Stewart Lee
- 56 years old
- English
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
Press clippings Page 58
Five Minutes With: Stewart Lee
Comedian Stewart Lee talks to Matt Stadlen about what got him started in stand-up, how he develops his routines, what makes him laugh and why he doesn't like his audiences too big or too small.
Matt Stadlen, BBC News, 28th August 2010Edinburgh 'Comedy Gods' return for Stewart Lee show
The little-known act which is currently leading the public vote for the Edinburgh Fringe "Comedy God" award has made a triumphant return to the city.
BBC News, 19th August 2010Stewart Lee interview
"Comedy was supposed to be the new rock 'n' roll in the 90s."
Andrew Williams, Metro, 18th August 2010Review: How I Escaped My Certain Fate by Stewart Lee
A verbose, sprawling, self-referential memoir by the David Foster Wallace of alternative stand-up.
Ben Thompson, The Independent, 15th August 2010Interview: Stewart Lee, comic
Ever wonder how a comic constructs an act? How they layer and time riffs to generate laughs or howls of outrage? If so, you're in luck. In How I Escaped My Certain Fate, Stewart Lee offers the ultimate insider's guide to the process.
Lee Randall, The Scotsman, 15th August 2010Win tickets to Stewart Lee's Silver Stewbilee
Writer, comedian and director Stewart Lee returns to the stage at this year's Edinburgh Fringe Festival and you could win one of five pairs of tickets to the show.
The Guardian, 4th August 2010Frank Chickens: Edinburgh gods
In its idiotic, meaningless search for a 'Comedy God' at the Fringe, Foster's is finding the joke's on them.
Stewart Lee, The Guardian, 3rd August 2010Stewart Lee interview: The Fringe, Comedy Gods and Fist
It seems right that I start my interview with Stewart Lee by asking about an e-mail he had sent to promoters of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, criticising a poll they had created to find the public's Comedy God...
Barry Donovan, Den Of Geek, 3rd August 2010Stewart Lee, master of the insects
Final extract from his new book.
Stewart Lee, Chortle, 2nd August 2010Stewart Lee: my life on the shelf
What happens to a man who compulsively collects comics, books, records and CDs? He becomes very good at building shelves... Comedian Stewart Lee on the challenges and hazards of extreme storage.
Stewart Lee, The Observer, 1st August 2010