British Comedy Guide
Support British comedy by donating today. Find out more

Frank Tully

  • Actor

Press clippings Page 75

Paul Sinha: Inside Stewart Lee's vehicle

I was utterly delighted to be asked to do the show being a massive fan not just of Stewart Lee, but also of the first series.

Paul Sinha, 12th May 2011

Gigglebox Weekly #8 - Stewart Lee, Psychoville

This week Ian Wolf tackles some stand-up and something sinister.

Ian Wolf, Giggle Beats, 9th May 2011

Maintenance memoirs to fund John Cleese's divorce

Comedian and actor John Cleese is reportedly penning an autobiography to help fund his £12.2 million divorce from his third wife.

This is Somerset, 9th May 2011

John Cleese's genius has gone the way of his marriages

'Don't mention the war!" was probably the phrase most associated with John Cleese. Somehow that has turned into "Don't mention the wife!".

David Lister, The Independent, 7th May 2011

TV review: Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle

Crisp tasty and easily ruffled.

R. Green, Comedy Critic, 6th May 2011

Stewart Lee: "I've got plenty of jokes..."

Perhaps our greatest living Comedian, here Stewart Lee talks about why he gave up stand-up, how he hates being told what to feel, the presentation of comedy and that, despite what some hecklers say, he's got more jokes than you can shake your fist at...

Tony Moon, Sabotage Times, 6th May 2011

'Stewart's Lee Comedy Vehicle' 2.1 - "Charity"

If a comedian draws attention to their unique style of avoiding traditionally-constructed "jokes", does this make them immune to complaints they're still not very funny?

Dan Owen, Dan's Media Digest, 6th May 2011

Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle, BBC Two

One of the great pleasures of being a critic is watching a career develop, and Stewart Lee's is one that I've had the pleasure of, so to speak, for many years. I'm not a Stewart Lee completist but I enjoyed his early days on television with comedy partner Richard Herring in Fist of Fun (just about to be released on DVD for the first time) and This Morning With Richard Not Judy, his solo stand-up shows, his work on the wonderfully subversive Jerry Springer: The Opera and much, much more in between.

Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 5th May 2011

John Cleese show gets lukewarm critical reaction

The opening night of comic actor John Cleese's first UK tour has been met with lukewarm reviews by critics.

BBC News, 5th May 2011

John Cleese: Unforgettable comedy moments

The Monty Python comic's career highlights, from Basil Fawlty to Bond.

James Lachno, The Telegraph, 5th May 2011

Share this page