Hate All Popular Culture - September 2009 The Times - By Dominic Maxwell - September 28th, 2009

What’s eating Stewart Lee? Over the past five years, he has made himself the most essential stand-up comedian in the country, first with a stunning trio of tours that began life at the Edinburgh Fringe, then with the return this year to BBC Two of Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle. It was his first big bout…

Comic’s Sick Blast Sparks Ex-Pupils’ Outrage - September 2009 Solihull Observer - September 1st, 2009

COMIC’S RANT AT TV ‘BULLY’ - August 2009 Daily Star - By nigel.pauley@dailystar.co.uk - August 31st, 2009

POSH comic Stewart Lee stunned fans by confessing: “I wish Richard Hammond was dead.” Lee, who went to the same school as “The Hamster”, claimed the Top Gear star should have been “decapitated” in his crash three years ago. And the 41-year-old comedian, star of BBC2 show Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle, said Hammond, 39, deserved…

What prompted comedian’s tirade against old schoolmate Richard Hammond? - August 2009 Daily Mail - By James Tapper - August 30th, 2009

Comedian Stewart Lee has launched an extraordinary attack on Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond, saying he wishes he had been ‘decapitated’ in the high-speed crash that nearly cost him his life. The 41-year-old comedian, star of BBC2’s critically acclaimed Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle, accuses Hammond and his Top Gear colleagues of being ‘bullies’ and jokes…

Stewart Lee – The Stand Comedy Club, Edinburgh (13-08-2009) - August 2009 Duneidyn.com - By Kevin - August 21st, 2009

Stand-up “veteran” Stewart Lee has been doing comedy for over 20 years and during that time has found both general popularity, as one half of the Lee/Herring duo who fronted Fist of Fun on Radio and TV in the early 1990s, and more specialised rejection after the broadcast of the Jerry Springer – The Opera…

Stewart Lee/The Stand Comedy Club ★★★★★ - August 2009 Three Weeks - By Jonathan Tilley - August 18th, 2009

It seems to me that the comedy of Stewart Lee can to some extent be compared to the process of making bread. The comparison isn’t without its flaws. For example, Stewart Lee does not need to be sprinkled with flour, and bread making is not hilarious. However, while a routine of one-liners could be compared…