Stewart Lee
- 56 years old
- English
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
Press clippings Page 39
Stewart Lee interview
"I don't mind causing offence when I intend to, but I don't like causing it accidentally".
Rob Pollard, The New Statesman, 30th November 2014Stewart Lee, Leicester Square Theatre, review
He is, I think, the only comedian who can get away with deconstructing and critiquing his own routines as he goes along and not be repellent. He, and his material, are simply that good. And if there's a lingering sense that the joke is always a little on us, somehow that feels like a good thing.
Alice Jones, The Independent, 24th November 2014Stewart Lee: you ask the questions
As the comedian and occasional Observer columnist Stewart Lee prepares to tour his show A Room With a Stew, here's your chance to ask him anything you like.
Kathryn Bromwich, The Observer, 23rd November 2014It's no joke being part of Stewart Lee's act
When comedians make critics the subject of their stand-up, it rarely ends well.
Alice Jones, The Independent, 20th November 2014Stewart Lee review
Tricksy gags about liberals, rightwingers and 'the Islams'. The stand-up's two-part set is, as ever, a rarefied viewing experience. You can take nothing at face value as he plays cat and mouse with the audience.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 14th November 2014Is success a curse for stand-ups?
Tim Minchin and Stewart Lee have both observed that fame and acclaim create dilemmas for comedians, who habitually punch upwards. But a comfortable life needn't blunt dissent and satire.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 11th November 2014Stewart Lee interview
'Whether you think they're right or wrong, UKIP is the funniest party at the moment'
Phil Harrison, Time Out, 7th November 2014Stewart Lee discusses the evolution of Comedy Vehicle
'When I look at the first series, it feels like a different person; the character has changed by circumstances and ageing'
Brian Donaldson, The List, 6th November 2014Stewart Lee: liberal comedy cabal will crush the Ukips
Nigel Farage and the comedian Andrew Lawrence have accused a 'politically correct comedy clique' of targeting Ukip and favouring talentless women and 'ethnics'. The gloves are off, says founding member Stewart Lee.
Stewart Lee, The Guardian, 5th November 2014Bridget Christie - The Lowry, Salford
The rant as a comic device has been around for some years. Lenny Bruce, in his decline, rambled on about legal procedures and censorship. Ben Elton rabbitted on about a little bit of politics and Stewart Lee has pushed the technique towards the surreal by banging on about topics too trivial to even mention. Now Bridget Christie is ranting on the subject of feminism.
Dave Cunningham, The Public Reviews, 13th October 2014