Steve Harvey
Stand-up comedian

Steve Harvey

Who Steve Harvey is

Steve Harvey is a former stand-up comedian from Welch, West Virginia, raised in Cleveland, who hosts Family Feud and The Steve Harvey Morning Show. He first performed stand-up at Cleveland's Hilarities Comedy Club in 1985, hosted It's Showtime at the Apollo, starred in The WB's The Steve Harvey Show and toured with the Kings of Comedy, filmed by Spike Lee as The Original Kings of Comedy (2000). He gave his final stand-up performance at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on 2 August 2012, ending a 27-year career in stand-up.

At a glance

Born
1957
Came up through
Def Comedy Jam
Stand-up specials
Steve Harvey: Still Trippin', Steve Harvey: Don't Trip... He Ain't Through with Me Yet and The Original Kings of Comedy
Podcasts
The Steve Harvey Morning Show, Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man, Straight Talk, No Chaser and 2 more
On screen
Family Feud, Celebrity Family Feud, Showtime at the Apollo and 5 more
Official site
steveharvey.com ↗

Specials, shows and podcasts

Stand-up specials

On screen

Podcasts

Where they got their start

Came up the same way

Other comedians in SUCDb who came through Def Comedy Jam:

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Comedians like Steve Harvey

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Career timeline

  1. 1957Born
  2. 1993Showtime at the Apollo (host, 1993–2000, 2016–2018) On screen
  3. 1994Me and the Boys (Steve Tower, 1994–1995) On screen
  4. 1996The Steve Harvey Show (Steve Hightower, 1996–2002) On screen
  5. 2000The Original Kings of Comedy (2000, Spike Lee film) Special
  6. 2003Steve Harvey's Big Time Challenge (host, 2003–2005) On screen
  7. 2006Steve Harvey: Don't Trip... He Ain't Through with Me Yet (2006, DVD) Special
  8. 2008Steve Harvey: Still Trippin' (2008, DVD) Special
  9. 2009Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man (book, 2009) Book
  10. 2010Family Feud (host, 2010–present) On screen
  11. 2010Straight Talk, No Chaser (book, 2010) Book
  12. 2012Steve Harvey, talk show (host, 2012–2017) On screen
  13. 2014Act Like a Success (book, 2014) Book
  14. 2015Celebrity Family Feud (host, 2015–present) On screen
  15. 2016Jump: Take the Leap of Faith to Achieve Your Life of Abundance (book, 2016) Book
  16. 2022Judge Steve Harvey (host, from 2022) On screen

Questions about Steve Harvey

What stand-up specials has Steve Harvey released?

Steve Harvey: Still Trippin', Steve Harvey: Don't Trip... He Ain't Through with Me Yet and The Original Kings of Comedy.

What podcast do they host?

The Steve Harvey Morning Show, Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man, Straight Talk, No Chaser, Act Like a Success and Jump: Take the Leap of Faith to Achieve Your Life of Abundance.

What TV shows and films are they in?

Family Feud, Celebrity Family Feud, Showtime at the Apollo, The Steve Harvey Show, Me and the Boys and Steve Harvey's Big Time Challenge, among 8 credits.

Where did they get their start?

Def Comedy Jam (host).

When were they born?

In 1957.

Who are some comedians like them?

Adele Givens (also in The Steve Harvey Show), Bruce Bruce (also in Showtime at the Apollo), Don DC Curry (also in The Steve Harvey Show), Cedric the Entertainer (also in The Steve Harvey Show) and Isiah Kelly (also in Showtime at the Apollo).

The full SUCDb record

The full record — the career in order, the specials and credits, and the sources for each — is on SUCDb, with a button to add them to your D.O.C., your twelve.

Their SUCDb record →Their own site ↗

Sources

Updated 5 October 2026 · the record checked 27 September 2026