Stewart Lee
- 56 years old
- English
- Actor, writer and stand-up comedian
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Tristram Kenton, The Guardian, 9th September 2020Stewart Lee: The divided land of 'woke' and Tory
The Daily Telegraph, a part-work of Conservative press releases given away free with Buxton water at selected branches of WH Smith, attempted to kickstart a culture skirmish, saying "senior sources at the BBC" claimed Tim Davie would be clamping down on "leftwing" comedies.
Stewart Lee, The Observer, 6th September 2020The future of jokes
With the threat of social media outrage seemingly ever-present, what we will laugh at in the future and where we will do it?
Tristram Fane Saunders, The Telegraph, 3rd September 2020Stewart Lee column causes controversy
A column written by Stewart Lee and published in The Observer on Sunday has prompted members of the UK Jewish community to respond.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 18th May 2020In defence of Stewart Lee
A comedian took the piss out of someone's name. Calm down, everyone.
Brendan O'Neill, Spiked, 18th May 2020Stewart Lee: Out with pub bores, back with the experts
Boffins are suddenly in fashion again ... 'waving their statistics and strategies like prayer flags. Help us, experts! We are sorry!!'
Stewart Lee, The Observer, 29th March 2020Glasgow Comedy Festival's biggest shows called off
All events at the King's Theatre, including Stewart Lee, Jerry Sadowitz, Janey Godley, John Shuttleworth, Fascinating Aida, Susie McCabe and Jim Smith, are to be postponed.
Chortle, 16th March 2020Review: Stewart Lee
It was typical Lee with his usual false self-deprecation (who cares what some little fat, greying middle-aged bloke with high blood pressure has to say,) topical references to coronavirus and why we were all there and savagely dismantling fellow comics.
Bill McCarthy, The Express and Star, 13th March 2020Stewart Lee interview
As the comic straddles the line between 'has-been and legend', Lee's new two-part show Snowflake/Tornado is set to split audiences yet further.
Claire Sawers, The List, 5th March 2020Stewart Lee stuffs audience member's phone in his pants
Stewart Lee spotted an audience member filming in Cardiff so he took her phone and stuffed it in his pants.
Wales Online, 5th March 2020