STATEMENT FROM DESK OF S LEE

“I am delighted to be returning to BBC2, TV’s historic home of smart-ass comedy, for two more series, with the same multi-gong-grabbing team as before. I can’t really believe this opportunity has been presented to me, and I certainly wasn’t expecting it. I hope to repay this unprecedented act of blind faith by donning my too tight jacket to hone another six hours of densely irritating stand-up over the next four years, spliced with aggressive Armando grillings and obtuse filmic codas. It will be amazing to be able to move forward and experiment in this unprecedentedly secure position. Thanks to everyone out there who watched the series, wrote about them, or lobbied for their return. I will make you proud. Peace! I’m outta here! You shoulda killed me last year!”

These two series will be delivered Jan 2014 and some time 2016. There will be live try-outs of new material at Edinburgh Fringe 2013, 2014, 2015. There will be many Soho Theatre and Leicester Square Theatre runs of new stuff in the period.
There will be two or three small-ish 30 date tours in that period, also busting in new shit.
Then there will be a big tour 2017 with cannons and dancers and fireworks. Then I will do something else for a bit.

DOWNLOADS

There are now audio and video downloads of lots of stuff I’ve done available at http://www.gofasterstripe.com/cgi-bin/website.cgi?page=downloads

BRIDGET CHRISTIE

My wife Bridget Christie, whose main area of interest is being continually referred to as Stewart Lee’s wife everywhere and often by female journalists, is doing her multi-*****d 2011 show at Soho Theatre, LONDON, this month.
24th April – Housewife Surrealist. Soho Theatre – Tickets
25th April – Housewife Surrealist. Soho Theatre – Tickets
26th April – Housewife Surrealist. Soho Theatre – Tickets
27th April – Housewife Surrealist. Soho Theatre – Tickets
28th April – Housewife Surrealist. Soho Theatre – Tickets

Press about the show is here, and join Bridget’s mailing list here for more news.

CARPET REMNANT WORLD

Carpet Remnant World is the title of the new full length show, Aug 2010-Aug 2011.
Thanks to all who came so far. It has been really very good.

April 2012

Tuesday 17th – Theatre Royal, Winchester – 8.00pm Box Office: 01962 840440 Book Online.
Wednesday 18th – Hall For Cornwall, Truro – 8.00pm Box Office: 01872 262466 Book Online.
Friday 20th – Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield – 7.45pm Box Office: 0114 249 6000 Book Online.
Saturday 21st – Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield – 7.45pm Box Office: 0114 249 6000 Book Online.
Thursday 26th – Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury – 8.00pm Box Office: 01743 281281 Book Online.
Sunday 29th – The Lowry, Salford – MATINEE – 3.00pm Box Office: 0843 208 6010 Book Online.
Sunday 29th – The Lowry, Salford – EVENING – 7.30pm Box Office: 0843 208 6010 Book Online.

May 2012

Thursday 1st – Corn Exchange, King’s Lynn – Box Office: 01553 764864 Book Online.
Wednesday 2nd – The Dome, Brighton – Box Office: 01273 709709 Book Online
Saturday 5th – Machynlleth Comedy Festival, Wales – Book Online.
Sunday 6th – Hippodrome, Bristol – 7.30pm – Box Office: 0844 871 3012 Book Online.
Monday 7th – Theatre Royal, Plymouth – Box Office: 01752 230440 Book Online.
Tuesday 8th – Octagon Theatre, Yeovil – Box Office: 01935 422884 Book Online.
Friday 11th – Gala Theatre, Durham – 8.00pm – Box Office 0191 332 4041 Book Online.
Saturday 12th – Music Hall, Aberdeen – Box Office: 01224 641122 Book Online.
Sunday 13th – Eden Court, Inverness – Box Office: 01463 234234 Book Online.
Thursday 17th – Vicar Street, Dublin – Box Office: 00353 (0)1 77 55 800 Book Online.
Friday 18th – Vicar Street, Dublin – Box Office: 00353 (0)1 77 55 800 Book Online.
Saturday 19th – Seapoint Ballroom, Salthill, Galway – 8.00pm – 0818 719300 Book Online.
Monday 21st – Cork Opera House, Cork – 8.00pm – + 353 (0) 21 – 427 0022 Book Online.
NOTE: RESCHEDULED FROM SUN 20th at Savoy Theatre. Tickets for 20th still valid. Please contact
the venue with any queries.
Thursday 24th – Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry – 8.00pm Box Office: 024 7652 4524 Book Online.
Friday 25th – Civic Theatre, Wolverhampton – 7.30pm Box Office 0870 320 7000 Book Online.
Saturday 26th – Festival Theatre, Malvern – Box Office: 01684 892277 Book Online.

