Theatre | Review
Chris Williams: Cult Fringe hero Stewart Lee was almost bankrupted by the immense volumes of vitriol thrown by the religious right at his multi-award winning musical....
Comedy | Feature
Tom Hackett: In comedy, the stuff that's not there can be as important as the stuff that is. The long pauses, the awkward silence that meets a joke that doesn't qu...
Comedy | Preview
Lizzie Cass-Maran: Here’s one especially for the Highlanders: hit Edinburgh Fringe show Elizabeth and Raleigh: Late But Live is currently on tour around the UK, wi...
Theatre | Comedy | Review
Tom Hackett: Never a man to shy away from risky new ventures, last year Stewart Lee tried something that, even by Fringe standards, was a wee bit different. Johnso...
Comedy | Review
Ben Judge: “You’ve worked me out… I’m just looking at an object and being sarcastic about it,” says Stewart Lee, breaking down hi...
Lara Moloney: Last year Frankie Boyle, Ed Byrne, Stewart Lee, Jimmy Carr and Simon Amstell - along with many other top names - appeared at the 'Stand up For Freedom...
Iphgenia Baal: Upstairs in London's Jerwood Space, Stewart Lee is watching a calamitous rehearsal unfold of his new play, Elizabeth and Raleigh: Late But Live. He lo...
Music | Comedy | Feature
Dave Kerr: Julian Cope - Uncut Arena (Friday) Who are you most looking forward to seeing at this year's festival? I don't go to festivals to see anyone in part...
Emma Lennox: Stewart Lee is not Jesus, a point he emphatically stresses. But like Jesus, Lee is a cult hero stirring up a modern day religious furore. Lee became a...
