Stewart Lee Content Provider Airs On BBC2 - July 2018 The Quietus - By John Doran - July 23rd, 2018

A two hour film of Stewart Lee’s recent, amazing, Content Provider show will be aired by BBC 2 on Saturday night. The show, which goes out at 10.45pm and will be available afterwards on the BBC iPlayer, was filmed at The Palace Theatre, Southend leg of the 18 month, 214 date tour. The show, which…

Pick of The Day - July 2018 The Observer - July 22nd, 2018

Observer columnist Lee begins this triumphant two-hour comic assault by upbraiding his audience of “Essex filth” at the Palace theatre, Southend-on-Sea, for applauding his targeting of “your exact social demographic in my cynical attempt to maintain a future-proof audience for long-term mortgage payment purposes”. Recorded in April of this year, towards the end of an…

Critic’s Choice: Southend Of The Pier Show - July 2018 Sunday Times - By David Hutcheon - July 22nd, 2018

“That’s right, clap at the bits you agree with.” Lee started writing this show in 2016, planning to avoid talking about Brexit because it would be difficult to tour a “one size fits all” referendum joke for 18 months. Instead, he picks on Gary Lineker, FKA Twigs and Burnham-on-Crouch: “I just drove through it. I…

From Hannah Gadsby to Sacha Baron Cohen: the 30 best living comedians - July 2018 The Times - By Dominic Maxwell - July 21st, 2018

So then: who’s funniest? In compiling this list of the 30 best English-speaking comedians at work today, I gave myself some parameters. This would be an overview of who is at the top of their game now, on stage or screen or even podcast. It is not a guide to the most influential living comedians.…

FROM THE METRO-LIB-ELITE DESK OF Stew Art Lee Augost 18 - July 2018 July 11th, 2018

CONTENT PROVIDER BBC2 A 2 hr film of the Content Provider Tour is PROBABLY on BBC2 on Saturday 4th August, I think, at 11 pm, not 28th July or July 8th as previously announced. This is to give the material the best possible chance of being out of date as the political structure of the…

FROM THE METRO-LIB-ELITE DESK OF Stew Art Lee July Extra 18 - July 2018 July 3rd, 2018

CONTENT PROVIDER A 2 hr film of the Content Provider Tour is on BBC on Saturday 28th July at 11pm, not earlier in the month on July 8th as previously announced. Already the joke about the status of European migrants is dated. BENEFIT SHOWS 8th July – The Secret Spy Cops’ Ball – Rob Newman,…