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NOTE. Dec 2021: It is possible to be removed from PLAGIARIST’S CORNER in exchange for money or cash, reflecting the amount you have made by copying me.

For example, a TV reviewer adapting one of my jokes can be removed in exchange for, for example, a Fall 7″, but for Ricky Gervais to compensate for the thefts of my material that have comprised sections of shows for which he has received tens of millions would take a hefty cash payout.

“Mate”. Stewart Lee / Mayor Of London

2016
Stewart Lee

'Mate'. Content Provider

Stewart Lee - 'Mate'. Content Provider


Lennon & McCartney / Lee & Herring

1968
Lennon / McCartney

Laughing at something

Lennon / McCartney - Laughing at something
1988
Lee / Herring

Laughing at something



Digital Ethics / Wanderer Above A Sea Of Fog. Stewart Lee / Oxford Handbook

2016
Stewart Lee

Content Provider

Stewart Lee - Content Provider


“Mate”. Stewart Lee / Ribena

2016
Stewart Lee

'Mate'. Content Provider

Stewart Lee - 'Mate'. Content Provider


Standup In General – Lee / Gervais

2004
Stewart Lee

Stand-Up, in general

Stewart Lee - Stand-Up, in general

"He is the cleverest, funniest, most cliché-free comedian on the circuit. But he likes Jazz." - Ricky Gervais, 2004

Nearly twenty years on and Gervais' act is still made out of bits of my old stuff, either verbatim, or re-jigged and retooled for his own evil alt-right-light purposes.

I didn't realise asking if I could quote his praise of me on a poster seventeen years ago meant I had entered a Faustian pact.

“That was irony. There’s going to be a bit of that throughout the show. That’s when I say something I don’t really mean, for comic effect.”
If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, Stewart Lee will be thrilled at having been such a source of inspiration for Gervais’s new hour-long standup special.
Or maybe he won’t; in Gervais’s hands, irony often seems the default mode of a man simply wanting to have his cake and eat it – railing against the notion of taboos while relying on them for laughs. Still, he’s undeniably a gifted comic brain, albeit often on autopilot.
- Phil Harrison, The Guardian, May 2022.



TV SHIT – Stewart Lee / The Babylon Bee

2009
Stewart Lee

TV Shit - Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle

Stewart Lee - TV Shit - Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle


Lionel Nimrod’s Inexplicable World / Everybody’s Inexplicable World

1992
Lionel Nimrod's Inexplicable World

Armando Iannucci, Stewart Lee, Richard Herring, Rebecca Front

Lionel Nimrod's Inexplicable World - Armando Iannucci, Stewart Lee, Richard Herring, Rebecca Front


Thanks to Ralph for pointing this out.

Unpopular Tories as Japanese Monsters – Stewart Lee / Private Eye

2016
Stewart Lee

Comparing conflict of unpopular Tories to Japanese monster fights

Stewart Lee - Comparing conflict of unpopular Tories to Japanese monster fights
2021
Private Eye

doing the same



The Art of Repair / The Repair Shop

2012
Will Stewart (ft. Stewart Lee)

The Art Of Repair

Will Stewart (ft. Stewart Lee) - The Art Of Repair


Stewart Lee / Keir Starmer

2016
Stewart Lee

These Days...

Stewart Lee - These Days...
2020
Keir Starmer*

These Days...



A Dog Listening To Classical Music / A Cat Listening To Classical Music

1898
Nipper / HMV

A Dog listening to classical music

Nipper / HMV - A Dog listening to classical music


Adoption – Stewart Lee / Dara O’Briain

2004
Stewart Lee

TALKS ABOUT BEING ADOPTED

Stewart Lee - TALKS ABOUT BEING ADOPTED


‘I’m Not A Child’ – Stewart Lee / Tim Heidecker

2009
Stewart Lee

Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle Series 1

Stewart Lee - Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle Series 1

"You know, those Harry Potter books, you know they’re for children, don’t you? They’re aimed at children. People do that to me, "Have you read the new Harry Potter book, it’s good, have you read it?" No, I haven’t read it, because I’m a forty-year-old man. "You should read it, it’s about a wizard in a school." I’m not reading it! I’m a grown man — I’m an adult! "Have you read Harry Potter and the...and the Tree of Nothing?" No, I haven’t. I haven’t read it, but I have read the complete works of the romantic poet and visionary William Blake. So fuck off."

