Stewart Lee
- 56 years old
- English
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
Press clippings Page 27
Top 40 TV Shows of 2016: #33 Stewart Lee
There won't be any more Vehicles, to the dismay of its small army of fans, but what a way to go.
Jack Seale, Radio Times, 24th December 2016Bruce Dessau's top comedy gigs for 2016
Having been spoilt for choice when it came to picking TV highlights the live highlights felt thinner on the ground this year. The Edinburgh Fringe featured a lot of very good shows but few really great ones. Maybe comedians were a little knocked sideways by the Brexit vote. but two did respond well - see below. Elsewhere there were a few excellent big gigs and small gigs and it was nice to see some West End runs rather than bank raid arena one-offs. These shows are listed in absolutely no particular order.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 21st December 2016The 50 funniest films... chosen by comedians
For Sarah Millican it's the Coen brothers, while Stewart Lee laughs out loud at Festen. From the canonical to the controversial, and in no particular order, we asked 10 standups to pick 50 movies that make them giggle...
The Observer, 18th December 2016Brian Logan's top 10 comedy of 2016
Mr Swallow camped it up as Houdini, Isy Suttie looked for Mr Right, while Brexit brought out the angry best in Bridget Christie and Stewart Lee. Our critic picks the year's best [live] comedy.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 13th December 2016My Paul Nuttalls routine has floated back up the U-bend
I'm glad my Ukips bit has a second life and I hope it cheers people up... But I don't know if I could write it today.
Stewart Lee, The Observer, 4th December 2016Video: Stewart Lee on manners in comedy and politics
Stewart Lee tells Andrew Neil why he is polite to people he does not agree with, although he previously said he did not want to appear on TV and have to meet people he does not like.
BBC, 25th November 2016Stewart Lee: No more schmoozing with the enemy
'These aren't the times for self-loathing liberals to seek to understand the leaders of the global far right, or their supporters'.
Stewart Lee, The Observer, 20th November 2016Stewart Lee, review
Stewart Lee may say we're living in a 'post-laughs' era, but he still brings the chuckles, writes Bruce Dessau.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 17th November 2016Stewart Lee review
Political cataclysms jostle with gags about kinky sex and selfie culture in a characteristically twisty and frequently brilliant show from the 'ex-TV comic'.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 17th November 2016Stewart Lee: Content Provider - Review
In a typical slice of iconoclastic pedestal-shaking, Lee offers a devastatingly dismissive attack on box-set favourite Game Of Thrones, without the fag of actually having seen it, of course.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 17th November 2016