Much ado about nothing - January 2012 Irish Times - By Una Mullally - January 25th, 2012

Comedian Stewart Lee isn’t just brilliant at telling jokes – he also deconstructs them as part of his act. But with younger comics stealing his routines, and his kids stealing his time, his new show is about ‘nothing’ ‘IS THERE SOME way of keeping a lid on the degree to which you’re exposed so that…

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Lunch with the FT: Stewart Lee - November 2011 FT.com - By Leo Robson - November 25th, 2011

The comedian Stewart Lee arrives at Pizza Express on Upper Street in north London looking more like a wary gnome than the confident figure he cuts in his stand-up shows. The restaurant holds fond memories for Lee. He used to eat here with other comedians in the early 1990s after performing at the nearby Market…

Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle - May 2011 Digital Spy - By Mayer Nissim - May 4th, 2011

It was with some glee (and no little surprise) that we at DS welcomed the news that Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle had been given a second series. He may have been proclaimed the 41st Best Stand-Up Ever in 2007, but we’d struggle to name many comics we’d rather see on stage than him. Before his…

Stewart Lee: No more sugaring the pill - April 2011 Broadcast Magazine - By Paul Whitelaw - April 27th, 2011

With his BBC2 series Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle winning a surprise recommission, the comedian talks to Paul Whitelaw about TV’s stand-up boom and the art of compromising Despite airing in 2009 to strong critical acclaim, a Bafta nomination and a loyal audience for post-watershed comedy on BBC2, it wasn’t always certain whether the first series…

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