2020
Tim Heidecker

A Tweet

"I will not be watching a Wonder Woman movie as I am not a child."



Lee & Herring / The Government – Exam Marking System Summer 2020

1998
Lee & Herring

TMWRNJ Teachers Exam Marking System

Lee & Herring - TMWRNJ Teachers Exam Marking System

(sketch starts around 24 minute 30 sec)

2020


Voicing Animals – Stewart Lee / Various

2015
Stewart Lee

Voice Of A Spider at London Zoo

Stewart Lee - Voice Of A Spider at London Zoo

2015. Stew is the voice of a spider at London Zoo.

2020 - Bill Bailey, Catherine Tate, Alan Carr, Tom Allen, Jonathan Ross, Josh Widdicombe, Sean Lock, Jon Richardson, Meera Syal, Dane Baptiste, Kerry Godliman, Alex Brooker, and Shazia Mirza are the voices of animals at London Zoo



‘opinions for money’ – Stewart Lee / Last Week Tonight

2009
Stewart Lee

"outrageous politically incorrect opinions, which he has for money"

Stewart Lee -


‘I’ve got nothing’ – Stewart Lee / Jordan Brookes

2004+
Stewart Lee

Various Routines - 2004 Onwards

Stewart Lee - Various Routines - 2004 Onwards


Selfie Culture / Wanderer Above A Sea Of Fog. Stewart Lee / Andrew Sullivan

2016
Stewart Lee

Content Provider, National Tour 2016 - 2018.

Stewart Lee - Content Provider, National Tour 2016 - 2018.


Selfie Culture / Wanderer Above A Sea Of Fog. Stewart Lee / Ryan Gander

2016
Stewart Lee

Content Provider, National Tour 2016 - 2018.

Stewart Lee - Content Provider, National Tour 2016 - 2018.

Celebrated conceptual artist Ryan Gander reckons that nothing symbolises the times we live in better than the selfie: the icon of a new kind of self-regard that hardly existed just ten years ago. But, as he discovers, its roots go back hundreds of years before smartphones, and this uniquely 21st century phenomenon is just the visible tip of a much much bigger iceberg - a radical reinvention of who we are powered by the very latest digital technology. It has not just changed how much we look at ourselves, but also transformed what we see in the screen when we do. In the age of social media, when we are told to be our best selves and live our best lives, what does that really mean, and what is it doing to our sense of self?



The IRA. Stewart Lee / Ricky Gervais

2005
Stewart Lee

90s Comedian, 2005 Gentlemen Bombers Of the IRA

Stewart Lee - 90s Comedian, 2005 Gentlemen Bombers Of the IRA

“There’s a couple of familiar ideas, especially his nostalgic yearning for the more polite terrorists of the IRA with their bomb warnings, but as a whole, this is Gervais setting out his stall as a provocateur and misanthrope.” Chortle
“the idea of the IRA retrospectively seeming like “gentleman” bombers is ancient hat. ” Scotsman



Book. Stewart Lee / Simon Amstell

2010
Stewart Lee

HOW I ESCAPED MY CERTAIN FATE FABER AND FABER 2010 ANNOTATED STAND-UP SETS BOOK

Stewart Lee - HOW I ESCAPED MY CERTAIN FATE FABER AND FABER 2010 ANNOTATED STAND-UP SETS BOOK


Voting To Leave the EU – Stewart Lee / Hugo Riffkins

2013
Stewart Lee

Text and stage variations of the phrase. 2013 onwards

Stewart Lee - Text and stage variations of the phrase. 2013 onwards

“Voting to leave the EU as a protest vote is a bit like shitting your hotel bed as a protest against bad service, then realising you now have to sleep in a shitted bed.”

