Stewart Lee returns to Brighton with a new show - September 2013 The Brighton Argus - By Dominic Smith - September 16th, 2013

Deadpan, unfazed, poker-face comic Stewart Lee is exactly the same in interviews as on stage. He talks slowly, rarely changes pitch and delivers long answers, usually with a sardonic payoff. When he laughs, you take a deep breath: a small part of him, far below the surface, might actually be enjoying himself. “I think it’s…

Why Shrewsbury is great for Stewart - September 2013 NativeMonster - By Stephen Taylor - September 13th, 2013

Life on tour for a successful comedian can be a bit of a slog, but for Stewart Lee, Shrewsbury left its mark when he performed in the county town last year. “We walked past a pub where an acoustic guitarist was playing covers of John Martyn songs, and they were selling a nice local bitter—and…

The elite have ‘stitched up’ comedy - July 2013 Chortle - By Jay Richardson - July 8th, 2013

British comedy has undergone an elitist ‘stitch-up’, with poorer performers being ‘priced out’ of success, Stewart Lee has claimed. The respected comic also railed against the BBC for allowing its forthcoming Edinburgh Fringe coverage to be dominated by one of the industry’s most powerful agents… and vowed to try to use Comedy Central’s Alternative Comedy…

Sean Keaveny BBC6 Interview - March 2013 March 14th, 2013

Interviewed by Sean Keaveny on BBC 6Music.

Beyond The Joke: Interview - February 2013 Beyond The Joke - By Bruce Dessau - February 2nd, 2013

You won’t see much of Stewart Lee in his latest TV series starting on February 5. He is executive producer/curator of Comedy Central’s The Alternative Comedy Experience and only crops up briefly interviewing the acts between their appearances. The real stars of the show are the acts – SIMON MUNNERY, ISY SUTTIE, BOOTHBY GRAFFOE, PHIL…

The Alternative Comedy Experience: Interview with Stewart Lee - January 2013 London Student - By Rhys Giles - January 28th, 2013

We met Stewart outside the offices of Comedy Central off Oxford Street. He was holding a carrier bag containing a few CDs from HMV that he had picked up prior to the interview. Readers of Stewart’s occasional Guardian column will know that he is not getting paid for the DVDs he supplied to HMV of…