Stand-up masterclass at Newcastle City Hall - June 2015 Newcastle Chronicle - By Helen Dalby - June 5th, 2015

“Nobody is equipped to review me,” says Stewart Lee towards the end of his two-hour set at Newcastle City Hall. He means intellectually and, of course, he’s joking – but I’m inclined to agree with him. This is a stand-up so skilled in deconstructing the art form he’s performing while performing it – and crucially,…

A Room With A Stew Review - June 2015 Huffington Post - By Roger Crow - June 3rd, 2015

It’s 4pm. I leave work and walk a mile to the station, spend an hour on the world’s most uncomfortable train to Bradford to see A Room With A Stew – the latest gig for edgy, acclaimed comedian Stewart Lee. One second in and I’m already winning compared to two years ago when my plan…

A Room with a Stew: The Philharmonic Liverpool - June 2015 Get Into This - By Del Pike - June 3rd, 2015

When Stewart Lee tells his audience towards the end of his show that he is the comic that cannot be reviewed, he may have a point. It might be a cliché to say that he is the stand up comedian for people who don’t like stand up comedians, but in truth I’m not a stand…

Stewart Lee’s ‘A Room with a Stew’ at Colston Hall ★★★★ - May 2015 Epigram.org.uk - By Liam Marchant - May 28th, 2015

Having spent most of his career performing in low-key art centres around the country, Stewart Lee now has the misfortune of enjoying relative commercial success. As he acknowledges at the beginning of ‘A Room with a Stew’, Colston Hall is packed out with two very different audiences for his show. There are the liberal middle…

Stewart Lee w/ Chris Kent @ Vicar Street, Dublin - May 2015 The Thin Air - By Will Murphy - May 24th, 2015

It’s May 24, 2015. It’s been one day since Ireland has officially voted in legislation to allow equal marital rights to the LGBTQA community. The previous night’s celebrations are literally the stuff of legend and in its aftermath, the city of Dublin is collectively undergoing what can only be described as a fierce hangover. Yet…

A Room with a Stew: Stewart Lee at The Lowry - May 2015 Northern Soul - By Caleb Everett - May 23rd, 2015

Racing backwards through life I can pepper any experience with anxiety. It’s a perpetually irritating talent that never fails to amuse. My friend Gerry tries to calm me down and reassures me that the tram will ease into Salford with plenty of time to view the unrecognisable landscape before Stewart Lee is on stage. I don’t…