2017
Hugo Riffkins

A Tweet

"Now is a time to stop complaining that we've shat the bed, and instead all learn to live together, respecting each other, in a shitty bed."



Negative Internet Comments – Stewart Lee / The 1975

2012
Stewart Lee

Negative Internet Comments. 2012

Stewart Lee - Negative Internet Comments. 2012


UKIP – Stewart Lee / Frankie Boyle

2014
Stewart Lee

Immigration Routine – March 2014

Stewart Lee - Immigration Routine – March 2014


Immigration Routine – Stewart Lee / Al Murray, The Pub Landlord

2014
Stewart Lee

Immigration Routine – March 2014

Stewart Lee - Immigration Routine – March 2014


Immigration Routine – Stewart Lee / Amber Rudd

2014
Stewart Lee

Immigration Routine – March 2014

Stewart Lee - Immigration Routine – March 2014


Evolution – Stewart Lee / The New Yorker

2013
Stewart Lee

2013 – 2014 – Evolution

Stewart Lee - 2013 – 2014 – Evolution
2016


UKIP Routine – Stewart Lee / Nico Semsrott

2013
Stewart Lee

2013 – 2014 – Paul Nuttals Of The UKIPs

Stewart Lee - 2013 – 2014 – Paul Nuttals Of The UKIPs


German comedian Nico Semsrott has been ripping off the ‘Paul Nuttals of the UKIPs’ bit from series 3 of Comedy Vehicle (6min 50 in the video of his set). Challenged on it by a Facebook user, he has provided this explanation…
Dass das Original des Abschlussteils auf einer Idee von Stewart Lee beruht, hab ich schon im November auf Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nicosemsrott/videos/10153695466017836/ Und auf Youtube auch so angegeben: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mo_kLKOKJHY Steht auch hier: http://www.stern.de/…/nico-semsrott–afd-anhaenger-sind… Dass ich das bei diesem Slam-Auftritt nicht erwähnt habe, ist uncool. Ich war vorher über vier Jahre nicht mehr in einem Wettbewerb aufgetreten, hatte das das ganze Jahr in meinem Solo-Programm drin, ein bisschen was verändert und dann einfach nicht mehr dran gedacht. Das war doof von mir. Tschuldigung. Zerknirscht: Nico (So, das poste ich jetzt auch nochmal unter dem Youtube-Video)
Google translate renders his explanation as;
The fact that the original of the final part is based on an idea by Stewart Lee , I’ve been in November on Facebook : [ LINK ] And on Youtube have been defined thus : [ LINK ] Is also here: [ LINK ] That I not in this Slam appearance I mention is uncool . I was not previously in a competition occurred over four years , which had all year in my solo program in there , a little bit changed and then simply not thought about it . That was stupid of me . Sorry. Contrite : Nico ( So that I post now again under the Youtube video )

Everything – Stewart Lee / Hari Kondabolu

Stewart Lee

Everything

Stewart Lee - Everything
Hari Kondabolu

Everything



Taxi Driver Conversation – Stewart Lee / Michael Deacon (again)

2004
Stewart Lee

Conversation With A Taxi Driver. Standup Comedian – 2004

Stewart Lee - Conversation With A Taxi Driver. Standup Comedian – 2004


Jungle Canyon Rope Bridges – Stewart Lee / The Onion

2012
Stewart Lee

Jungle Canyon Rope Bridges Carpet Remnant World, 2012

Stewart Lee - Jungle Canyon Rope Bridges Carpet Remnant World, 2012


Corbyn Article – Stewart Lee / Huffington Post

2015
Stewart Lee

“Jeremy Corbyn and I are the new Christs” Guardian / Observer Article – 6th September 2015

Stewart Lee - “Jeremy Corbyn and I are the new Christs” Guardian / Observer Article – 6th September 2015


Stewart Lee / Silent Witness

2014
Stewart Lee

Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle S3 E5 – “London” BBC – March 2014

Stewart Lee - Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle S3 E5 – “London” BBC – March 2014


