British Comedy Guide

Frank Tully

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Five Minutes With: Stewart Lee

Comedian Stewart Lee talks to Matt Stadlen about what got him started in stand-up, how he develops his routines, what makes him laugh and why he doesn't like his audiences too big or too small.

Matt Stadlen, BBC News, 28th August 2010

Stewart Lee wins Malcolm Hardee Fringe stunt prize

Comedian Stewart Lee has won the award for the best publicity stunt at the Edinburgh Fringe.

BBC News, 28th August 2010

Edinburgh 'Comedy Gods' return for Stewart Lee show

The little-known act which is currently leading the public vote for the Edinburgh Fringe "Comedy God" award has made a triumphant return to the city.

BBC News, 19th August 2010

Stewart Lee interview

"Comedy was supposed to be the new rock 'n' roll in the 90s."

Andrew Williams, Metro, 18th August 2010

John Cleese on move to 'beautiful' Georgian Bath

Monty Python funnyman John Cleese says he has fallen "in love" with his new home in Bath.

The actor and comedian has moved to the Georgian city after spending the past decade in America.

And Cleese, who was born in Weston-super-Mare and went to Bristol's Clifton College, says many people he knows are moving West.

BBC, 17th August 2010

Review: How I Escaped My Certain Fate by Stewart Lee

A verbose, sprawling, self-referential memoir by the David Foster Wallace of alternative stand-up.

Ben Thompson, The Independent, 15th August 2010

Interview: Stewart Lee, comic

Ever wonder how a comic constructs an act? How they layer and time riffs to generate laughs or howls of outrage? If so, you're in luck. In How I Escaped My Certain Fate, Stewart Lee offers the ultimate insider's guide to the process.

Lee Randall, The Scotsman, 15th August 2010

Lee Nelson's Well Good Chat

You may have seen him on Al Murray's Multiple Personality Disorder. You may have seen him on his own BBC3 show, aptly called Lee Nelson's Well Good Show. You may even have seen him live (and if you haven't, you should).

Tommy Holgate, The Sun, 12th August 2010

Interview: Lee Nelson

Cheeky council estate dweller Lee Nelson has had quite a year, what with getting his own BBC3 show and making it big in the comedy world...

Spoonfed, 6th August 2010

Frank Chickens have last laugh as Lee's rant goes viral

Stand-up's outburst over Japanese band's inclusion in Foster's Edinburgh Comedy awards poll puts them on course to win.

Helen Pidd, The Guardian, 6th August 2010

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