Stewart Lee

Stewart Lee got his big break as half of 90s comedy duo Lee and Herring, writing sketches and material for BBC radio and television shows like Fist of Fun. Throughout the late nineties Lee continued performing solo stand-up and collaborated with, amongst others, Julian Barratt and Noel Fielding of The Mighty Boosh.

In 2005, he co-wrote and directed the controversial, Jerry Springer: The Opera, which was a big hit despite its Christian opposers. In 2005, Lee tackled the subject of the religious furore he experienced afterwards in his stand-up show, 90s Comedian, which earned him some of the best reviews of his career. More recently, he starred in his own six-part comedy series for BBC1 called Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle, which was nominated for a BAFTA for Best Comedy Programme in 2010.

Lee's comic timing is excellent, pausing in all the right places for effect and speaking with the confident and measured pace of a pro. He is a master of story-telling, interspersing anecdotes with general musings, ideas and even props should the occasion call for it.

In 2007, he was awarded 41st place in the '100 Greatest Comedy Stand-Ups' by Channel Four in one of their usual nonsensical lists which has previously seen ET win Biggest Tearjerker and Orlando Bloom voted 5th Best British Actor.  Polls and lists aside, he will undoubtedly be counted as one of the true greats of British stand-up.

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