“It’s Just A Joke” – Stewart Lee / Frankie Boyle

2009
Stewart Lee

“It’s Just A Joke” 2009

Stewart Lee - “It’s Just A Joke” 2009


Endoscopy Routine – Stewart Lee / Ricky Gervais

2005
Stewart Lee

Recognised by doctor whilst being anally probed, 2005

Stewart Lee - Recognised by doctor whilst being anally probed, 2005


UKIP / Shitted Bed Routine – Stewart Lee / Stella Creasy

2013
Stewart Lee

UKIP Routine. August 2013 – Feb 2014

Stewart Lee - UKIP Routine. August 2013 – Feb 2014
2014
Stella Creasy MP

A Tweet. May 2014



Imaginary Wives – Flight Of The Conchords / Stewart Lee

2005
Flight Of The Conchords

2005 – Imaginary Wives

Flight Of The Conchords - 2005 – Imaginary Wives


Advertising – Stewart Lee / Leica Cameras

2009
Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle Promo

BBC2 2009

Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle Promo - BBC2 2009
2014
Leica Cameras Advert

Online 2014



The Alternative Comedy Experience / Alex Zane’s Funny Rotten Scoundrels

2012
The Alternative Comedy Experience

Comedy Central. 2012

The Alternative Comedy Experience - Comedy Central. 2012
2014
Alex Zane’s Funny Rotten Scoundrels

London Live. 2014



Crisps / Cheese – Stewart Lee / Stewart Lee

2011
Stewart Lee

“Crisps”. Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle Series 2.

Stewart Lee - “Crisps”. Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle Series 2.


Poster Art – Stewart Lee / Jack Whitehall

2004
Stewart Lee

90s Comedian Tour Poster (designed by 50p badges, 2004)

Stewart Lee - 90s Comedian Tour Poster (designed by 50p badges, 2004)


Behind The Joke / HIEMCF – Stewart Lee / The Guardian

2010
Stewart Lee

2010 / 2011 Certain Fate / Milder Comedian Books Books by S. Lee in which he crits his own routines.

Stewart Lee - 2010 / 2011 Certain Fate / Milder Comedian Books Books by S. Lee in which he crits his own routines.


‘Sneering’ – Stewart Lee / Owen Jones

2013
Stewart Lee

Live: Aug 2013 – Feb 2014

Stewart Lee - Live: Aug 2013 – Feb 2014

“I don’t want to look like I’m sneering at the bloke because then there’ll be another on-line click-bait blog on the Daily Telegraph’s website saying I’m a left-wing snob with contempt for ordinary people.“

“Sure, I know how it goes. I’ll slag off Michael McIntyre and before you can say “trollbait”, some in-house contrarian at the Telegraph will have penned a blog calling me a typical leftie snob sneering at the cultural tastes of the masses. But given that he’s just been handed a BBC chat show, all I’ll say is this – he’s not exactly renowned for pushing at the boundaries, is he? No one’s ever labelled him “risqué McIntyre”, or Michael “Oof, anyone got the telephone number for the burns unit?” McIntyre. Just saying.“



Lee v Deacon – 41st Best Standup Rip Off

2007
Stewart Lee

41st Best Standup Ever!

Stewart Lee - 41st Best Standup Ever!


Del Boy – Stewart Lee / The Daily Mash

2009
Stewart Lee

Overreacting to Del Boy Falling Through The Bar. 2009

Stewart Lee - Overreacting to Del Boy Falling Through The Bar. 2009


By his own admission, the writer of this piece was in the audience for my 2008 show in Stoke on Trent where I performed the original routine, though he says he hated the show so much he never came to see me again.

