Stewart Lee
- 56 years old
- English
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
Press clippings Page 36
Review: Stewart Lee @ The Lowry Theatre, Salford
Despite the appearance of a rambling, emotive tirade, it is the precision planning and comedic craft that is the key to his success. It is precisely this that allows him to bring the intimacy of small comedy club to an auditorium the size of the Lowry's main theatre. It is a trick he has already pulled off on the small screen.
Gareth Tidman, Manchester Evening News, 14th February 2015Review - Stewart Lee: A Room With A Stew - Salford
Lee's comedy is all about context. He works within a framework of self constructed hypocrisy that has allowed him to create his own genre of stand-up comedy. His art of deconstruction is sublime.
Luke Walker, The Public Reviews, 14th February 2015Daniel Kitson joins Stewart Lee against ticket touts
Daniel Kitson has shown support for Iron Maiden's campaign to outlaw secondary ticketing. This follows Stewart Lee's support for the fight against inflated pricing last week.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 11th February 2015Review: Stewart Lee
It's familiar turf for anyone who has seen him before, and despite the repetitiveness of his reprimands and diatribes he plays the frustrated middle-aged intellectual to perfection as well as belly laughs from a fiercely partisan crowd.
Steve Adams, Coventry Telegraph, 9th February 2015Stewart Lee on "Secondary ticketing"
Touting has been defended by culture secretary Sajid Javid, 'Moët & Chandon Marxist' Stewart Lee isn't happy about it.
Stewart Lee, The Observer, 8th February 2015Stewart Lee complains about 'ticket touts'
Stewart Lee has complained that tickets for his live shows are appearing on sites like Stub Hub, Viagogo and eBay with nearly a 400% mark-up.
British Comedy Guide, 4th February 2015Review: Stewart Lee
Not only did he provide the belly laughs, there was a catharsis in seeing someone like Lee plot a skilful course through some of the hottest topics of our times.
Luke Page, Diss Express, 2nd February 2015Work-in-progress - what is it worth?
I personally don't have a problem with comedians taking every opportunity they can to do warm-ups. In fact there is actually something particularly enjoyable about seeing shows in their embryonic form. You might, for instance, see Stewart Lee doing a routine that is destined to evolve into a TV classic, or, even better, get the Daily Mail's knickers in a twist.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 28th January 2015Funny feeling: Idil Sukan's soulful snaps of standups
In her exhibition This Comedian, Idil Sukan captures comics in contemplative poses - plus there's Phil Nichol snogging a lion. Katherine Ryan, Bridget Christie, Stewart Lee and Steve Coogan all feature in the show, which runs from 20 February to 2 March at the Embassy Tea Gallery in Southwark, London. An accompanying live event, in which standups talk about baring their soul on stage, takes place at the Duchess theatre on 26 January. All photographs: Idil Sukan.
The Guardian, 23rd January 2015Opinion: never make friends with a comedian
After I posted a story yesterday about Stewart Lee standing in for Stuart Maconie on BBC6 Music's Freak Zone, it was pointed out to me that Lee had previously been critical of Maconie in his 2008 show 41st Best Stand-Up Ever. Lee was putting the boot into talking head pundits-for-hire and mentioned that Maconie, for a fee, can recall any aspect of human experience.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 13th January 2015