Stewart Lee
- 56 years old
- English
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
Press clippings Page 24
Stewart 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 2017Stewart Lee interview
Stewart Lee, satirist and comedian, talks with Peter Chappell about the right wing press, the Cambridge Union and, of course, Brexit.
Peter Chappell, Varsity, 25th July 2017Heroes: Jimmy Wales meets Stewart Lee
Last Wednesday, Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales interviewed British stand-up, writer and director Stewart Lee in a fascinating conversation hosted by The School of Life. The event was the latest in the organisation's 'Heroes' series, in which leading cultural figures get to question someone they admire from a different industry - a format giving fascinating insights into both interviewer and interviewee. Ian Cater was there for What's On London to hear what Wales could draw from one of Britain's greatest living comedians and contrarians.
Ian Cater, What's On London, 11th July 2017How comedy captured the Edinburgh Fringe: part 3
In the third part of our Fringe history, two long-forgotten venues put comedy before theatre with the help of Austin Powers and a Wonder Dog.
Ben Venables, The Skinny, 11th July 2017