Last month saw the return of comedian Stewart Lee to the magnificent backdrop of the Lyceum Theatre. Having recorded his previous live show Carpet Remnant World here, the venue is a favourite haunt of Lee. This time, by his own admission, it’s a work in progress. Some material is tried and tested, while other sections…
It is difficult to clearly articulate the varying ways that Stewart Lee’s comedic style is different to the traditional conventions of mainstream stand-up. Although Lee knowingly pokes fun at the industry he claims to be at the fringes of (with regular jibes at ‘popular’ comedians such as Lee Mack and Michael McIntyre), his interesting position…
Stewart Lee, A Room With A Stew, York Barbican, Saturday NOT everyone gets Stewart Lee. Famously, Dominic Cavendish, the theatre critic of the Daily Telegraph, walked out of one of his gigs, lambasting Lee for insulting his audience and saying: “If Lee had a shred of insight into the working lives of others, he’d realise…
“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,…