Stewart Lee, Leicester Square Theatre, WC2 - October 2010 The Times - By Dominic Maxwell - October 29th, 2010

Tonight, Stewart Lee tells us, he will be tackling three main topics. Charity. The Government. And Adrian Chiles. Normally, he’d try to be more seamless than this. “Why hasn’t it got”, he asks himself on behalf of his fans, “a narrative arc like the other shows?” The answer is that he is working up material…

Stewart Lee, Leicester Square Theatre - October 2010 The Arts Desk - By Kate Bassett - October 29th, 2010

Stewart Lee is pretending to be mildly crap. He keeps discussing how he is none too funny, but the point is that his commentary on his own shortcomings thereby turns into a droll running gag. He achieves this with deadpan relish. His delivery is, of course, characteristically sardonic, albeit with an amused glint in the…

Review: Stewart Lee – Vegetable Stew - October 2010 Spoonfed - By Mike Stephenson - October 29th, 2010

Stewart Lee breaks all the rules. Not the rules you’re supposed to break. The other rules are the ones Stew breaks. The proper rules. You wouldn’t expect anyone to break these rules but Stew breaks them. He breaks the rules that are proper. That’s what industry practitioners call the ‘in’. Illustrating the process behind the…

Digging deep for laughs with Stewart Lee - October 2010 Evening Standard - By Bruce Dessau - October 28th, 2010

If you’ve never been to a stand-up gig, Stewart Lee is probably not the best place to start. But if you’ve recently been bitten by the comedy bug and yearn for something more considered than the McIntyre, Manford and Bishop brigade, Lee’s latest show, Vegetable Stew, is perfect. After two decades in the trenches this…

Vegetable Stew, Brighton Dome ★★★★ - October 2010 The Guardian - By Brian Logan - October 22nd, 2010

“People say I don’t have any jokes,” says Stewart Lee in his new show – then sends up his supposed inability to crack a gag. But don’t be fooled. Lee’s entire act is a joke: if his lips are moving, he’s not being serious. What’s unique is his nimbleness in keeping a step ahead of…

Vegetable Stew at the Brighton Comedy Festival - October 2010 Chortle - By Steve Bennett - October 20th, 2010

A few years ago it would have been hard to believe Stewart Lee would ever play an 1,8000-seat venue on the strength of his own name. But his ongoing artistic and, to an extent, popular renaissance means he can make a decent attempt at filling it. And no one seems more surprised than him. For…