Stewart Lee
- 56 years old
- English
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
Press clippings Page 9
Stewart Lee: 'I couldn't survive without stand-up'
The comedian talks about cancel culture, going deaf and being half of a comedy couple.
Alice Jones, The Times, 3rd September 2022Leicester Comedy Festival announces first shows for 30th anniversary year
Big Difference are delighted to announce the first shows to go on sale for the 30th anniversary of Leicester Comedy Festival and five years of The UK Kids' Comedy Festival in February 2023.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 30th August 2022National Trust members: get ready to choke on your carrot cake
The creeping pushback against the 'woke' won't stop until we're neck-deep in deregulated dystopia.
Stewart Lee, The Observer, 21st August 2022The Tories' culture war - what is it good for?
The confused anti-woke brigade attack indiscriminately and the arts end up as collateral damage.
Stewart Lee, The Guardian, 14th August 2022Stewart Lee: How much Brexit bull can a proud Brummie take?
The Commonwealth Games opening ceremony tried to gloss over what a rotten country this has become. It only confirmed it.
Stewart Lee, The Guardian, 7th August 2022Tall stories: performers on their wildest Edinburgh moments
Stand-up in a swimming pool, naked tractor driving, heart attacks, heckles, walkouts, rain and an onstage marriage proposal - as the fringe turns 75, this year's performers on the memories that make the festival unique.
Tim Key, Sindhu Vee, Jayde Adams, Flo & Joan, Arthur Smith, Reginald D Hunter, Paul Foot, Tim Crouch, Nina Conti, Simon Munnery, Bilal Zafar, Lou Sanders, Matt Forde, Fascinating Aïda, La Clique, The Guardian, 6th August 2022The Q&A with Stewart Lee
A household name in UK comedy takes his place in our regular Q&A hot seat to tell us about punchlines, impersonating Ed Gamble and his love of otters.
Brian Donaldson, The List, 5th August 2022Ten Edinburgh comics who were at the Fringe 20 years ago
The Fringe may often focus on the bright new things - but there are also stalwarts who return time and again to present a new show to an attentive audience. We've dug out our dog-eared - and notably thin - 2002 Edinburgh Fringe programme to spotlight some comics still here 20 years on.
Chortle, 27th July 2022Edinburgh Fringe 2022: The comedy lineup so far
Here's a small fraction of some of the comedy coming up at this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Jamie Dunn, The Skinny, 24th July 2022National tour dates for Stewart Lee's Basic Lee show
Stewart Lee has announced the first batch of national dates of his new show Basic Lee in 2023 following a run at the Leicester Square Theatre in London from September to December 2022.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 21st July 2022