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Stewart Lee
Stewart Lee

Stewart Lee

  • 56 years old
  • English
  • Actor, writer and stand-up comedian

Stewart Lee features

Green Man 2024. Stewart Lee. Credit: Patrick Gunning Live

Comedy at Green Man Festival 2024

Sunday 1st September 2024

A report on the comedy on offer at Green Man Festival. Acts included Stewart Lee, Stuart Goldsmith, Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Spencer Jones and Michael Akadiri.

Confessions Of A Window Cleaner. Timothy Lea (Robin Askwith). Credit: Columbia Pictures Features

Comedy Rewind: 50 years of Confessions

Sunday 18th August 2024

The Carry Ons are well-known, but the wildly successful Confessions series of sex comedies from the mid-1970s are far less celebrated today, despite barnstorming box office success. 50 years since the first was released, it's time to redress the balance.

John Kearns. John (John Kearns) Live

Daniel Kitson, John Kearns, Josie Long, Stewart Lee - Mark Muldoon's Comedy Diary

Wednesday 15th March 2023

Here's what happened when Stewart Lee, Daniel Kitson and many others came together for a grand Resonance FM fundraising gig. Plus: reports on big returns from Josie Long and Taskmaster star John Kearns.

Stewart Lee Live

Stewart Lee, Romesh Ranganathan (rapping), Sami Abu Wardeh - Mark Muldoon's Comedy Diary

Sunday 18th December 2022

This month Mark reports back on Stewart Lee's new show Basic Lee, plus Sami Abu Wardeh, and Romesh Ranganathan literally performs at a hip-hop concert.

Stewart Lee Fringe

Stewart Lee's Edinburgh 2022 comedy show recommendations

Thursday 21st July 2022

Stuart Lee has recommended a number of comedy shows to see in Edinburgh this August.

Image shows from L to R: Michael Cumming, Stewart Lee Live

Circuit Training: Isolation Conversations - Stewart Lee and Michael Cumming

Monday 19th April 2021

Cheered by rave reviews for their punk doc, King Rocker, Stewart Lee and Michael Cumming talk lockdown darkness, awkward legends, post-punk vs new comedy, Swells, Skinner, and the upside of ads and panel shows.

Toast Of Tinseltown. Steven Toast (Matt Berry). Copyright: Objective Productions Features

A taste of Toast Of Tinseltown

Monday 22nd February 2021

Director Michael Cumming on the return of Steven Toast - plus Sandylands updates, and Toast fan Stewart Lee chips in, too.

Omid Djalili Live

Comedians to read out The Chilcot Report

Friday 29th July 2016

Comedians including Stewart Lee and Omid Djalili are taking part in an Edinburgh Festival show which involves reading out the entire 2.6 million words in the Chilcot Report.

Stewart Lee Live

Stewart Lee's Edinburgh Fringe 2016 tips

Friday 29th July 2016

A list of 2016 Edinburgh Fringe shows that Stewart Lee recommends you go see.

Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle. Stewart Lee. Copyright: BBC Shop

Stewart Lee to publish new book, Content Provider

Friday 27th November 2015

Stewart Lee is to publish a new book. Content Provider will feature a selection of his newspaper columns and articles, with annotations and new material.

Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle. Stewart Lee. Copyright: BBC Live

Stewart Lee's Fringe recommendations

Sunday 19th July 2015

Not sure which comedy shows to see at the Edinburgh Festival? Stewart Lee has some suggestions...

Centrepoint's Laughing Point. Stewart Lee Live

Behold, the mighty mirth monsters meet

Wednesday 15th October 2014

Si Hawkins gets childishly over-excited as two comedy heavyweights collide, and comes up with a new money-spinning idea for benefit gigs.

Stewart Lee: Carpet Remnant World. Stewart Lee Features

Does Stewart Lee have a point about Avalon and Off The Kerb?

Saturday 2nd February 2013

Stewart Lee has accused the makers of the most popular TV comedy shows of featuring just a 'tiny coterie' of acts - acts who are also their clients. We take a closer look...

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