Stewart Lee returns in ‘Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle’ - March 2009 Time Out - By Tim Out - March 12th, 2009

Since he was last on TV, Stewart Lee has caused controversy with ‘Jerry Springer: the Opera’ and racked up a string of Edinburgh Fringe successes, so why is the BBC’s ‘Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle’ ‘pregnant with lack of meaning’ asks comedy critic Tim Out His energy-sapping manifestation on Jimmy Carr’s ‘8 Out Of 10 Cats’…

Taking a stand pays off for Stewart Lee - March 2009 The Metro - By David Baldwin - March 11th, 2009

Stewart Lee has had something of a tumultuous relationship with television. Widely regarded as one of this country’s riskiest and most insightful stand-up comedians, the last time Lee fronted a TV show of any kind was ten years ago, when he appeared with Richard Herring in BBC2 show This Morning With Richard Not Judy. Four…

Stewart Lee interview: Putting his neck on the line - March 2009 Scotland On Sunday - By Jonathan Trew - March 1st, 2009

THE LAST time a show penned by the veteran stand-up comic Stewart Lee was broadcast by the BBC, it was no laughing matter. The channel’s executives received death threats and one of them was placed under police protection. That was in 2005 when Jerry Springer The Opera, co-written by Lee, was aired on BBC2. Objecting…

Scrambled Egg – Gigs, gags and going for a gong - August 2008 Irish Times - August 23rd, 2008

……..The first show I see is Stewart Lee at the Stand Comedy Club. His show is called Scrambled egg and is subtitled: Old Material and new. In random order. (Notes towards a television project). The expected lack of flow given the show’s title was evident the night I was there. It was a particularly disjointed…

Scrambled Egg ★★★★★ - August 2008 Pretentious Writer.com - August 19th, 2008

In the sweltering heat of the Edinburgh Stand, Stewart Lee plays mainly to a packed room full of people who are already predisposed to liking him. Nevertheless he insists, stand up comedy is the hardest job in the world. Sarcasm is this man’s backbone and in this years show, basically a rehearsal of old and…

Scrambled Egg - August 2008 The Void - By David Hepburn - August 11th, 2008

Stewart Lee returns for what seems like his 145th Edinburgh show with a ‘work in progress’. Likely to be a different show every night, Lee is showcasing old and new material which he intends to use for an upcoming television project. Because of the format it’s impossible to say what will come up on any…