The stand-up comedian describes how he gave a modern twist to the Porter's dark jokes in a new RSC production directed by Wils Wilson Shakedowns of Shakespeare scramble the settings. Here's …
The broadcaster would rather screen seven sex scenes than my finely honed jokes. It's a national disgrace Despite wearing a supportive EU blue-and-gold hat to the first post-referendum parli…
Last week we all had moments where the reality of what we were about to go through as a species hit home In a Southend Oxfam shop last week, I found a decadent 70s paperback of Clark Ashton …
Comedian Stewart Lee knows the secret behind the royal wedding " and it's more Wicker Man than fairytale endingThe selection of Kate Middleton, a lowly commoner drawn from the very dregs of …
What's it like to direct a play amid pickets and religious riots? Stewart Lee on the battle to keep Jerry Springer - the Opera on the roadRichard Thomas' multi-award winning musical Jerry Sp…
In an extract from his new book, a collection of pieces written largely for this newspaper, the standup recalls how he learned column-writing on the jobMy new book, Content Provider, annotat…
I wish Isis, Tony Blair and President Assad would think of the hidden costs of their actions. I'm trying to make a living hereOn Monday, David Cameron revealed that a Welsh Isis recruit had …
If BBC3 is sold to the free-market fundamentalists we'll lose the very idea of public broadcasting within a decade Continue reading...
Touting has been defended by culture secretary Sajid Javid, 'Moët & Chandon Marxist' Stewart Lee isn't happy about it Continue reading...
Fox News terrorism expert Steven Emerson claimed Britain's second city was entirely Islamic. Will I have to adjust my jokes? Continue reading...
Vanity and ambition drove me to attend my first British comedy awards in 20 years. I'm sorry, it won't happen again Continue reading...
Nigel Farage and the comedian Andrew Lawrence have accused a politically correct comedy clique of targeting Ukip and favouring talentless women and ethnics. The gloves are off, says founding…
That lonesome preacher's boy poured bilious scorn over his targets back in the day. What would he have made of today's legion of hagiographers?Twenty years after the tragic injustice of his …
Stewart Lee applauds the National's culture of risk-taking " and its brilliant backstage teamComedian Stewart Lee co-wrote and co-directed the National's first new opera, Jerry Springer: The…
For decades, the Fringe has been a utopia for artists and performers " but now profit-obsessed promoters are tearing it to pieces. They must be stopped, says one Fringe veteranI remember my…
It's a mistake to think a comedian is validated because their material is perceived as being 'brave'Ricky Gervais is an actor, writer, and director. He is brave. I am a standup. I am not bra…
Comedian Stewart Lee knows the secret behind the royal wedding " and it's more Wicker Man than fairytale endingThe selection of Kate Middleton, a lowly commoner drawn from the very dregs of …
Comedian Stewart Lee knows the secret behind the royal wedding and it's more Wicker Man than fairytale ending Continue reading...