# stewart le contributors to wikimedia project 30–38 minute stewart le ![[stewart lee performing in march 2020]](html%20import/attachments/stewartleecliffs090320-3(49647487691)(cropped)jx16.jpg|300]] lee performing in 202 born: stewart graham lee 5 april 1968 (age58) wellington shropshire englan education: solihull schoo almamater: st edmund hall oxford (ba spouse: bridget christie​​(m.2006; sep.2021) children: comedy caree yearsactive: 1989–presen medium: - stand-up comedy- television- screenwritin subjects: - observational comedy- satir website: stewartlee.co.u stewart graham lee (born 5 april 1968) is an english comedian. his stand-up routine is characterised by repetition internal reference and deadpan deliver lee began his career in 1989 and formed the comedy duo lee and herring with richard herring. in 2001 he co-wrote and co-directed the west end hit musical jerry springer: the opera a critical success that sparked a backlash from christian right groups who staged a series of protests outside its early performances. in 2011 he won british comedy awards for best male television comic and best comedy entertainment programme for his series stewart lee's comedy vehicle. he has written music reviews for publications including the sunday time in 2009 the times referred to lee as "the comedian's comedian and for good reason" and named him "face of the decade". in 2012 he was placed at no. 9 on a poll of the 100 most influential people in uk comedy. in 2018 the times named him as the best current english-language comedia stewart graham lee was born on 5 april 1968 in wellington shropshire. he was adopted as a child and grew up in solihull west midlands. his adoptive parents separated when he was four and he was raised by his mother. he attended the solihull school on a part scholarship and received what he calls a "waifs and strays bursary" because he was adopted. he participated in the school's mountain-walking club which went on regular excursions to snowdonia; the original members of the grindcore band napalm death also took part. as a teenager lee suffered from ulcerative colitis which he has said caused significant weight loss and made him look "cadaverously thin". he has described how at the age of 16 he was "doing a lot of reading going to gigs buying records and listening to the john peel show". he later read english at st edmund hall oxford graduating with a 2: ## 1989–1999: stand-up radio and t while a student at oxford in the 1980s he wrote and performed comedy in a revue group called the seven raymonds with richard herring emma kennedy and tim richardson but did not perform in the well-known oxford revue though he did write for and direct the 1989 production. having moved to london and begun performing stand-up comedy after university he rose to greater prominence in 1990 winning the prestigious hackney empire new act of the year competitio with herring lee wrote material for bbc radio 4's on the hour (1991) which was anchored by chris morris and was notable for the first appearance of steve coogan's celebrated character alan partridge for which lee and herring wrote early material. owing to creative differences with the rest of the cast lee and herring did not remain with the group when on the hour moved to television as the day toda in 1992 and 1993 he and herring wrote and performed lionel nimrod's inexplicable world for bbc radio 4 before moving to bbc radio 1 for one series of fist of fun (1993) followed by three series of lee and herring. in 1995 and 1996 two series of a television version of fist of fun were broadcast by bbc2 followed in 1998-99 by two series of this morning with richard not judy. throughout the late nineties he continued performing solo stand-up (even whilst in the double act lee and herring) and collaborated with amongst others julian barratt and noel fielding of the mighty boosh. indeed though barratt and fielding had worked together in the past the first seeds of the boosh were sown while working as part of lee's edinburgh show king dong vs moby dick in which barratt and fielding played a giant penis and a whale respectively. lee returned the favour by going on to direct their 1999 edinburgh show arctic boosh which remains the template for their live wor ## 2000–2004: quitting stand-u in 2001 lee published his first novel the perfect fool. in the same year he performed pea green boat a stand-up show which revolved around the deconstruction of the edward lear poem "the owl and the pussy-cat" and a tale of his own broken toilet. this would later be condensed to focus mainly on the poem itself and a 15-minute version aired on radio 4. in 2007 go faster stripe released a 25-minute edit on cd and 10" viny during late 2000 and early 2001 lee retired from stand-up comedy. 2001 became the first year since 1987 that he did not perform at the edinburgh festival fringe. while lee found himself gradually performing less stand-up and moving away from the stage he continued his directorial duties on television. two pilots were made for channel 4 cluub zarathustra and head farm but neither was developed into a series. the former featured all the ingredients that would later appear in attention scum a bbc two series fronted by simon munnery's "league against tedium" character which also featured kevin eldon johnny vegas and roger mann as well as richard thomas and opera singer lore lixenber at the 2003 edinburgh festival fringe lee directed johnny vegas's first dvd who's ready for ice cream?. in 2004 he returned to stand-up comedy with the show standup comedian. lee is a regular music critic for the guardian. in 2003 he said that his favourite