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From Jerry Springer to Samuel Johnson - August 2007 The Telegraph - By Veronica Lee - August 6th, 2007
It would take some lateral thinking to place Dr Johnson on Jonathan Ross’s chat-show sofa, but that was the inspiration for Stewart Lee’s new play, Johnson and Boswell – Late but Live. But then, Lee is the man who made the screaming matches and social misfits of Jerry Springer’s television show into an Olivier award-winning…
Question and answer session with two great wits - August 2007 The List - August 1st, 2007
In 1773 Samuel Johnson, the portly curmudgeon of English letters, accompanied James Boswell on a tour of the Scottish Highlands. The trip was a fruitful one, with each penning accounts of their trip, the Englishman documenting the gradual decay of the clan system and his Scottish companion chronicling their travels in a prelude to his…
Q & A: Stewart Lee The Stage – January 2007 - January 2007 The Stage - January 21st, 2007
Comedian, writer and director Stewart Lee is well known for his controversial show Jerry Springer – the Opera, as well as being and established comedy writer, stand-up and one half of the comedy partnership Lee and Herring. He speaks to The Stage between performances at the Bush Theatre, to talk about his recent move towards…
“Words by The Water” Interview - January 2007 Words By The Water - January 1st, 2007
“I read a book about ten years ago by Howard Jacobson called ‘Seriously Funny’. It was a massive historical overview of comedy, but what really caught my imagination were these two paragraphs about Native American Clowns. Six years ago I’d come to the American southwest to research the area and find out more about the…