Stewart Lee
- 56 years old
- English
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
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Stewart Lee: Content Provider - Salford review
After years of shunning television panel shows, it seems that TV has finally shunned Lee despite the critical acclaim he received. He has always been a live stand-up, first and foremost, and now entering his fifties one hopes he doesn't want to slow down anytime soon.
Jay Nuttall, The Reviews Hub, 24th May 2017Stewart Lee: Why I'm doing my Manchester gig tonight
Stewart Lee says he's going ahead with his gig in Greater Manchester tonight because 'it seems like the right choice'.
Chortle, 23rd May 2017Stewart Lee: A sex robot on The One Show
It was a chance encounter at the Crocodile cafe in Seattle that led me to the shocking truth about Philip May and Michael Gove.
Stewart Lee, The Guardian, 14th May 2017How comedy captured the Edinburgh Fringe: part 1
In the first of a series of articles to celebrate the Edinburgh Festival Fringe's 70th anniversary, we look back at the remarkable rise of stand-up comedy and how it came to dominate the once theatre-heavy programme.
Ben Venables, The Skinny, 9th May 2017Stewart Lee: Stand-up has been weaponised by fake news
Is someone called Luca Saucedo really interested in the supposed failure of Brexit comedy?
Stewart Lee, The Guardian, 30th April 2017Machynlleth: the best festival you've never heard of
James Acaster has a message for anyone reading this article and thinking of going to the Machynlleth Comedy Festival. "Do not go to the Machynlleth Comedy Festival."
Ben Williams, i Newspaper, 26th April 2017Brexitphobic comedians are the real populists
Sneering at the 'enemy within', stand-ups today are bien pensant demagogues.
Patrick West, Spiked, 7th April 2017Stewart Lee: I can heal divided Britain
'In Poole, the most Brexit-y town I have played so far. People laughed along. They bought books afterwards'
Stewart Lee, The Observer, 5th March 2017Stewart Lee review
Frequent fans will enjoy his argumentative, grumpy style, and will particularly enjoy how he ties it together in the end.
Cara Ghoshal, The Latest, 24th February 2017Fleabag, Alan Partridge and more up for BPG and TRIC awards
TV comedies including Fleabag, Alan Partridge's Mid Morning Matters and Mum have been nominated for more awards, as the Broadcasting Press Guild and Television And Radio Industries Club announce their shortlists.
British Comedy Guide, 20th February 2017