http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/related-265-stewart-lee/topic-rss.do Stewart Lee RSS feed http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/showbiz/article-23771048-high-hopes-for-michael-mcintyre-and-alan-carr-at-comedy-awards.do Family comedy Outnumbered is leading the way at this year's British Comedy Awards, bagging five nominations. 2009-11-18T09:30:21Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23771079-family-tv-show-is-nominated-in-five-categories-at-comedy-awards.do Family comedy Outnumbered is leading the way at this year’s British Comedy Awards, bagging five nominations 2009-11-18T10:42:02Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/comedy/review-23605064-gervais-and-dawkins-alternative-christmas.do What next, Stephen Hawking at Jongleurs? Surprise guest Ricky Gervais got a warm welcome but writer Richard Dawkins was the real star. 2008-12-19T00:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/comedy/review-23573178-shades-of-blackadder-in-elizabeth-raleigh.do It is impossible to produce an irreverent historical comedy without inviting comparisons with Blackadder and Elizabeth & Raleigh knows it. 2008-10-14T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/review-23518519-mixed-bag-at-latitude.do Latitude, this year proving itself as much an arts as a music festival, has doubled in size since its tentative beginning in 2006. 2008-07-20T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/film/article-23516435-dvds-of-the-week.do Deep questions rumble in There Will Be Blood, I'm Not There requires multiple viewings and Stewart Lee makes us laugh. 2008-07-15T09:57:36Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/comedy/review-23480855-one-of-a-kind.do The slimmer, newly divorced Johnny Vegas was still the same savage tornado of shameless self-loathing, bitterness and regret at Stewart Lee's show. 2008-04-27T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/comedy/review-23421349-an-angry-voice-from-the-back-of-the-poll.do Stewart Lee's Soho Theatre show will make you laugh and also think, says Bruce Dessau. 2007-11-15T00:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/comedy/article-23414059-critics-choice-top-5-comedy.do Comedy heavyweights Ricky Gervais, Frank Skinner, Richard Herring and Russell Brand are all doing their stuff - along with excellent reformed '80s act Skint Video. 2007-09-27T09:39:42Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/comedy/review-23413329-comics-answer-the-call-to-arms.do Satirist Mark Thomas assembled a formidable supporting cast for a charity fundraising event at the Carling Apollo. 2007-09-23T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/comedy/review-23408477-like-a-fine-wine-herring-improves-with-age.do Richard Herring delivers his best Edinburgh show yet, while Stewart Lee is as interesting as ever. 2007-08-14T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/review-23407683-hammer-of-the-scots.do Stewart Lee's tale of Dr Samuel Johnson and his biographer James Boswell attempting to relaunch their books today is Fringe theatre at its silly, clever, fun-filled best. 2007-08-08T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/comedy/review-23404454-wit-and-wisecracks-by-the-sea.do With stars like Bill Bailey, Phill Jupitus, Michael McIntyre, Robin Ince and Alan Carr performing, there was laughter all round at Suffolk's Latitude Festival. 2007-07-15T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23403939-critics-choice-top-five-comedy.do It's festival mania this weekend with Bill Bailey, Alan Carr, Stewart Lee, Reg Hunter, Michael McIntyre and Richard Blackwood all taking the stage at shows across London and the south. 2007-07-12T09:20:26Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23399660-critics-choice-top-five-comedy.do Mark Thomas is at the Tricycle, Richard Herring, Stewart Lee and Al Murray all line-up at the Lyric Hammersmith, and Daniel Kitson kicks off the Sunday season of al fresco gigs this weekend. 2007-06-07T09:47:14Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/review-23396542-a-comedian-thats-too-irish.do Veteran County Tyrone stand-up Kevin McAleer's show Chalk and Cheese will not turn him into the next Ricky Gervais, but its understated absurdism certainly deserves a wider audience. 2007-05-15T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23394912-critics-choice-top-comedy-shows.do A UK answer to American Def Comedy shows, Perrier-nominated feisty Aussie Sarah Kendall and the Brighton Festival Fringe all make Bruce Dessau's comedy picks of the week. 2007-05-03T14:20:03Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/review-23394379-give-us-more-arthur.do Crumpled comedy legend Arthur Smith effortlessly brought smiles to a Hackney Empire crowd. Bruce Dessau just wished the aging slacker had spent more time onstage. 2007-04-29T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/review-23391245-thoughtful-herring-still-a-big-fish.do Richard Herring's 21st show - Mènage a Un - is a cerebral set about linguistic subversion, 'loneliness, onlyness and onanism' and sex. 2007-04-01T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23390756-critics-choice-top-comedy-shows.do Frenetic sketches from Laurence & Gus, Nick Doody putting the boot in on organised religion, and magic tricks from Ross Noble look-a-like Pete Firman are all among Bruce Dessau's comedy picks. 2007-03-29T11:21:27Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23389928-critics-choice-top-comedy-shows.do This weekend's comedy highlights include Jo Brand, Stewart Lee and Mark Thomas raising money in aid of democracy for Burma, and DJ Danny nailing the ludicrous jargon of dance music. 2007-03-22T15:24:10Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/review-23384505-celebration-of-offbeat-laughs.do Phill Jupitus, Stewart Lee and Richard Herring were among the comedians performing to raise money to put surreal Midlands comic Ted Chippington's early work on CD. 2007-02-07T00:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23383904-critics-choice-top-five-comedy-shows.do A Richard Pryor-ish Reginald D Hunter and Kevin Bridges, a man being called the new Billy Connolly, are among Bruce Dessau's comedy picks. 2007-02-01T13:52:10Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/review-23383762-menage-a-un-stretched-too-far.do While original wit was not entirely absent, Bruce Dessau felt an over-long set with tangible flabbiness stopped Richard Herring's show gaining momentum. 2007-01-31T00:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/events/article-23382260-take-me-out-the-best-weekend-events.do Sound artist Ray Lee will freak you out at the Shunt Vaults, comedian Stewart Lee does a controversial version of the gospels and a pop-up ice bar can be found at Canary Wharf. 2007-01-18T15:06:25Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/review-23381498-standing-up-to-be-counted.do In this double bill, Mark Ravenhill's satirical look at 9/11 hits the mark while Stewart Lee's take on Jesus's betrayer is a little too light. 2007-01-12T00:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/review-23381135-vicars-son-bemoans-his-fete.do James Sherwood would generate better material if he got angry - rather than mildly miffed - at his religious targets, thinks Bruce Dessau. 2007-01-10T00:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/review-23381141-keeping-the-faith.do Even though it raises wry smiles rather than belly laughs, Sharon Lougher thinks Pat Condell's show about faith is well worth a look. 2007-01-10T00:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23379109-critics-choice-top-five-comedy-shows.do Check out Robert Newman's satire No Planet B, Reginald D Hunter's controversial but outstanding monologue continues and there's a final chance to catch Stewart Lee's must-see show. 2006-12-21T15:58:53Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/review-23378726-a-disappointing-christmas-comedy-package.do There isn't much to giggle about in this hour of new, Christmas-themed sketches from quintet comedy ensemble The Ornate Johnsons, says Sharon Lougher. 2006-12-18T00:00:00Z