Impressionist:
After-dinner Speaking

If you are looking for an after-dinner speaker to deliver a unique, highly entertaining and comedy filled speech, you need look no further than leading comedy impressionist Steve Nallon. Well-known from television and radio shows such as Night of a Thousand Faces, The Impressionable Jon Culshaw, Spitting Image, Rory Bremner – Who Else?, Alistair McGowan’s Big Impression, The New Statesman and First Impressions, Steve’s remarkable act uses more than forty voices to take his audience on a comic tour through The World of the Impressionist.

Video Illustration of Steve’s Act

The Royal Television Society Annual Awards Ceremony

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For an illustration of Steve’s stand-up act, please visit Stand-up.

For a full selection of Steve’s voices, please visit Steve’s Voice Bank.

After-dinner Entertainment:
“The World of the Impressionist”

Steve’s vast and ever growing repertoire ensures there is something for everyone in his after-dinner entertainment, from sporting celebrities such as David Beckham, José Mourinho and Frankie Dettori to the television personalities Jonathan Ross, Caroline Aherne, Johnny Vegas, Gillian McKeith, Dara O'Briain, Ozzy Osbourne, Graham Norton, Russell Brand, Chris Tarrant and Dame Edna Everage. Then there’s cult TV with Big Brother (Davina McCall), Dr Who (David Tennant) and The Weakest Link (Anne Robinson).

Let’s not forget the movies, including such stars as Robin Williams, Keanu Reeves, Michael Caine, Woody Allen, the Harry Potter professors McGonagall and Snape (Maggie Smith and Alan Rickman), and Ian McKellen, who guest appears as ‘Gandalf’ from The Lord of the Rings – plus a whole host of cartoon voices, from Homer Simpson and Speedy Gonzales to Mickey Mouse and Wallace and Gromit – as well as a bunch of politicians, among them Tony Blair, Ann Widdecombe, Roy Hattersley and Margaret Thatcher.

And on top of all that there’s the added bonus of some old favourites such as ‘Margot’ from The Good Life (Penelope Keith), Julian Clary, Leonard Rossiter and Alan Bennett.

In Steve’s brilliant and original comic world of the impressionist there’s:

‘Del Boy’ (David Jason) living with ‘Hyacinth Bucket’ (Patricia Routledge) on Big Brother
David Attenborough exploring deepest Yorkshire and finding Wallace and Gromit
‘The Wizard Gandalf’ doing a soap powder commercial
Delia Smith’s recipe for a Fozzie Bear ‘Muppet voice’ combining the ‘ingredients’ of Darth Vader and Homer Simpson
The cast of Fawlty Towers
Chris Tarrant, Geoff Boycott, and Davina McCall as animals in ‘Celebrity Zoo’
Russell Brand as a pair of curtains and Graham Norton as a Sat-nav
Kermit the Frog turning not into a handsome prince, but into Woody Allen
Updated nursery rhymes with Michael Caine, Julian Clary and Mickey Mouse

And many, many more.

Recent after dinner engagements have included the Mazda Roadshow, where Steve entertained motoring journalists across the country at dinner events at the New Hall Hotel, Sutton Coldfield; The Colloden, Belfast; Hunstrete House, Bath; Swinton Park, Masham; South Lodge, Horsham; St. Andrews, Fife and The Pale, Gwynedd.

Steve also has a more specific stand-up set, details of which can be found by clicking on the image to the right.

Tailored and Personalized Scripts

Steve’s ability to personalize his script to include key members of the audience truly sets him apart from his peers. With meticulous attention to detail, Steve provides a rare and tailored comedy performance not easily forgotten.

A selection of comedy lines is sent to the client so that appropriate names may be attached, Alternatively suggestions around well-known individuals and topical company references are passed on to Steve so that he may create specific referrals in the script. Here is a brief selection of some of the comedy lines sent to the client for names to be filled in:

David Attenborough: _______ makes himself known to females through the loudness of his ties.

Ann Widdecombe: Could I at this particular moment mention _______ because he asked me to.

Robin Williams: Some people say _______ is the answer. But if _______ is the answer then God help the question.

Ann Robinson: I’m afraid I don’t know everything! They don’t call me _______.

Audience variety

Steve has a vast amount of experience in corporate entertainment. He has performed to various sizes of audiences ranging from those as intimate as twelve to Gala Dinners of well over a thousand. Steve is able to change style and presentation to match any event. His after-dinner speech is especially suitable for a mixed audience, preferably with an age range from around thirty onwards. The great advantage of Steve’s act is that it invariably offers something different for people of all tastes.

