Stewart Lee
- 56 years old
- English
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
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Review: 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 2015I'm creating a comedy databank for Islamic Birmingham
Fox News terrorism expert Steven Emerson claimed Britain's second city was entirely Islamic. Will I have to adjust my jokes?
Stewart Lee, The Guardian, 12th January 2015Stewart Lee: 'I don't know where the ideas come from'
After years honing his singular brand of acerbic comedy, Stewart Lee is now regarded as one of the UK's top stand-ups. As the third series of his award-winning Comedy Vehicle is released on DVD - and he performs new material in preparation for a fourth - he answers questions from readers and famous admirers.
Tim Lewis, The Guardian, 4th January 2015Opinion: can Dapper Laughs come back?
As comedy goes it could not have been more meta if Stewart Lee had made a cameo appearance. Just when we thought we'd seen the last of him Dapper Laughs released a new video on YouTube on Christmas Day in which he returned to earth from a buxom wench-filled heaven and put his creator, Daniel O'Reilly in his place for attempting to kill him off by donning an existentialist's black polo neck and appearing on Newsnight.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 27th December 2014