Steven Toast is played by Matt Berry. Matt Berry is a writer, actor, comedian and musician. He co-writes and stars as Steven Toast in cult comedy show Toast of London. His other shows include The IT Crowd, House of Fools, The Mighty Boosh, and Garth Marenghi's Darkplace. Berry wrote, starred, and composed all the music in the comedy show Snuff Box. He also co-wrote and performed in a parody rock opera, AD/BC: A Rock Opera, with Richard Ayoade, which also stars Noel Fielding and Julian Barratt. Arthur Mathews is an Irish comedy writer and actor, who is best known for Father Ted, which he co-wrote with Graham Linehan. He has also contributed to The Fast Show, Harry Enfield and Chums, Brass Eye and he has co-written Toast of London with Matt Berry.

Toast on Toast is the must-have book for all budding actors—and non-actors too. In this part memoir, part "how to act" manual, Steven Toast draws on his vast and varied experiences, providing the reader with an invaluable insight into his journey from school plays to RADA, and from "It's a Right Royal Knockout" to the Colony Club. Toast on Toast contains all the surreal humor of the TV show.