Stewart Lee: ‘I don’t care if people don’t agree with me’ - January 2017 The Times - By Dominic Maxwell - January 7th, 2017

The most extraordinary revelation that Stewart Lee makes in his latest show — probably the flat-out funniest in a 28-year career that has made him one of the most lauded comedians of his generation — is when he tells us what he gets up to at home after the spotlights have faded. With most comics,…

Comedian Stewart Lee is booked for repeat performances as he signs up as theatre’s patron - December 2016 Oxford Mail - By Andrew Ffrench - December 21st, 2016

HAVE you heard the one about the comedian who became a patron of a theatre to make sure he has somewhere to perform his routines? Top stand-up comic Stewart Lee has revealed he has now joined a team of patrons to promote Oxford Playhouse in Beaumont Street. In August, six weeks of building work was…

The 50 funniest films… chosen by comedians - December 2016 The Guardian - December 18th, 2016

Stewart Lee Observer columnist and a stalwart of the standup circuit, Stewart Lee also had a Bafta-winning solo show that ran for four series on BBC2: Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle. Born in Shropshire, he began performing standup aged 20 and in the 90s formed a comedy duo with Richard Herring. In 2001 he co-wrote Jerry…

Interview: Stewart Lee - December 2016 Great Central - By Natalie Beech - December 8th, 2016

Stewart Lee is, ironically, one of the biggest comedians working in the UK today. Despite years of stand-up based around the fact he felt he wasn’t as popular as he should be, his wry persona, deadbeat delivery and general disdain for the audience has seen him offer a refreshing kind of stand up; one that…

Interview: Stewart Lee DeMontfort Hall - December 2016 Great Central - By Natalie Beech - December 8th, 2016

Stewart Lee is, ironically, one of the biggest comedians working in the UK today. Despite years of stand-up based around the fact he felt he wasn’t as popular as he should be, his wry persona, deadbeat delivery and general disdain for the audience has seen him offer a refreshing kind of stand up; one that…

‘Roger Mann’s raised eyebrow is funnier than most comedians’ whole act’ - November 2016 The Guardian - By Rachel Aroesti - November 12th, 2016

The funniest standup I’ve ever seen Kevin McAleer. In the late 80s his slide show, mainly of owls, during which he describes inaccurately a succession of bland images, reduced me to tears, and years ago his then current show, loosely derived from Dostoyevsky, made me fall off a chair in actual pain. I think he…