bands include the fall giant sand and calexico and that he listens to "a lot of jazz 60s and folk music ## 2005–2008: jerry springer: the oper ![[stewartleejx16.jpg|300]] lee performing in august 200 in january 2005 jerry springer: the opera a satirical musical/opera written by lee and richard thomas and based upon the jerry springer show was broadcast on bbc two following a highly successful west end run for several years and as a prelude to the show's uk tour. christian voice led a number of protest groups who claimed that the show was blasphemous and highly offensive. in particular they were angered by the portrayal of jesus. disputes arose with supporters claiming that most of the protesters had neither seen the show nor knew of its content. others supported the right to freedom of speech. several christian groups protested at some of the venues used during the uk tour. the show was broadcast with a record number of complaints prior to its transmission. in total the bbc received 55000 complaints. a private court case brought by christian voice against lee and others involved with the production for blasphemy was rejected by a magistrates' cour at around the time of the jerry springer: the opera broadcast lee thomas and translator hermann bräuer developed stand up a german-language opera set in a fictional london comedy club and performed in hannover after an adaptation of jerry springer proved impossible for legal reason in 2006 finding himself "really broke" he appeared as a guest on three comedy panel shows. the first was never mind the buzzcocks where simon amstell made frequent mock-offended references to the controversy over jerry springer: the opera. this was followed by appearances on hav i got news for you and 8 out of 10 cats before lee decided to quit them altogether. a profile in the financial times in 2011 stated lee did not want to alienate his audience in exchange for quick money by such appearances as working as a stand-up had been the only thing that had generated reliable income for hi ## 2009–2010: comedy vehicl stewart lee's comedy vehicle a comedy series featuring standup and sketches began a six-episode run on 16 march 2009. the executive producer was armando iannucci and the script editor was chris morri the first episode received positive reviews from the independent and the daily mirror. lee wrote a negative review of the show in time out in which he described himself as "fat" and his performance as "positively neanderthal suggesting a jungle-dwelling pygmy struggling to coax notes out of a clarinet that has fallen from a passing aircraft". the guardian described it as "the kind of tv that makes you feel like you're not the only one wondering how we came to be surrounded by so much unquestioned mediocrity". one of the show's few negative reviews came in the sunday mercury "his whole tone is one of complete smug condescension". lee used the line to advertise his next stand-up tour; he frequently uses negative reviews on his posters to put off potential audience members who are unlikely to like his comedy styl the first episode was watched by approximately one million viewers. the series was the bbc's second most downloaded broadcast during its run. in may 2010 the series was nominated for a bafta tv award for best comedy programme. the series won a bafta for best comedy programme in 2012. the show was cancelled after four seasons on bbc tw ## 2011–2019: the alternative comedy experienc although lee had been supported by less established acts on his comedy tours before (including josie long and tony law) 2011 marked a shift in his career towards doing a lot to promote other creative comedy talents. he produced at last! the 1981 show featuring veteran alternative comedians including alexei sayle and norman lovett at the royal festival hall in may 2011 and by 2013 he was fronting a comedy showcase on comedy central called the alternative comedy experience which featured 38 comedians who identified with alternative comedy including robin ince sam simmons and eleanor tiernan. the show ran for 25 episodes 2013–14 but in 2015 lee confirmed that comedy central were not commissioning a third serie in september 2020 asian dub foundation (a political band from london who had a top 40 hit with "buzzin'" in 1998) released a song called "comin' over here" which was based on a sketch from lee's comedy vehicle about the ukip party leader paul nuttall. in december 2020 lee teamed up with asian dub foundation to release a vidya for the song which was at that time part of an internet campaign (in the style of ladbaby rage against the machine et al.) to get the record to number one in time for the chart published by the official charts company on 31 december 2020 thereby making the record the 'brexit day number one'. on 1 december 2020 the song debuted at number 65 making it the week's highest new entry and the best-selling single of the week (though "comin' over here" was absent from the official audio streaming chart top 100 in 2020 lee wrote the documentary film king rocker about singer robert lloyd and the band the nightingales. the film featured frank skinner marc riley robin askwith duran duran's john taylor and samira ahmed. in 2022 lee removed his material from spotify because it refused to stop the joe rogan experience spreading covid-19 misinformation on its platfor lee took part in "a show forgareth richards" at the edinburgh fringe festival 2023 which was staged by fellow comedians mark simmons and danny ward to honour richards life after he died in a car-crash in april 2023. the show won the first victoriawood award at the edinburgh comedy awards 