Steve Pemberton is married to Alison Pemberton and they have three children together. There is no information about Alison on the Internet as she loves to keep her personal life away from the Internet.

Pemberton is best known as a member of the League of Gentlemen with Reece Shearsmith, Mark Gatiss, and Jeremy Dyson. Pemberton and Shearsmith also co-wrote and starred in the black comedy Psychoville and the anthology series Inside No.9.

Pemberton is best known for being a member of the sketch comedy team, The League of Gentlemen. From 2007 to 2015, Pemberton appeared as Mike Garvey in Benidorm. He appeared in 43 episodes.

In October 2021, Pemberton was nominated for Best Outstanding Comedy Actor at the inaugural National Comedy Awards for Stand Up to Cancer for his appearances in series 6 of Inside No.9.

Pemberton has written for Variety and was the assistant editor of the International Film Guide from 1991 to 1998.