Stewart Lee

Stewart Lee

Stewart Lee (born April 5, 1968 in Wellington (Shropshire) ) is an English standup comedian , cabaret artist , satirist , novelist , director and music journalist .

Life

Lee, born in Wellington, Shropshire , was adopted as a child and grew up in Solihull . He studied English at the College St Edmund Hall of the University of Oxford , where he met his future comedy partner Richard Herring. He is married to stand-up comedian Bridget Christie; the two have two children.

He supports the British Humanist Association , is an honorary member of the National Secular Society and works for the charity organization The Arts Emergency Service .

Act

As a comedian, he packs his biting criticism into soft tones and small gestures; With his anti-populist attitude he has earned a loyal fan base and the respect of the critics. For example, in a 2009 Times article, Lee was named "the comedian's comedian, and for good reason" and named "Face of the Decade". He was part of the Cluub Zarathustra troupe , which was described in a book by Robert Wringham .

The satirical musical Jerry Springer: The Opera (see also: Jerry Springer ), on which he worked as a co-author and co-director, achieved international fame . Its stand-up programs are broadcast regularly on the BBC and Channel 4 .

At the 2011 British Comedy Awards , he won the title of "Best Male Television Comedian" and his television series Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle won the title of "Best Comedy Entertainment Program".

Lee writes music reviews for a number of publications including, since 1995, the Sunday Times .

Publications (selection)

Books

• Fist of Fun (with Richard Herring; non-fiction) BBC Books, 1995. ISBN 0-563-37185-4 ; ISBN 978-0-563-37185-4
• The Perfect Fool (Novel) Fourth Estate, 2001. ISBN 1-84115-365-6 ; ISBN 978-1-84115-365-0
• The Wire Primers: A Guide to Modern Music (Chapter on The Fall )
• How I Escaped My Certain Fate - The Life and Deaths of a Stand-Up Comedian . Faber & Faber 2010 ISBN 0-571-25480-2
• The 'If You Prefer a Milder Comedian, Please Ask For One' EP . Faber & Faber 2012 ISBN 978-0-571-27984-5

DVD

Title	Released
Stand up comedian	2005
90s comedian	2006
41st Best Stand Up Ever	2008
Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle - Series One	2009
If You Prefer a Milder Comedian Please Ask for One	2010
Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle - Series Two	2011
Fist of Fun - Series One	2011
Fist of Fun - Series Two	2012
Carpet Remnant World	2012
The Alternative Comedy Experience - Series One	2013

Audio

• 90s Comedian [2007] (Go Faster Stripe, download)
• Pea Green Boat [2007] (Go Faster Stripe, CD and 10 "vinyl)
• 41st Best Stand Up Ever [2008] (Real Talent, CD)
• What Would Judas Do? [2009] (Go Faster Stripe, CD)
• The Jazz Cellar Tape [2011] (Go Faster Stripe, CD)
• Evans The Death featuring Stewart Lee [2012] - Crying Song (B-side of Catch Your Cold )

Solo Edinburgh Fringe / Stand-up shows

• Stewart Lee [1994]
• King Dong vs Moby Dick [1997]
• American Comedy Sucks, And Here's Why (One Off Lecture at Edinburgh Fringe) [1998]
• Stewart Lee's Standup Show [1998]
• Stewart Lee's Badly Mapped World [2000]
• Pea Green Boat [2002] - [2003]
• Stand Up Comedian [2004]
• 90's Comedian [2005]
• What Would Judas Do? [2007]
• 41st Best Stand Up Ever [2007] (Work in progress title, March of the Mallards )
• Scrambled Egg [2008] (Work in Progress - notes toward Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle TV Series 1)
• If You Prefer A Mild Comedian, Please Ask For One [2009]
• Vegetable Stew [2010] (Work in Progress - notes toward Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle TV Series 2)
• Patchwerk 2011 [2011] (Work in Progress - notes toward Carpet Remnant World )
• Carpet Remnant World [2011] - [2012]
• Much A Stew About Nothing [2013] (Work in Progress - notes toward Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle TV Series 3)
• A Room With A Stew [2014] (Work in Progress - notes toward Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle TV Series 4)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Andy Richardson: Getting a laugh out of disappointments . In: Shropshire Star , October 21, 2009, p. 8. Archived from the original on November 30, 2010 Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved May 5, 2010.  
2. ^ Dominic Maxwell: Stewart Lee: 'hate all popular culture' . In: The Times , September 28, 2009. Retrieved May 20, 2010. 
3. ↑ Sean O'Hagan: Interview: Stewart Lee . In: The Observer , December 6, 2009. Retrieved May 5, 2010. 
4. ↑ Emine Saner: Stewart Lee: 'Things going badly is a big part of what I do' . In: The Guardian , June 23, 2011. Retrieved July 2, 2011. 
5. ↑ Stewart Lee . British Humanist Association. Retrieved May 5, 2010.
6. ↑ Stewart Lee . National Secular Society. Retrieved June 1, 2011.
7. ^ Media Diversity UK . E-activist.com. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
8. ^ Dominic Maxwell: The decade in comedy . In: The Times , December 22, 2009. Retrieved May 5, 2010. 
9. ^ Robert Wringham : You Are Nothing , Go Fastet Strippe, Cardiff 2012, ISBN 978-0-9560901-2-6
10. ↑ Stewart Lee and Victoria Wood among 2011 comedy winners . BBC News. Retrieved December 17, 2010.
11. ↑ Rebeckah Pearce: I do not feel a pressure to be funny offstage or onstage . In: Drowned in Sound , January 19, 2003. Retrieved May 20, 2010. 
12. ^ Slumberland Records

Web links

• Stewart Lee in the Internet Movie Database (English) (English)
• Official website (English)
• Stewart Lee biography in Debi Allen Associates (English)
• Unofficial site of Lee and Herring (English)
• Official Bacon Face website (English)