Joining the Client at Dinner

Steve is a charming and delightful table guest who, unlike some entertainers, is always more than willing to join the clients at the dinner, thus adding to the evening’s enjoyment. Steve’s range of interests across a wide variety of areas invariably ensures witty and topical conversation.

Client Responses

Here are just a few of the many reactions to some of Steve’s after-dinner performances:

“All the feeback has been very positive and everyone commented on what a good choice Steve was, so well done!”

Caroline Batten, Agresso
February 2007

“The choice of Steve Nallon as the after-dinner speaker was I think inspired and will certainly go down in my book as one of the most memorable ever.”

R J Hutichson, Hertfordshire Law Society
February 2007

“It was great to meet you again at the Luton & St Albans Insurance Institute Annual Dinner and your act was superb! Your professionalism and attention to detail during the evening were greatly appreciated and i know from the feedback received our guests were delighted with your performance.”

Peter Checketts, The Insurance Institute
February 2007

“Everyone said how much they enjoyed your after-dinner speech. I had a few phone calls saying how much they enjoyed the evening but you were certainly the highlight.”

Peter Miles, Twelfth Night Party, Birmingham Civic Society,
January 2007

“Nallon got plenty of laughs. He did some amusing impressions, including a sit-com version of Celebrity Big Brother, featuring Hyacinth Bucket, Basil and Sybil Fawlty and Del Boy, all of whom were spot on!”

Entertainment Manchester, Stand-up, Stockport Plaza,
March 2007

“Thank you so much for your wonderful contribution to last night’s Celebrity Butterfly Ball -- you’re a Star!!!”

Yvonne Norton, Butterfly Ball organizer,
May 2005

“On behalf of the Board, the convention team, and all our members, I would like to thank you for your generosity in giving your time to the PSA convention and allowing us to benefit from your experience, your expertise, and the most enjoyable entertainment of the weekend!”

Brendan Power, The Professional Speakers’ Association
November 2004

“The evening was judged to be an enormous success. We have no doubt that your speech and attendance contributed a great deal to this success.”

Bill Murray, OCA
November 2004

“Steve’s performance was of an exceptionally high standard, which made our event an overwhelming success.”

Tim Green, Focus Wickes
February 2003

“A remarkable job. Everyone was extremely impressed.”

Ann-Marie Wallace , G. E. Life
May 2003

“Steve is a first-class act. His impressions were excellent. 10 out of 10!”

Andy Gibson, The Law Debenture Pension Trust
October 2001

“Thank you so much for joining us at our dinner in Harrogate, for your superb performance and for so well entering into the spirit of the occasion. Everyone agrees that on all counts it was an extremely successful evening: for which we are enormously indebted to you.”

Stephen B. Suart, Yorkshire Wildlife Trust
November 2001

“The variety of voice work was marvellous, and it would be wonderful to arrange an encore performance at a future date.”

Liz Stokvis, KCWC
November 2001

“Steve was excellent, but we have used him before and we knew he would be. He lifted the graveyard slot at the end of the seminar and made everyone laugh. 10 our of 10!”

Claire Munro, Hammond Suddards Edge
November 2001

“Pass on our thanks to Steve for his highly professional and yet extremely funny act. We had our best ever conference and this was topped off by a great after-dinner speaker".

Anthony Winchester, Franchise Director, Card Connection
May 2000

“A very entertaining speech. You were informative, funny and worked extremely hard.”.

Susan Nicol, Vice Chair, British Council of Shopping Centres
March 2000

“Many, many sincere thanks for your contribution to our 1999 Lord Mayor’s Gala and Ball. As ever, it was a real privilege to see a genuinely unique act.”

Rod Natkiel, Chairman, Variety Club of Great Britain
May 1999

“Steve Nallon went down really well at our conference and the whole thing was pitched absolutely right for our audience.”

Alison Clare, Conference Organiser, National Housing Federation
January 1999

“Excellent. Very amusing... well tailored to the event. Steve was a complete professional and a pleasure to meet.”

Alan Goodwin, TIS Software
April 1999

“Superb performance... the impression session gave us all great enjoyment. I would not hesitate to recommend you.”

Jeremy Hawksey, Builders Merchants Federation
June 1998

Technical Requests and Suggested Introduction

For details of Steve’s technical requirements for corporate events and dietary requests, please click here. This section also includes some suggested opening remarks that could be used to introduce Steve Nallon at after-dinner speaking events.

Contact

After-dinner speaker bookings for Steve Nallon can be made through the UK’s leading speaker agencies and their world-wide associates. If this website has been recommended to you by a specific speaker agency then please continue to use that agency as your contact for Steve Nallon. If you have found this site on an internet search and wish to make further enquiries then please contact info@nallon.com for more information.

Impressionist: After-dinner Speaking