Stewart Lee – The Lowry – November 29, 2009 - November 2009 City Life.co.uk - By Marissa Burgess - November 30th, 2009

BEFORE the gig starts, a man in the row behind muses on the fact that you have to produce a whole new stand-up set when such a large amount of your material has gone into six half-hour episodes of the BBC show Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle. Though it was Lee’s first foray into TV for…

Stewart Lee at the Regal, Oxford ★★★★ - November 2009 The Telegraph - By Dominic Cavendish - November 27th, 2009

For all that Stewart Lee’s latest show is beautifully crafted, expertly delivered and often brain-tinglingly funny, it’s destined to be remembered as the one in which the baby-faced 41-year-old comic wished death upon Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond. Anyone who hasn’t encountered Lee’s particular brand of self-aware provocation before is served fair warning by the…

Stewart Lee at Trinity, Tunbridge Wells ★★★★ - November 2009 The Times - By Dominic Maxwell - November 26th, 2009

If Stewart Lee’s recent stand-up show on BBC Two has brought any newcomers to this latest live show, then they’re jumping in at the deep end here. If You Prefer a Milder Comedian, Please Ask For One — yes, the clue is in the title — is right up there with the best work this…

Stewart Lee at the Liverpool Playhouse - November 2009 Liverpool Echo - By Catherine Jones - November 20th, 2009

WHEN Stewart Lee was last in Liverpool he had a few less-than-complimentary things to say about Tom O’Connor and the brand of ‘cruise ship comedy’ so beloved by Lee’s mum. The Bootle-born entertainer escapes a tongue-lashing in this latest outing, If You Prefer a Milder Comedian, Please Ask for One, although the Top Gear team…

Stewart Lee at the Liverpool Playhouse - November 2009 Liverpool Daily Post - By Laura Davis - November 20th, 2009

WHEN you bill your show as “If You Prefer a Milder Comedian, Please Ask For One” it pays to be at least a bit shocking. In last night’s performance, there were a few uses of the C-word, a sketch about the Queen’s privates (I don’t mean her army) but apart from those Stewart Lee was…

Stewart Lee comes on strong at Richmond Theatre - November 2009 Wimbledon Guardian - November 19th, 2009

Stand-up Stewart Lee once said his comedy goes in and out of fashion and, if that is really the case, then the laconic comedian can certainly put 2009 down as one of his best years yet. In the latter half of the 90s, Lee made a number of successful TV shows as one half of…