Stewart Lee
- 56 years old
- English
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
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Edinburgh Festival: Seven shows to see this week (Link expired)
We've got through the first week of Edinburgh action, but we're not even close to running out of things to see. Here's seven shows across the next week which...
Matthew Dunne-Miles, WOW247, 15th August 2016Content Provider by Stewart Lee - book review
You have to have a thick skin to be a columnist. I went off the idea of blogging regularly when I published a think-piece about an offhand remark Josie Long made onstage and Jason Manford responded by saying that I didn't have to turn every thought into a column. Stewart Lee must have the hide of an elephant as he has managed to turn out enough Observer, Shortlist & New Statesman columns (plus a press release for the band Wolf People who I assume really exist) in five years to fill this book.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 6th August 2016Book review: Content Provider by Stewart Lee
Lee's pantechnicons full of sarcasm, especially that aimed at the smug liberal elitism he's well aware of possessing, so often pass the clickbait skim-readers and kneejerk commentators by. Still, if you, too, are a smug, liberal elitist, there are few better voices to echo and amplify your own impotent disillusionment than Lee's. Dry, ironic satire at its finest.
Stewart Lee, Chortle, 3rd August 201650 must-see comedy shows at the Edinburgh Fringe (Link expired)
Here at WOW 247 we've pooled together our comedy brains to pick out a whopping 50 shows we think make a good starting point for any Fringe adventurer.
Matthew Dunne-Miles, Finlay Greig and Craig Leiper, WOW247, 2nd August 2016Shortlist magazine tried to censor Stewart Lee
Lifestyle magazine Shortlist attempted to censor Stewart Lee for fear he might upset advertisers.
Chortle, 29th July 201610 of the best comedy acts to see at the Fringe
If you're looking for something to tickle your funny bone at this year's Fringe festival, here are some must-see acts that are guaranteed to leave you in stitches.
Nina Glencross, Daily Record, 28th July 2016BBC at the Edinburgh Festivals 2016
An all-star line-up of top comedy, arts, writing and music - as well showcases for new fresh talent - will be at the heart of the BBC's Edinburgh Festivals coverage across TV, radio and online.
BBC, 27th July 2016Fringe preview: The Stand
Iconic Edinburgh venue keeps its finger on the Fringe pulse with an exciting programme of established names and up-and-coming talent.
Kevin Wight, TV Bomb, 26th July 2016Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehice, series 1-4 review
Across four seasons of Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle, we're given a window into the pure, unplanned, and unrefined machinations of comedy. Editing each season into six 30-minute episodes ensures the series is televisable, but, in doing so, doesn't divest us of a crucial layer of entertainment: the comedian vs. the audience contest.
Haran Sivapalan, Pop Matters, 5th July 2016Review: Bristol Comedy Garden
Bringing such intellect and masterful delivery to The Big Top on its opening night, Stewart Lee has set the standard high at this year's Comedy Garden.
Serena Cherry, Bristol 24/7, 30th June 2016