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‘Much A-Stew About Nothing’ at The Crucible: A Review - February 2014 Zarwil.com - By Kate MacCarthy - February 10th, 2014
Sheffield based fans of the self styled ‘forty-five-year-old functioning alcoholic, vasectomised father of two’ had been looking forward to the last weekend in January ever since tickets for his show went on sale in autumn of last year. Yes, you guessed correctly, Stewart Lee was back in town this weekend with his new stand up…
Much A-Stew About Nothing – Regent Theatre, Ipswich, February 8 - February 2014 East Anglian Daily Times - By Jenny May - February 10th, 2014
His comedy is not that of laugh-out-loud and a punchline with every sentence, but a more thought-out intricate story which often refers back to previous parts of the show. Once delivered he would often painstakingly de-construct his joke, explaining its origins and essence and berating the audience for not getting it. The more he despairs…
‘Much A-Stew About Nothing’ tour at the Wycombe Swan - February 2014 Bucks Free Press - By Neil Phillips - February 10th, 2014
“YOU’VE got to up your game”, comedian Stewart Lee mockingly berated the High Wycombe audience of his show at the Swan last night, after claiming yet another of his jokes didn’t get the response it deserved. He claimed his exasperation at the crowd was not part of his regular routine, joking that a fair portion…
Peter Hammill & Gary Lucas – Other World - February 2014 February 9th, 2014
Peter Hammill spent forty-five years declaiming stentorian English experimental rock. Gary Lucas traded avant-blues tongues with Captain Beefheart and co-wrote the explosive ballads that branded Jeff Buckley. Their unlikely collaboration ought to fail. Lucas draws ghostly delta guitar shapes in air, while the Van Der Graaf Generator frontman, who usually appears shrouded in incense clouds…
Much A-Stew About Nothing, York Barbican - February 2014 York Press - By Fiona Parker - February 4th, 2014
THE ever self-deprecating Stewart Lee made his York Barbican debut to an almost full house on Sunday night. Refusing through stubbornness to provide a traditional opening gag, he kicked off the evening with a command to laugh and a set of grumpy-old-man jokes about dogs. It was not long before Lee’s controversial canine jests prompted…