Ever since the time of the court jesters, it’s been the comedian’s social function to get paid for saying things that normal people can’t get away with. So it’s easy to understand the bewildered response of the professional iconoclast when some media vested interest or other decides – generally for reasons unconnected to the alleged…
Stewart Lee might have been beaten by Michael McIntyre in the Best Stand-up category at Saturday’s British Comedy Awards but there are plenty of comedy buffs flocking to Lee’s current show who beg to differ. While McIntyre is the arena-packing people’s punster, Lee is the art-house comedian’s comedian, admired as much for his craft, poise…
Caffe Nero, Richard Hammond and Magners ad campaigns are really getting Stewart Lee’s goat in his latest show If You Prefer A Milder Comedian Please Ask For One. Can it be that the same man who loves to discuss topics like political correctness, racism and religion, is going down the Michael McIntyre route of observational…