Stewart Lee
- 56 years old
- English
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
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Stewart Lee brings woke grenades to the culture wars
Stewart Lee seems pretty relaxed for a man who finds himself on the frontline of a war. The much-vaunted "culture wars" are like that, you can take a break, set your laptop and your smartphone aside, and decide not to give a toss whether ProudBoy2022 wants to rip off your arm and hit you with the soggy end. In any case, says the "41st best stand-up" in history, the current war on "wokeness" being waged from various quarters - from the offices of the Daily Mail to 10 Downing Street - is a re-run of a conflict we've seen before.
Mark Brown, The National (Scotland), 12th June 2022The Stand announces final batch of Edinburgh Fringe shows
After a tempestuous couple of years resulting in one missed Fringe in 2020 and one barely recognisable one in 2021, The Stand release their final batch of shows for the 2022 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 30th May 2022Stewart Lee stand-up specials to air on BBC Two
BBC Two is to broadcast Snowflake and Tornado, two stand-up specials recorded by Stewart Lee.
British Comedy Guide, 4th May 2022Stewart Lee slammed for called Tunbridge Wells 'arrogant and ignorant'
Stewart Lee says Tunbridge Wells embodies 'arrogance and ignorance' and vows he'll never come here again after a planned Assembly Hall show in May.
Richard Willams, The Times Of Tunbridge Wells, 27th April 2022Brighton Comedy Garden announces 2022 line-up
Brighton's Comedy Garden is to return this summer with headliners Simon Amstell, Stewart Lee, Adam Buxton, Dylan Moran, Sara Pascoe and Phil Wang.
Chortle, 13th April 2022Stewart Lee on landing a Legend of Comedy award
In landing a Legend of Comedy award, I eclipsed an Oscar winner - despite spilling mango chutney all down my shirt.
Stewart Lee, The Observer, 3rd April 2022Stewart Lee is Legend Of Comedy at Leicester Comedy Festival Awards
Stewart Lee was named a Legend of Comedy at the Leicester Comedy Festival Awards 2022. Other winners included Troy Hawke, Ania Magliano, Marcel Lucont and Jon Pearson.
British Comedy Guide, 29th March 2022Stewart Lee: Snowflake/Tornado review
Stewart Lee takes Netflix comedians, Tony Parsons and his own health to task in an unstoppable two-part show.
Jay Richardson, The List, 22nd March 2022Stewart Lee: The government's Flickr photo-diary is a spoof unto itself
Michael Gove stands alone on a windswept pier. Grant Shapps laughs uproariously on a bench. The feed of Tory politicians doing things is a meme-maker's dream.
Stewart Lee, The Observer, 20th February 2022Stewart Lee joins the Spotify exodus
Stewart Lee has followed Neil Young and Joni Mitchell in withdrawing his work from Spotify in protest at the Covid disinformation being spread on the platform. The comic joins a growing band of artists distancing themselves from the streaming giant over its support of Joe Rogan, who has used his Spotify podcast to give airtime to antivaxxers.
Chortle, 2nd February 2022