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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…