Stewart Lee
- 56 years old
- English
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
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'The worst film ever made': how Sex Lives Of The Potato Men broke British cinema
When the puerile comedy bombed, the film-makers blamed the critics and the Tories blamed the UK Film Council. Twenty years on, we reassess the legacy of a cinematic pariah whose champions include Stewart Lee and Mike Leigh.
Fergal Kinney, The Guardian, 20th February 2024Stewart Lee: The chilling soulless cruelty of Rishi Sunak
Another week, another personal nadir for the PM. And now his smirking face has spilled over into my dreams.
Stewart Lee, The Observer, 11th February 2024Stewart Lee: Only votes from the dead can keep this zombie Tory government alive
Surveys show that the Conservatives appeal to older voters, and support from the deceased appears to their last hope of winning another term.
Stewart Lee, The Observer, 4th February 2024Stewart Lee: Like all supervillains, the Tories will meet their match
As the crumbling Conservative party lays waste to the UK, a plucky band of heroes are forensically unspinning the spin.
Stewart Lee, The Observer, 21st January 2024Stewart Lee on the lighthouse keeper sitcom he wrote for Ant & Dec
Following his recent criticism of the duo, Stewart Lee has been recalling a sitcom he pitched for Ant & Dec in which they played lighthouse keepers.
British Comedy Guide, 18th January 2024'Ricky Gervais stole my act': Stewart Lee interview
Stewart Lee talks about artistic responsibility and why he doesn't want to be Ricky Gervais.
Alex Loftus, The Blackmore Value Magazine, 18th January 2024My Comedy Hero: Kevin P Gilday on Stewart Lee
The poet, writer and performer tells us why this comedic contrarian is his number one funnyperson.
Kevin P Gilday, The List, 2nd November 2023Stewart 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 2023