Stewart Lee
- 57 years old
- English
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
Press clippings
Britain is funnier. Deal with It, America.
Let's get one thing out of the way: British comedy is the best comedy in the world. There, I said it. Not 'one of'. Not 'arguably'. Just is.
Fred McAlpine, Chortle, 27th May 2025Comics bring an updated Dunciad to the stage
Comedians including Stewart Lee, Mark Steel and Arthur Smith are to perform an updated version of Alexander Pope's 18th century satire The Dunciad.
Chortle, 20th May 2025Stewart Lee: regime comedian
He postures against Trump's 'fascism' but refuses to speak out against Britain's woke authoritarianism, claims Graham Linehan.
Graham Linehan, Spiked, 12th May 2025Stewart Lee: Katy Perry got into space but I can't get to Norwich
The pop star is back on Earth, the tech bros are wrecking everything, and my tour isn't visiting that fine city of the east. Surely doomsday is nigh.
Stewart Lee, The Observer, 20th April 2025Stewart Lee: Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid just needed Trump
In the court of King Donald, Sam Peckinpah's flawed 1973 western finally makes sense to me.
Stewart Lee, The Observer, 13th April 2025Stewart Lee: Orange juice? Keir Starmer is on the Kool-Aid
Instead of standing up to Trump, the PM is encouraging people who want to destroy our values to come and do it in our country at reduced tax rates.
Stewart Lee, The Observer, 6th April 2025Stewart Lee: Security leaks are no laughing matter
Is it worth me writing jokes about Trump's US? It looks like they are targeting even their mildest visa-carrying critics.
Stewart Lee, The Observer, 30th March 2025Frank Skinner, Stewart Lee, Al Murray & Alex Lowe open music gigs
Frank Skinner is one of four comedians supporting ex Porcupine Tree frontman Steven Wilson when he plays the London Palladium on the 12th, 13th, 19th and 20th of May, with Alex Lowe appearing on the first night of the run as his pseudo clairvoyant character Clinton Baptiste, followed by Al Murray as The Pub Landlord, Stewart Lee and Skinner respectively. Meanwhile, Skinner also stars in the apocalyptic new video for emo rock band Hot Milk, 90 Seconds To Midnight.
British Comedy Guide, 26th March 2025Stewart Lee: If you're reading this column, Elon Musk has messed up
Social media is lurching to the right like a tapeworm scenting offal - and X's algorithms make it hard to find opposing opinion.
Stewart Lee, The Observer, 16th March 2025Stewart Lee: Trump has microwaved my Cornetto of hope
The gadfly-minded abuser has openly threatened Greenland, Ukraine and Europe. He, and America, are the enemy now.
Stewart Lee, The Observer, 9th March 2025