Much a-Stew About Nothing, Lowry, Salford Quays - October 2013 The Public Reviews - By Seb Farrell - October 5th, 2013

Stewart Lee was described by The Times in 2009 as ‘the comedians comedian, and with good reason.’ He is the man responsible for television delights such as Fist of Fun, Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle and the controversial but brilliant Jerry Springer: The Opera. As well as that he is also noticeable for being part of…

Stewart Lee’s new live show deserves a full five stars and it’s not even fully ready yet ★★★★★ - October 2013 The Mirror - By Neil Masuda - October 2nd, 2013

For a few minutes the other night, I became part of comedian Stewart Lee’s act. Though we’ve never met, he felt obliged to inform the audience of just under 1,000 that there was a ‘Daily Mirror reporter’ in the audience to review his show. It also gave him the opportunity to explain that his material…

Various School Children – Classroom Projects, Incredible Music Made By Children In Schools - September 2013 September 30th, 2013

Twenty years ago, Trunk records collated fun compilations of sleazy kitsch. Today, the label uncovers treasures from the immediate past that cast critical light on the present. Classroom Projects, music made by British junior school children in the ’60s and ’70s, includes everything from a surging choral rendition of Mike Batt’s Bright Eyes to a…

Derngate, Northampton, 28th September 2013 - September 2013 The Real Chrisparkle - By The Real Chrisparkle - September 30th, 2013

We’ve seen Stewart Lee occasionally on television and thought he came over as an intelligent comedian; my only criticism from his TV appearances would be that perhaps he lacks a touch of charisma. Still, anyone who co-wrote “Jerry Springer The Opera” has got to be worth going to see. On stage, however, he comes over…

Hills – Master Sleeps - September 2013 September 23rd, 2013

The resilient recessive Seventies krautrock gene surfaces in Scandinavia, with Gothenburg’s Hills joining Goat and Circle in a growing Norse pantheon of glögg-fuelled trance-rockers. A belated British push for this, the band’s second album, anticipating further bombardment, softens the ground with sphincter-dilating bass grooves, vapor trails of hiss, pounding production line rhythms, Lutheran organ drones,…

Much a-Stew About Nothing, Brighton Dome ★★★★ - September 2013 The Times - By Dominic Maxwell - September 23rd, 2013

Stewart Lee is one of comedy’s big success stories. No, he’s not filling the arenas like McIntyre, Bishop or Flanagan, and his BBC Two stand-up series is aimed at a niche audience: those of us who are happy to hang on as he works through his carefully convoluted and playfully abrasive ideas, basting his dry…