Stewart Lee
- 57 years old
- English
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
Press clippings
Stewart Lee: Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid just needed Trump
In the court of King Donald, Sam Peckinpah's flawed 1973 western finally makes sense to me.
Stewart Lee, The Observer, 13th April 2025Stewart Lee: Orange juice? Keir Starmer is on the Kool-Aid
Instead of standing up to Trump, the PM is encouraging people who want to destroy our values to come and do it in our country at reduced tax rates.
Stewart Lee, The Observer, 6th April 2025Stewart Lee: Security leaks are no laughing matter
Is it worth me writing jokes about Trump's US? It looks like they are targeting even their mildest visa-carrying critics.
Stewart Lee, The Observer, 30th March 2025Frank Skinner, Stewart Lee, Al Murray & Alex Lowe open music gigs
Frank Skinner is one of four comedians supporting ex Porcupine Tree frontman Steven Wilson when he plays the London Palladium on the 12th, 13th, 19th and 20th of May, with Alex Lowe appearing on the first night of the run as his pseudo clairvoyant character Clinton Baptiste, followed by Al Murray as The Pub Landlord, Stewart Lee and Skinner respectively. Meanwhile, Skinner also stars in the apocalyptic new video for emo rock band Hot Milk, 90 Seconds To Midnight.
British Comedy Guide, 26th March 2025Stewart Lee: If you're reading this column, Elon Musk has messed up
Social media is lurching to the right like a tapeworm scenting offal - and X's algorithms make it hard to find opposing opinion.
Stewart Lee, The Observer, 16th March 2025Stewart 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 2025