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Much a-Stew About Nothing, Brighton Dome - September 2013 The Brighton Argus - By Dominic Smith - September 19th, 2013
In many ways, Stewart Lee shows are all previews. He’s always testing his stuff on the audience, working out why gags do or don’t work as he goes along, deconstructing his skits for even more laughs. But Much A-Stew About Nothing was especially open in its aims: there were three separate 30-minutes slots being prepped…
St. David’s Hall, Cardiff September 2013 ★★★★ - September 2013 Buzzmag - By Noel Gardner - September 17th, 2013
The semi-apologetic nature of much of Stewart Lee’s latest set, in which he ambles through three half-hour TV episodes’ worth of new material before finishing with a supposedly optional 30 minutes of fully unpasteurised fodder partly read from notes, is by no means unique among standup comedians. Comedy clubs and similar venues will often function…
Stewart Lee returns to Brighton with a new show - September 2013 The Brighton Argus - By Dominic Smith - September 16th, 2013
Deadpan, unfazed, poker-face comic Stewart Lee is exactly the same in interviews as on stage. He talks slowly, rarely changes pitch and delivers long answers, usually with a sardonic payoff. When he laughs, you take a deep breath: a small part of him, far below the surface, might actually be enjoying himself. “I think it’s…
Why Shrewsbury is great for Stewart - September 2013 NativeMonster - By Stephen Taylor - September 13th, 2013
Minkley’s Night Of Mirth - April 2013 Chortle - By Steve Bennett - April 30th, 2013
It was a line-up many big charity benefits would envy – certainly enough to easily sell out Brighton’s Komedia. Minkley’s Night of Mirth was the third such fundraiser, organised by former BBC New Comedy Award-winner Angela Barnes in aid of The Samaritans and in memory of Oliver Minkley, a local musician and new-act comic who…