Stewart Lee
- 56 years old
- English
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
Press clippings Page 23
When comedy double acts split
David Baddiel, Andy Zaltzman, Richard Herring and other comics on fame, failure and friendship.
Simon Parkin, The Guardian, 27th January 2018Nine Lessons And Carols For Godless People 2017 review
For a show based upon the rigours of the scientific process, Robin Ince's annual celebration of the curious and the creative has some pretty large margins of error. Nine Lessons And Carols For Godless People? More like 19, by my count of the guests.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 20th December 2017Stewart Lee: Can Harry & Meghan make Britain whole?
Meghan Markle's name even sounds like 'Mrs Merkel', and she symbolises an America far better than Trump's.
The Observer, 3rd December 2017Stewart Lee: My attempt to sell satire to Daily Mail
It's all very well for Paperchase to ditch the hatemongering tabloid. But what now for my range of ironic Mail-themed greetings cards?
Stewart Lee, The Guardian, 26th November 2017Stewart Lee review
This was close to becoming an evening of unbearable awkwardness.
Leigh Sanders, The Express and Star, 23rd September 2017Review: Stewart Lee divides and conquers
You're left with the impression that however much Stage Stew claims to despise us, Real Stew will always have a soft spot for his audience - as he exits the stage not to the side, but by diving into the fog. Into us.
Tom Evans, Liverpool Echo, 16th September 2017What happened to the comedy trademark?
Comedians once embraced a signature quip or look, so why have such tropes fallen out of favour?
James Kettle, The Guardian, 7th August 2017How Edinburgh changed British comedy
Comedy did not feature at all when the Edinburgh Fringe began but over the past three decades it has become the "spiritual home" of Britain's funny folk.
Steven Brocklehurst, BBC, 6th August 2017Feeding the five thousands: the Go Faster Stripe story
According to the comic and poet John Hegley, to make a living as a comedian, you need 5,000 fans prepared to buy your stuff. Five thousand enthusiasts going to gigs, reading books, dowloading podcasts and watching DVDs. Keep feeding these devotees new product and they'll never leave you. They are all powerful and without them there would be no Daniel Kitson. Indie comedy outfit Go Faster Stripe, has adopted this idea as a business model.
Martin Walker, FringePig, 4th August 2017How comedy captured the Edinburgh Fringe: part 4
In the final part of our series celebrating the Fringe's 70 year history, comedy finally rules the Fringe programme.
Ben Venables, The Skinny, 2nd August 2017