Stewart Lee
- 56 years old
- English
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
Press clippings Page 21
Stewart Lee: A no-column Brexit is the only way forward
After a fruitless attempt to keep up with the negotiations, I decided that a bad column was worse than no column at all.
Stewart Lee, The Guardian, 18th November 2018Left- vs right-wing comedy: Why so Left?
There undoubtedly appears to be a prevalence on TV and in the media in general of left-leaning comedy, and a dearth of right-wing, conservative comedy or even Christian comedy. The question, then, is why this is?
Jonathan MS Pearce, Patheos, 18th November 2018XS Malarkey club turns 21
The Manchester comedy club that hosted early performances from Peter Kay, Alan Carr and Jason Manford turns 21 years old.
Emily Heward, Manchester Evening News, 22nd September 2018Brian Logan: I saw a man die on stage. It was me
He's been derided by Daniel Kitson, shamed by Stewart Lee - and now our comedy critic has been depicted having his brains blown out by Sam Campbell. Just as well he can take a joke.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 21st August 2018Fringe 2018: the best comedy shows, as chosen by comics
The comedians choose.
Alice Jones, i Newspaper, 3rd August 2018Review: Stewart Lee, Content Provider
There is nothing new about creating an exaggerated version of oneself for humorous effect, yet the road-hardened veteran has made this style his own.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 29th July 2018Stewart Lee: unfunny face of comedy says Garry Bushell
Stewart Lee was on TV for two hours last night, although it felt much longer.
Garry Bushell, Daily Star, 29th July 2018Denouncing Brexit, selfie culture and himself ("I'm coming to despise the character of Stewart Lee"), the standup's standup du jour imparts wisdom in this April 2018 set, on a stage constructed from budget DVDs of other comics' live shows. Less a comedian than a bleak prophet in his own time.
Ali Catterall, The Guardian, 28th July 2018Stewart Lee on Content Provider
"I am road-worn, shapeless and undignified, a relic, revelling in my own irrelevance."
Stewart Lee, i Newspaper, 25th July 2018An appraisal of Stewart Lee's Content Provider stand-up
Stewart Lee had promised to write an article for Chortle about the imminent airing of his stand-up special on BBC Two. But his publicist told us he was far too busy doing the washing and the ironing to submit anything. So instead we have secured the services of comedy archivist Ewal Street, of www.goodbyemotherinlaw.com, to assess the show...
Chortle, 23rd July 2018