Stewart Lee
- 57 years old
- English
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
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TV preview: Stewart Lee, Tornado, BBC Two
I expect it will have changed a bit since I first saw it way back in 2019 when he had a pop at Phoebe Waller-Bridge among others.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 8th September 2022Stewart Lee's honest playlist
The comedian is still inspired by Mark E Smith but has finally fallen out of love with Morrissey. But whose sandwiches did he once steal?
Rich Pelley, The Guardian, 5th September 2022Stewart Lee: How will history recall the reign of Bad King Boris?
King Lear may have divided the country in two and turned it against itself but perhaps, like the outgoing Tory leader, he 'got all the big calls right'.
The Observer, 4th September 2022Stewart Lee: 'I couldn't survive without stand-up'
The comedian talks about cancel culture, going deaf and being half of a comedy couple.
Alice Jones, The Times, 3rd September 2022Leicester Comedy Festival announces first shows for 30th anniversary year
Big Difference are delighted to announce the first shows to go on sale for the 30th anniversary of Leicester Comedy Festival and five years of The UK Kids' Comedy Festival in February 2023.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 30th August 2022National Trust members: get ready to choke on your carrot cake
The creeping pushback against the 'woke' won't stop until we're neck-deep in deregulated dystopia.
Stewart Lee, The Observer, 21st August 2022The Tories' culture war - what is it good for?
The confused anti-woke brigade attack indiscriminately and the arts end up as collateral damage.
Stewart Lee, The Guardian, 14th August 2022Stewart Lee: How much Brexit bull can a proud Brummie take?
The Commonwealth Games opening ceremony tried to gloss over what a rotten country this has become. It only confirmed it.
Stewart Lee, The Guardian, 7th August 2022Tall stories: performers on their wildest Edinburgh moments
Stand-up in a swimming pool, naked tractor driving, heart attacks, heckles, walkouts, rain and an onstage marriage proposal - as the fringe turns 75, this year's performers on the memories that make the festival unique.
Tim Key, Sindhu Vee, Jayde Adams, Flo & Joan, Arthur Smith, Reginald D Hunter, Paul Foot, Tim Crouch, Nina Conti, Simon Munnery, Bilal Zafar, Lou Sanders, Matt Forde, Fascinating Aïda, La Clique, The Guardian, 6th August 2022The Q&A with Stewart Lee
A household name in UK comedy takes his place in our regular Q&A hot seat to tell us about punchlines, impersonating Ed Gamble and his love of otters.
Brian Donaldson, The List, 5th August 2022