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On camera, Steve Burns was the original happy go lucky host of Nickelodeon's Blue's Clues, but behind the scenes, towards the end of his time on the show (in 2002), Steve was struggling with depression and multiple rumors of his death.

After getting to interview Steve in 2017, I am thrilled to catch up with him as we discuss his solo theatrical debut with his show, Steve Burns Alive!

In this NEW interview, Steve once again answered my call, but this time around he shares:

• What life was really like behind the scenes as he battled depression
• How he wants his story helps someone else who is struggling
• What he hopes audiences come away with after seeing Steve Burns Alive
• How he got to write the theme song to CBS' mega hit comedy, Young Sheldon
• So much more

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Show Poster for Steve Burns Alive

From 1996 to 2002, Steve Burns was America's beloved problem-solver on Nickelodeon's Blue's Clues. But when he left the show, Steve was pronounced dead by the internet—car crashes, overdoses, murder conspiracies. The only problem? He was very much alive.

In Steve Burns Alive, Steve dissects the bizarre phenomenon of being mourned while still breathing. This isn't just his story—it's an excavation of how parasocial relationships shape our reality, how digital mythology replaces truth, and what happens when millions of strangers grieve a version of you that never existed.

Steve Burns Alive cuts through the layers of myth and performance to expose the raw mechanics of human connection in the digital age. This is not a children's show. This isn't nostalgia. This is an unflinching forensic examination of what it means to exist in the space between who people think you are and who you actually are, and the stories we tell about the people who shaped our childhoods.

Steve Burns Alive will play for 3 performances ONLY, from July 23-25, 2025 at The Club at La Mama in NYC's East Village. Click Here for tickets!

More Steve Burns Interviews:

2017 (Read Here): Foreverywhere

Steve Burns

More on Steve Burns:

Steven Burns is best known as the original host of Blue’s Clues, where he spent seven surreal years solving mysteries with a cartoon dog and a talking mailbox. Then he disappeared. On purpose.

Since then, Steve has released indie rock albums, toured with The Flaming Lips, wrote the theme song for Young Sheldon, been a host and storyteller for The Moth and gone massively viral by quietly breaking the internet with a heartfelt message to a generation of now-grown-up viewers.