Internet Abuse – Stewart Lee / Jimmy Kimmel

2011
Stewart Lee

Reading out internet abuse – 2012 From "Carpet Remnant World" 2011-2012

Stewart Lee - Reading out internet abuse – 2012 From


Various Oranges / Oranjes: 1650 – 2013

1650
William Of Oranj

1650-1702

William Of Oranj - 1650-1702
1968
I Am Curious Yellow

1968

1988
The Fall - I Am Kurious Oranj

1988

1998
Lee & Herring - The Curious Orange

1998-2000

2005
The Annoying Orange

2005

2009
Orange Says

2009-present



Internet Abuse – Richard Dawkins / Stewart Lee

2010
Richard Dawkins

Reading out internet abuse – 2010

Richard Dawkins - Reading out internet abuse – 2010


Negative Quotes – Stewart Lee / Jack White / Jarrett Kobek

2009
Stewart Lee

Promotional Negative Press Reviews 2009-2012

Stewart Lee - Promotional Negative Press Reviews 2009-2012


“A few minutes ago I noticed that I’ve ended up on your plagiarists’ corner. While I’m delighted by the mention, I do resent the implication that promotional use of negative reviews is the only idea I’ve stolen from your body of work.” Jarett Kobek

Farts Are Funny – Stewart Lee / Louis CK

2004
Stewart Lee

Explaining why farts are funny. “Standup Comedian” 2004-2005

Stewart Lee - Explaining why farts are funny. “Standup Comedian” 2004-2005


Anti Islamic Standup – Dara O’Briain / Stewart Lee

2010
Dara O’ Briain

Jokes About Islam – “This Is The Show” – 2010

Dara O’ Briain - Jokes About Islam – “This Is The Show” – 2010


Bullingdon Club – Stewart Lee & Nick Pynn / Lux Lisbon

2011
Stewart Lee & Nick Pynn

June 2011 - “Bullingdon Club”

Stewart Lee & Nick Pynn - June 2011 - “Bullingdon Club”


Chair – Stewart Lee / Clint Eastwood

1987
October 1987, Oxford

Stewart Lee talks to an empty chair in an act developed for his 1985 school comedy review

October 1987, Oxford - Stewart Lee talks to an empty chair in an act developed for his 1985 school comedy review


Comic Bravery – Stewart Lee / Ricky Gervais

2011
Michael MacLennan – STV

21st October 2011 Ricky Gervais’ use of the word ‘mong’. An act of bravery?

Michael MacLennan – STV - 21st October 2011 Ricky Gervais’ use of the word ‘mong’. An act of bravery?


Crates – Lee & Herring / Never Mind The Buzzcocks

1995
Fist Of Fun

Fist Of Fun Series 1 Ep 6 – May 1995

Fist Of Fun - Fist Of Fun Series 1 Ep 6 – May 1995


Lee v Cocker – Book

2010
Stewart Lee

HOW I ESCAPED MY CERTAIN FATE

Stewart Lee - HOW I ESCAPED MY CERTAIN FATE

FABER AND FABER 2010 ANNOTATED STAND-UP SETS BOOK

2011
Jarvis Cocker

MOTHER, BROTHER, LOVER

FABER AND FABER 2011 ANNOTATED LYRICS BOOK



Doing Nothing – Stewart Lee / Dave Chappelle

1989 - Present
Stewart Lee

Onstage, 1989 - Present

Stewart Lee - Onstage, 1989 - Present


Ang Lee – Stewart Lee v Sarah Silverman

2004
Stewart Lee

Ang Lee Routine. 2004.

Stewart Lee - Ang Lee Routine. 2004.
2011
Sarah Silverman

A Tweet. 2011.



Interrupted by a Phone – Tony Allen / Stewart Lee

1993
Tony Allen

Interrupted by a phone - 1993

Tony Allen  - Interrupted by a phone - 1993


‘Richard Dawkins’ – Stewart Lee / Russell Brand

2009
Stewart Lee

on Richard Dawkins - Jan '09

Stewart Lee - on Richard Dawkins - Jan '09
2011


Top Gear – Stewart Lee / Steve Coogan

2009
Stewart Lee

Top Gear – (July 2009 – May 2010)

Stewart Lee - Top Gear – (July 2009 – May 2010)


TV Show Ideas – Lee & Herring / The Now Show

1995
Lee & Herring’s Fist Of Fun Book

Stewart Lee & Richard Herring

Lee & Herring’s Fist Of Fun Book - Stewart Lee & Richard Herring