June 2012

Friday 1st – Assembly Hall, Tunbridge Wells – 8.00pm Box Office 01892 530613 / 532072 Book Online
Friday 8th – West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds – Box Office: 0113 213 7700 Book Online.
Saturday 9th – The Alban Arena, St Albans – 01727 844488 – Book Online.
Wednesday 13th – Corn Exchange, Bedford – Box Office: 01234 269519 ON SALE SOON.
Thursday 14th – Grand Theatre, Swansea – Box Office: 01792 475715 VENUE WEBSITE.
Friday 15th – Lighthouse, Poole – Box Office: 0844 406 8666 Book Online
Friday 22nd – Civic Theatre, Chelmsford – Box Office: 01245 606 505 Book Online.
Saturday 23rd – City Hall, Salisbury – 8.00pm – Box Office: 01722 434434 Book Online.
Sunday 24th – Northcott Theatre, Exeter – Box Office: 01392 493493 Book Online.
Tuesday 26th – City Hall, Hull – 8.00pm – Box Office: 01482 300 300 Book Online.
Wednesday 27th – Huntingdon Hall, Worcester – Box Office: 01905 611427 Book Online.
Thursday 28th – Huntingdon Hall, Worcester – Box Office: 01905 611427 Book Online.

July 2012

The show will then be slimmed down from its current 2hrs running time to 75 minutes for the final dates, including a reprise of the show for the 2012 Edinburgh Fringe, as part of The Stand’s Assembly Rooms program, having been originally run it at The Stand in the Summer of 2011. If you want to interpret this as “he couldn’t be arsed to write a new show this year”, despite the fact that I have obviously been touring this most nights of the year to meet the demand and to stop other people complaining that I never play in their town when in fact I have probably already been there dozens of times, that is up to you. If you feel I am not working hard
enough don’t feel obliged to come. There are other comedians available, remember.

Wednesday 4th – Picture House, Hebden Bridge – 8.00pm Box Office 01422 842684 Book Online (Still full-length)
Friday 13th – The Shed, North Yorkshire – 8.00pm Box Office 01653 668494 Book Online
Saturday 14th – The Shed, North Yorkshire – 8.00pm – Box Office 01653 668494 Book Online
Sunday 15th – Richmond Theatre, Richmond – 8.00pm – Box Office 0844 871 7651 Book Online
Wednesday 18th – Royal Festival Hall, Southbank, London – 8.00pm Box Office: 0844 847 9910 Book Online.
Monday 30th – The Stand, Newcastle
Tuesday 31st – Falkirk Comedy Festival, Falkirk

August 2012

Thursday 2nd – The Stand @ The Assembly Rooms, George Street, Edinburgh – 6.05pm – Book Online.
Friday 3rd – The Stand @ The Assembly Rooms, George Street, Edinburgh – 6.05pm – Book Online.
Saturday 4th – The Stand @ The Assembly Rooms, George Street, Edinburgh – 6.05pm – Book Online.
Sunday 5th – The Stand @ The Assembly Rooms, George Street, Edinburgh – 6.05pm – Book Online.
Monday 6th – The Stand @ The Assembly Rooms, George Street, Edinburgh – 6.05pm – Book Online.
Tuesday 7th – The Stand @ The Assembly Rooms, George Street, Edinburgh – 6.05pm – Book Online.
Wednesday 8th – The Stand @ The Assembly Rooms, George Street, Edinburgh – 6.05pm – Book Online.
Thursday 9th – The Stand @ The Assembly Rooms, George Street, Edinburgh – 6.05pm – Book Online.
Friday 10th – The Stand @ The Assembly Rooms, George Street, Edinburgh – 6.05pm – Book Online.
Saturday 11th – The Stand @ The Assembly Rooms, George Street, Edinburgh – 6.05pm – Book Online.
Sunday 12th – The Stand @ The Assembly Rooms, George Street, Edinburgh – 6.05pm – Book Online.
Tuesday 14th – The Stand @ The Assembly Rooms, George Street, Edinburgh – 6.05pm – Book Online.
Wednesday 15th – The Stand @ The Assembly Rooms, George Street, Edinburgh – 6.05pm – Book Online.
Thursday 16th – The Stand @ The Assembly Rooms, George Street, Edinburgh – 6.05pm – Book Online.
Friday 17th – The Stand @ The Assembly Rooms, George Street, Edinburgh – 6.05pm – Book Online.
Saturday 18th – The Stand @ The Assembly Rooms, George Street, Edinburgh – 6.05pm – Book Online.
Sunday 19th – The Stand @ The Assembly Rooms, George Street, Edinburgh – 6.05pm – Book Online.
Tuesday 21st – The Stand @ The Assembly Rooms, George Street, Edinburgh – 6.05pm – Book Online.
Wednesday 22nd – The Stand @ The Assembly Rooms, George Street, Edinburgh – 6.05pm – Book Online.
Thursday 23rd – The Stand @ The Assembly Rooms, George Street, Edinburgh – 6.05pm – Book Online.
Friday 24th – The Stand @ The Assembly Rooms, George Street, Edinburgh – 6.05pm – Book Online.
Saturday 25th – The Stand @ The Assembly Rooms, George Street, Edinburgh – 6.05pm – Book Online.
Sunday 26th – The Stand @ The Assembly Rooms, George Street, Edinburgh – 6.05pm – Book Online.