TV: Stewart Lee, Tornado, BBC Two - September 2022 Beyond The Joke - By Bruce Dessau - September 8th, 2022

I wonder if @Slack_TV will be risking his life and tuning in to the broadcast of Stewart Lee’s show Tornado on Sunday. Last Sunday, when Lee’s show Snowflake was broadcast on BBC Two it nearly killed @slack_TV according to his Twitter posts. He wrote: “As my regular followers know I have a machine to help…

‘My life would be very different without the Fall’: Stewart Lee’s honest playlist - September 2022 The Guardian - By Rich Pelley - September 5th, 2022

The first song I remember hearing while on holiday with my mum in Mallorca. I remember sitting by some candles in the dark by lake, and this Spanish guitarist playing The Concierto de Aranjuez by Joaquín Rodrigo. It was only in my 20s when I was listening to Sketches of Spain by Miles Davis, which…

I couldn’t survive without stand-up - September 2022 The Times - By Alice Jones - September 3rd, 2022

Four years ago Stewart Lee was mugged by a gang of teenage boys. He was in north London, walking home from the shops, and they surrounded him, threw fireworks at him and just when he thought he had scared them away, one of them came from behind and punched him in the head. “And almost,…

FROM THE STALINIST WOKE DICTATORSHIP GULAG OF Stewart Lee SEPT 2022 – TV NEWS - August 2022 August 31st, 2022

1. TV SNOWFLAKE/TORNADO Snowflake is on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer at 10.30pm on Sunday 4th September, followed by Tornado on Sunday 11th September. Batten down the hatches. 2.BASIC LEE The new stand-up show, BASIC LEE, started to come together in Edinburgh. The London Autumn 2022 dates are on sale w national 2023. More dates…

Edinburgh Fringe: Snowflake - August 2022 Fest - By Craig Angus - August 12th, 2022

You’ll likely have an opinion on Stewart Lee. There’s a good chance that it’s related to your politics – he’s beloved of sensitive left-leaning types and singled out for savage opprobrium by right wing grifters, who view him as a torchbearer for politically correct comedy. Even for those who find themselves in agreement with the…

Edinburgh Fringe: Snowflake - August 2022 On The Mic - By Martin Walker - August 11th, 2022

Every live stand up show is an unique event and the possibility of failure is real. Will the audience behave as anticipated? Stewart Lee has been touring Snowflake for some time and the 2022 Edinburgh Fringe run at The Stand’s New Town Theatre marks the end of its life. This afternoon, this is what happened…