Resident MC: STEVE McLEAN

Our resident MC is an Edinburgh Fringe veteran having performed, written and produced more than 20 shows since 2014.

 

His trilogy of shows based on geek culture; Action Figure Archive, Action Figure Archive Vol 2 and Steve McLean is Retrosexual made multiple top lists including The Herald and Wired Magazine. In 2023 he toured the east coast of the US and performed to sold out rooms and gained excellent reviews in Tampa, Orlando and Miami. 

 

His latest show is called Aerosmith to ZZ Top and is all about 80s hair rock. It's touring festivals and small theatres in 2025 and was a hit during the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, having capacity crowds an being incredibly well received by critics. 

 

2025 saw Steve release his first book; Stealing Deep Purple. It tracks the unbelievable  true story of a band pretending to be Deep Purple in 1980. The book was in the Lulu Entertainment Bestseller chart for over 10 weeks  

 

Steve's radio and TV appearances include; Screen Wipe (BBC), Soccer AM (Sky Sports), Very British Problems (C5) and Slaving Away (Amazon Audible).  

 

Steve is also the resident host of the West End New Act of the Year Comedy Competition which helps Rural Roars obtain access to some of the best new acts on the circuit.  

 

"McLean keeps you hooked...Part stand-up, part rock history, part mixtape from the friend who always knew where the good tracks were" **** ONE4REVIEW 

 "A wonderful show for the old rockers out there" SQUIRREL COMEDY 

“Riotous fun, oddly hysterical and completely unexpected” TAMPA INK 19

“A hilarious walk down memory lane” THE HERALD 

“A fun examination of nostalgia and nerdiness” WIRED MAGAZINE

“Steve McLean's shows have a reputation for being fun and funny” EDINBURGH  FRINGE REVIEWS

“I laughed harder and longer than any other time at the festival” ORLANDO SENTIAL

“He deftly handled heckling that would have cratered a lesser comic” ORLANDO WEEKLY