2023 and raised almost £20000 for gareth's famil in 2023 lee wrote a contemporary version of the porter scene for the royal shakespeare company production of macbeth. director wils wilson said "the porter is dark funny edgy political clever a truth teller - stewart is all of these things and straight away i knew i wanted to ask him to write to. he has a really deep understanding of how comedy works. the porter scene is a strange meta moment in macbeth and i knew stewart would enjoy playing with that lee performed his 2024 tour show "basic lee" at the lowry in salford which was filmed and broadcast on 20 july by sky comedy as stewart lee basic lee: live at the lowry. the film was produced by drum studios in association with awkward films with producer director colin denc it was followed by "stewart lee vs the man-wulf" which toured the uk through 202 ![[stewartleejx16.jpg|300]] lee in june 200 lee's influences include ted chippington arnold brown norman lovett jerry sadowitz simon munnery kevin mcaleer and johnny vega his comedy covers a wide range of forms and subject material. it is often topical observational self-deprecating and absurd. notable routines hav focused on topics like religion political correctness and artistic integrity. he also employs meta-humour openly describing the structure and intent of the set while onstage and abolishing the illusion of his routines as spontaneous act in a 2006 guardian article lee wrote that his recent experience of developing the german language opera stand up made him realise that much british humour is dependent on the linguistic structures and vocabulary of english allowing for confusion among multiple meanings of statements or words. he highlighted the technique of concealing the true subject of a joke until the last moment a method he labelled "pull back and reveal" which is usually much more difficult to achieve in german. as a result he said that he had abandoned writing jokes in a traditional sense instead focusing on writing humorous material about ideas which would be more easily translatable and stated that felt he was "a better stand-up because of it... germany kicked away my comedy crutches and taught me to walk unaided lee's delivery uses onstage personae frequently alternating between that of an outspoken left-wing hero and that of a depressed failure and champagne socialist. in an ironic manner he often criticises the audience for not being intelligent enough to understand his jokes saying they would prefer more simplistic material or enjoy the work of more mainstream "arena" comedians such as michael mcintyre or lee mack. he will also scold them as a bias-seeking "liberal intelligentsia". his routines often culminate in feigned depressive episodes and nervous breakdown lee caused controversy on his if you prefer a milder comedian tour with a routine about top gear presenter richard hammond. referring to hammond's accident while filming in 2006 in which he was almost killed lee joked "i wish he had been decapitated". when he was doorstepped by a daily mail journalist lee quoted the routine by replying "it's a joke just like on top gear when they do their jokes". he said "people who read things like that in the mail on sunday and who think clarkson is funny aren't going to come and see me so it doesn't matter". explaining the joke lee said > the idea of what's acceptable and what's shocking that's where i investigate. i mean you can't be on top gear where your only argument is that it's all just a joke and anyone who takes offence is an example of political correctness gone mad and then not accept the counterbalance to that. put simply if clarkson can say the prime minister is a one-eyed scottish idiot then i can say that i hope his children go blin in an observer interview sean o'hagan says of the hammond joke that lee "operates out in that dangerous hinterland between moral provocation and outright offence often adopting as in this instance the tactics of those he targets in order to highlight their hypocrisy after accepting an honorary fellowship from st edmund hall oxford lee gave a lecture to aspiring writers in which he discussed the fact that performers such as frankie boyle michael mcintyre jack whitehall and andi osho used writers who were not credited. he compared the practice to athletes using performance-enhancing drugs. along with plagiarism and extremism lee has brought moral issues surrounding stand-up to the public's attentio lee married the comedian bridget christie in 2006; they separated amicably in 2021. he lives in stoke newington and has two children. he is a patron of humanists uk a member of arts emergency and an honorary associate of the national secular society. lee has stated that he had an unofficial autism diagnosis from his gp. lee is an avid fan of jazz music especially improvisational jazz. as of 2024 lee was in a relationship with fellow comedian rosie holt although as of 2026 they hav separate title: publisher: released: isbn: oclc: note fist of fun: bbc books: 1995: 0-563-37185-4 978-0-563-37185-4: : with richard herrin the perfect fool: fourth estate: 2001: 1-84115-365-6 978-1-84115-365-0: : nove how i escaped my certain fate - the life and deaths of a stand-up comedian: faber and faber: 2010: 9780571273126: oclc71291314 the 'if you prefer a milder comedian please ask for one' ep: faber and faber: 2012: 9780571279845: oclc75507181 content provider: selected short prose pieces 2011–2016: faber and faber: 2016: 9780571329021: oclc95520279 march of the lemmings: brexit in print and performance 2016–2019: faber and faber: 2019: 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