Stewart Lee: ‘I don’t care if people don’t agree with me’ - January 2017 The Times - By Dominic Maxwell - January 7th, 2017

The most extraordinary revelation that Stewart Lee makes in his latest show — probably the flat-out funniest in a 28-year career that has made him one of the most lauded comedians of his generation — is when he tells us what he gets up to at home after the spotlights have faded. With most comics,…

Comedian Stewart Lee is booked for repeat performances as he signs up as theatre’s patron - December 2016 Oxford Mail - By Andrew Ffrench - December 21st, 2016

HAVE you heard the one about the comedian who became a patron of a theatre to make sure he has somewhere to perform his routines? Top stand-up comic Stewart Lee has revealed he has now joined a team of patrons to promote Oxford Playhouse in Beaumont Street. In August, six weeks of building work was…

Brian Logan’s top 10 comedy of 2016 - December 2016 The Guardian - By Brian Logan - December 13th, 2016

5. Stewart Lee Leicester Square theatre, London Demob happy, perhaps, after the cancellation of his TV show, Comedy Vehicle, Lee’s new set found the éminence grise of contemporary comedy in unusually loose and playful form – visibly enjoying himself, of all things. Yes, you could see the joins between the Brexit material and the critique…

Interview: Stewart Lee - December 2016 Great Central - By Natalie Beech - December 8th, 2016

Stewart Lee is, ironically, one of the biggest comedians working in the UK today. Despite years of stand-up based around the fact he felt he wasn’t as popular as he should be, his wry persona, deadbeat delivery and general disdain for the audience has seen him offer a refreshing kind of stand up; one that…

Interview: Stewart Lee DeMontfort Hall - December 2016 Great Central - By Natalie Beech - December 8th, 2016

Stewart Lee is, ironically, one of the biggest comedians working in the UK today. Despite years of stand-up based around the fact he felt he wasn’t as popular as he should be, his wry persona, deadbeat delivery and general disdain for the audience has seen him offer a refreshing kind of stand up; one that…

Lee packs a punch - December 2016 Tribune Magazine - By Cary Gee - December 3rd, 2016

Stewart Lee: Content Provider Leicester Square Theatre, London On a stage dressed entirely with other comedian’s bargain basement DVDs – cheaper than bricks made of old dog shit – and framed by Caspar David Friedrich’s Wanderer Above a Sea of Fog, Stewart Lee issues a curmudgeonly warning to any audience member tempted to use their…