Stewart Lee
- 56 years old
- English
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
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How 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 2017Chortle Awards 2017 nominees announced
The nominees for the Chortle Awards 2017 have been announced. David Baddiel, Bridget Christie, Richard Gadd, Kieran Hodgson and Stewart Lee are shortlisted for best live show.
British Comedy Guide, 16th February 2017Stewart Lee: Content Provider, De Montfort Hall
On the opening night of the Leicester Comedy Festival, a smattering of empty seats can be seen as Stewart Lee takes to the stage of De Montfort Hall. The absentees do not go unnoticed. The faux-embittered comedic juggernaut seems displeased that he failed to sell out the first of two Leicester dates and he is determined thereafter to make the audience, as well as himself, work for their night's entertainment.
Josh Coyne, Leicester Mercury, 10th February 2017Stewart Lee interview
It's rare that anyone should appear in the Leicester Mercury newspaper twice on one day - but Stewart Lee achieved such a feat 11 years ago.
Becky Jones, Leicester Mercury, 8th February 2017