Interview: Stewart Lee, Leicester Square Theatre - December 2009 The Observer - By Sean O'Hagan - December 6th, 2009

A prolonged nervous hush has settled on the audience at the Yvonne Arnaud theatre in Guildford. It is broken only by scattered yelps of anxious laughter and the sound of Stewart Lee quietly, inexorably pushing the boundaries of what is comedically acceptable. He is halfway though a typically discursive and increasingly extreme routine about the…

Marsha Meets… - December 2009 December 1st, 2009

In December 2009, Stew was interviewed by Marsha Shandur for her XFM “Marsha Meets…” podcast. Subscribe to Marsha’s podcast on iTunes here.

MassMovement Interview - December 2009 MassMovement - By Leigh - December 1st, 2009

2009 has been an exciting year for Stewart Lee. His TV show, ‘Comedy Vehicle’ aired on BBC2 to critical acclaim. This enabled Stewart to break out of the arts centre circuit and play large theatres for his new show for the year, If You Want A Milder Comedian Please Ask For One. Having seen the…

Leftfield Laughs - November 2009 Western Daily Press - By Natalie Hale - November 13th, 2009

The Big Interview - November 2009 Redbrick Student Magazine - By James Stephen - November 13th, 2009

So you’ve been touring your new show, If you would prefer a Milder Comedian, Please Ask For One, for a few months now. Are you enjoying the tour? I’m really enjoying the shows and it is nice to play to people who, after the TV series, have more of an idea what to expect. There…

Comedian Stewart Lee talks about his new stand-up show ahead of a visit to the Liverpool Playhouse - November 2009 Liverpool Echo - November 13th, 2009

IT not exactly something to boast about, but it was a gig in Liverpool which put Stewart Lee right off stand-up. “I had a moment on stage at Rawhide where I thought I’ve got to stop doing this and I gave up from about 2001 to 2004,” he reveals. “A guy in the audience kept…