Stewart Lee divides and conquers at the Philharmonic - September 2017 Liverpool Echo - By Tom Evans - September 16th, 2017

“CONTENT PROVIDER” reads the backdrop on the Philharmonic stage, behind a set made of just that – content. Specifically, piles of other stand-up comics’ DVDs, which Stewart Lee bought online for 1p each, during the bouts of insomnia brought on by the nightly exertions of his sweaty, energetic on-stage persona. The piles – of Russell…

Satirical standup dissects Brexit and the selfie generation as only he can – with mocking exasperation - September 2017 The Mirror - By Neil Masuda - September 15th, 2017

By his own confession at the start, Stewart Lee said: “I haven’t done this show for three months, which is the longest I’ve ever had off doing stand-up apart from the four years when I was too in debt to perform, so I might forget some of it. “You won’t notice, you’ll think,’That’s clever, he’s…

Stewart Lee: Liverpool Philharmonic - September 2017 Get Into This - By Banjo - September 15th, 2017

There was a time in the mid-90s, when a popular theory emerged that comedy was the new rock n roll. This idea emerged when Newman and Baddiel became the first comedy act to sell out Wembley Arena, arriving on motorised skateboards to roars and applause from the arena-sized audience.  In truth, Rob Newman did look…

Content Provider @ Liverpool Philharmonic 14/9/17 - September 2017 So It Goes... - By Mark - September 15th, 2017

Stewart Lee returned to Liverpool this week with his latest tour, Content Provider, for a two night residency at the Phil. I had previously reviewed an early version of this latest show when Stew showcased it almost a year ago and which you can read both here and, astonishingly, on Stewart Lee’s own website here – I am…

Netflix & Thrill - September 2017 scan.lusu.co.uk - By Daniel Power - September 12th, 2017

Fans of stand-up comedy can be forgiven for falling out of love with the art form, as the material and techniques we see often today have been done a thousand times before. While many popular comedians are funny, no joke is as funny the second time you’ve heard it. For those suffering from stand-up fatigue,…

The Best ‘Stewart Lee: Content Provider’ Review of All Time - September 2017 Geeks.media - By Marco Cardoni - September 11th, 2017

When I first saw Stewart Lee’s Content Provider at De Montfort Hall, Leicester in February, I had the ill-conceived and frankly deranged idea in my head that I could review it. In fact, I was so confident in my abilities that I spoke to the artist himself after the show and proclaimed my over-ambitious intentions to…