Stewart Lee, Mercury Theatre, Colchester - November 2009 The Arts Desk - By Veronica Lee - November 1st, 2009

It’s a brave comic who declares on stage every night that he would like to see a cute television presenter die in a horrific accident (as nearly happened to Top Gear’s Richard Hammond in 2006). But declares it Stewart Lee does and, for good measure, he also disses a fellow comedian while he’s at it.…

Review: Stewart Lee @ Warwick Arts Centre - October 2009 Who's Laughing Now? - October 30th, 2009

Stewart Lee’s stock, as a solo performer at least, has arguably never been higher. Since his partnership with Richard Herring in the 1990s – with hit shows Fist of Fun and This Morning With Richard Not Judy on the small screen, and several other writing credits – Lee has consistently produced engaging, thought-provoking and above…

Stewart Lee: Laugh a minute with refreshing funnyman - October 2009 Belfast Telegraph - By Margaret Canning - October 28th, 2009

The comedian who looks like a lot of other famous people took to the Ulster Hall last night — and for a self-styled frustrated middle-aged liberal, there’s still plenty of bite in Stewart Lee. The opening gag of If You Prefer A Milder Comedian, Please Ask For One gets off to a (pretend?) wobbly start…

Getting A Laugh Out Of Disappointments - October 2009 The Shropshire Star - By Andy Richardson - October 21st, 2009

Stewart Lee ★★★★★ - October 2009 Yorkshire Post - By Peter Edwards - October 16th, 2009

STEWART Lee is 41, as he keeps telling us. But this isn’t a reflective show to mull over the quirks of getting older, it’s an attack on the entertainment which winds him up, with particular ire reserved for Top Gear and rival comedian, Frankie Boyle. Boyle had the temerity to say stand-ups shouldn’t carry on…

Stewart Lee – Norwich Playhouse ★★★★★ - October 2009 The Guardian - By Brian Logan - October 15th, 2009

“I think I hate Richard Hammond more than anyone who has ever lived,” says Stewart Lee, in a new routine that has already become notorious (to Daily Mail readers, at least) about the Top Gear presenter and “professional apologist for ignorance and bullying”. Despite his recent (modest) TV success, Lee burnishes his reputation here as…