#Toast of london series#
From there he went on to a small role on The Mighty Boosh's television series, then Garth Marenghi's Dark Place and eventually won his star-turning role on the British TV series The IT Crowd. A successful actor is down on his luck after appearing in a controversial West End play. Steven Toast, an eccentric middle aged actor with a chequered past.
He started out with hopes of being a visual artist and musician and fell into an acting gig after a serendipitous music performance with The Mighty Boosh. Every episode of Toast of London ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of. Steven Toast, an eccentric middle-aged actor with a chequered past, spends more time dealing with his problems off stage than performing on stage. Matt plays these roles so well that it's hard to imagine that he never really planned to be an actor or comedian. What does he do? I guess you can call it "haughty, elegant buffoon." Think if Sir Ian McKellen were kind of a clueless jerk. Tonally (and thematically) Toast of London more resembles Maria Bamford’s absurdist Lady Dynamite, another show about the indignities of show business. He does one thing, pretty much, but he is the best person in the world at it. Berry is a stocky, hirsute fellow, with a big, rich voice that immediately calls to mind the word thespian and gives everything he says a sheen of (over)dramatic irony. Matt Berry is not one of those comic actors. Steven Toast, an eccentric middle aged actor with a chequered past, spends more time dealing with his problems off stage than performing on. Steven Toast, an eccentric middle-aged actor with a chequered past, spends more time dealing with his problems off stage than performing on stage.
There are comic actors who are kind of chameleons and have crazy range, play a million different characters and do amazing jobs at it. Or at least mostly funny and kind of odd. Which is probably why you've never seen the British actor-comedian in any role that wasn't hilarious. Steven Toast, an eccentric middle-aged actor with a chequered past, spends more time dealing with his problems off stage than performing on it. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images)Īctor-comedian Matt Berry has a very simple formula for choosing which projects he wants to do. PASADENA, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 09: Matt Berry of 'What We Do in the Shadows' speaks during the FX segment of the 2020 Winter TCA Tour at The Langham Huntington, Pasadena on Januin Pasadena, California.
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