Stewart Lee
- 56 years old
- English
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
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Stewart Lee and Richard Thomas put Jerry Springer: The Opera book up for auction
Bids of between £1,000 and £10,000 are invited. According to the website the highest current bid is £300.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 27th September 2023The Edinburgh Fringe is just another choking canary in the toxic national mine
But if I'm going to watch the Britain I loved expire slowly, I'd rather do it from the top of the Royal Mile in August.
Stewart Lee, The Observer, 27th August 2023Stewart Lee: 'My GP said I might be autistic... it's now hilariously obvious'
The comedian tells Dominic Maxwell about a revelatory visit to the doctor and why he's rewriting Macbeth for the RSC.
Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 25th August 2023What happens to comedy when British politics becomes a joke?
When audiences do want something sharp, they want it to confirm prejudices.
The Economist, 17th August 2023Fringe gets Andy Smart tribute show
Raising money for the charity Crisis, a special performance will take place this weekend at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in memory of and tribute to late comedian Andy Smart.
British Comedy Guide, 8th August 2023Stewart Lee and Bridget Christie have split
Stewart Lee last night confirmed that his marriage to Bridget Christie is over. The comedians - who tied the knot 17 years ago - have been living apart for almost two years, he disclosed.
Chortle, 5th August 2023New comedy festival for Peckham
Comedy promoters Show And Tell are launching a new comedy festival in Peckham, south London this October.
British Comedy Guide, 27th July 2023Punching up: how British comedy became kinder and more inclusive - without losing its edge
As British politics has got crueller, our comedy has gone in the opposite direction, becoming a haven of decency and diversity. In this extract from his new book, Different Times, David Stubbs asks if these gentler comics are the new cutting edge.
David Stubbs, The Guardian, 17th July 2023Stewart Lee to re-write Macbeth for Royal Shakespeare Company
The Royal Shakespeare Company has announced that Stewart Lee will rewrite a contemporary version of the Porter scene in its upcoming production of Macbeth.
British Comedy Guide, 9th July 2023Stewart Lee: I want fair, accurate political coverage
If wanting fair, accurate political coverage means I'm a nerd, knit me a tank top. Luckily the great British public were on hand to help Laura Kuennsberg correct the record last week
Stewart Lee, The Observer, 18th June 2023