia. Currency House Inc. p. 316. ISBN 9780868192604. Its lightning speed and hammering beat were delivered by Sydney's pioneering Slaughter Lord.
  7. ^ a b Reekie, Steve (May 2010). "Steve Hughes". Rolling Stone Australia. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  8. ^ a b "The funniest thing about self-hate is the jokes: Steve Hughes chooses his comedy favourites". Chortle. 23 November 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  9. ^ a b Rizk, Anwar (14 April 2010). "Steve Hughes – The metal messiah returns to Australia". Metal Obsession. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  10. ^ a b "Steve Hughes interview". comedy.co.uk. 11 October 2013. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  11. ^ "Steve Hughes". Post Modern Ink. Australia. 1 February 2010. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  12. ^ Lloyd, Tim (20 February 2013). "Funny Steve Hughes has serious issues". The Advertiser. Adelaide, Australia. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  13. ^ Morton, Alasdair (1 December 2012). "Interview: Aussie comedian Steve Hughes discusses his re-tooled Big Issues show and why he's just as irked as ever". TNT Magazine. United Kingdom. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  14. ^ Symonds, Kristy (19 July 2014). "Australian comedian Steve Hughes returns to Perth stage after burning out and postponing shows". The Sunday Times. Perth, Australia. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  15. ^ "Sydney Indie Film Festival – Brainless Killers – Showing Wednesday 21th October 2015, 8:30 pm". Sydney Indie Film Festival. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  16. ^ Pasquine, Frank (7 October 2015). "NYFA Australia Graduate to Screen 3 Films at Sydney Indie Film Festival". New York Film Academy. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  17. ^ Sydney Indie Film Festival 2015 award winners