Stewart Lee
- 56 years old
- English
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
Press clippings Page 33
"No one is equipped to review me," says Lee, beginning the fourth round of his standup series. He's joking. Kind of. By now, he's basically Oscar Wilde: it's practically impossible to divine any meaning from his increasingly complex pose. Lee says he adopts a snobbish persona to make people "laugh in spite of me, not because of me". Hopefully, that's not a rare moment of earnestness: this is a show dominated by a commentary on audience reaction, real and imagined, that's unlikely to have anyone in stitches.
Rachel Aroesti, The Guardian, 3rd March 2016Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle review
Accused of intellectual snobbery, Stewart Lee hits back, pointing out that it's a valid performance device, under the theatrical technique of Brechtian alienation. Thus explaining himself and reinforcing the criticism in one kamikaze blow.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 3rd March 2016Stewart Lee interviewed
Stewart Lee is back with another series of Comedy Vehicle. He tells Simon Price his thoughts on Lenny Bruce, Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn, swimming through piss, Brexit and the pitfalls of being constantly misunderstood.
Simon Price, The Quietus, 3rd March 2016Sublime stand-up from Stewart Lee
The finest half hour of comedy ever written and performed, in my opinion, was one particular episode of Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle.
Tara Pardo, The Bristol Post, 29th February 2016Will Self meets Stewart Lee
As his TV series returns to our screens, comedian Stewart Lee talks to Will Self about his prickly stage persona, how social media is changing comedy and why you won't see him on Mock the Week.
Will Self, The Guardian, 26th February 2016Baconface returns with Global Globules music show
Legendary comedian Baconface is to return to the UK to front a radio show.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 24th February 2016Ian Cognito: a life in comedy fighting the good fight
Ian Cognito is the most unpredictable member of the 1980's alternative comedy scene. If Stewart Lee had been more iconoclastic, and decided to live on a boat, he would be Cogs.
Jo Duncan, The Bristol Post, 12th February 2016Comedy gigs of the year 2015
Featuring Rob Delaney, Tommy Tiernan, Frankie Boyle, Daniel Kitson, Sam Simmons, Bill Bailey, Stewart Lee, Weird Al Yankovic, Richard Gadd and Spencer Jones.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 30th December 2015Stewart Lee: The Sun gets a rise out of me
As I walked home past a decorated war memorial, the stirring began again, and I realised to my horror that accidentally viewing the image of the semi-naked woman on the Sun cover alongside their story on Corbyn and the Cenotaph had caused me to associate subconsciously Remembrance Day with mild sexual arousal.
Stewart Lee, The Guardian, 15th November 2015Will Self: I just want to be Stewart Lee
Stewart Lee is perhaps the most intelligent comedian ever to tread British boards.
Will Self, The New Statesman, 19th October 2015