Stewart Lee
- 56 years old
- English
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
Press clippings
Stewart Lee: Trump has microwaved my Cornetto of hope
The gadfly-minded abuser has openly threatened Greenland, Ukraine and Europe. He, and America, are the enemy now.
Stewart Lee, The Observer, 9th March 2025Stewart Lee: A tale of two suckers - Donald Trump's plastic straws and Keir Starmer
The US president has scrapped paper straws because they allegedly 'explode' - a bit like the PM's reputation if he keeps refusing to confront him on the big issues.
Stewart Lee, The Observer, 16th February 2025Stewart Lee Vs The Man-Wulf review
Fans will not be disappointed.
George Fogarty, Morning Star, 11th February 2025Stewart Lee Vs The Man-Wulf review
Morphing from shock-jock lupine to hand-wringing liberal, Lee lambasts the comedy of cruelty in scathing, slapstick style.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 7th February 2025Stewart Lee review
In his high-concept new show, the comedian dons three personae - a liberal lefty, an American shock comic and a liberal shock-comic - and a £6,000 werewolf costume.
Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 7th February 2025Stewart Lee Vs The Man-Wulf review
Stewart Lee Vs The Man-Wulf is not stand-up for casual comedy-goers - it's an exploration of the art form itself, filled with sharp wit, knowing absurdity, and a touch of existential despair.
Jessica Francis, A Young(ish) Perspective, 6th February 2025Stewart Lee Vs The Man-Wulf review
Being a comedy critic is an inherently futile job - telling people they are wrong to enjoy what makes them happy is a ridiculous pursuit - but it's never more redundant when applied to a Stewart Lee show given how much he explains every beat of his own work, then forensically analyses how it plays out.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 5th February 2025Stewart Lee: An information dark age is upon us. I'm logging off
As Musk, Zuckerberg and Bezos attempt to reshape our reality, my advice is to avoid their toxic platforms and wait it out.
Stewart Lee, The Observer, 19th January 2025First look at Stewart Lee's Man-Wulf costume
In the show, Lee adopts the persona of the tough-talking werewolf comedian "to position himself alongside comedy legends like Dave Chappelle, Ricky Gervais and Jordan Peterson at the forefront of side-splitting stadium-stuffing shitposting".
Chortle, 17th January 2025Stewart Lee: If 2025 is anything like 2024, I'll be back on the Baileys
With environmental protesters in UK jails while convicted rioters sing the US national anthem for Mar-a-Largo guests, I'm bracing myself for another 12 months of despair.
Stewart Lee, The Observer, 5th January 2025