After four years working on Richard Thomas' Jerry Springer - The Opera, Stewart Lee returns to stand-up in search of clarity, self-respect and immediate sensual and intellectual gratification. Captured here for Stewart's first ever live DVD release, Stand Up Comedian documents the strongest set o...

A recording from Glasgow's Stand Comedy Club of Lee's hugely acclaimed 2007/8 show that cemented his reputation as one of the most masterful stand ups in the world. Please note that this programme was shot in Standard Definition and the picture quality reflects this.

'Lee proves himself, once ag...

TV's Frankie Boyle has declared that no- one over 40 should do stand-up, as the old comedians lose their edge and their anger. Stewart Lee is 42 and Frankie's heartless Scottish words have made him wonder if it's worth carrying on. Undaunted, the furiously baffled comedian tries to win round the ...

What can a sexless middle aged married man, whose life now consists mainly of watching Scooby Doo cartoons with a four year old boy, possibly find to write comedy about? Formerly stand-up's youthful iconoclast, Lee now gawps blankly at News 24 as Britain burns down around him, and blinks weirdly ...

How do you write a one-size fits all stand-up comedy show to tour around divided Brexit Britain? Stewart Lee found himself having to do exactly that, as he dragged his resilient Content Provider show around the dis-united kingdom for eighteen months and 214 dates, in the wake of the referendum. C...

Double-bill of two 60 minute sets from “the world’s greatest living stand-up” (Times).
Tornado questions Stew’s position in the comedy marketplace after Netflix mistakenly lists his show as “reports of sharks falling from the skies are on the rise again. Nobody on the Eastern Seaboard is safe.”
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Double-bill of two 60 minute sets from “the world’s greatest living stand-up” (Times).
Tornado questions Stew’s position in the comedy marketplace after Netflix mistakenly lists his show as “reports of sharks falling from the skies are on the rise again. Nobody on the Eastern Seaboard is safe.”
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Stewart Lee returns to the Lowry for his comedy show, Basic Lee. In this stand-up special, Lee attempts to define by example what comedy is, rewarding his audience with a barrel of laughs.

Stewart looks at the modern phenomenon of toilet books. Where did they come from, who thought they were needed, and who on earth is reading them?

Stewart has a look at the state of British television today, and wonders who is to blame.

Stewart looks at political correctness - has it really gone mad, or is it just that most people don't really know what political correctness means?

Stewart discusses the global financial crisis, how it came about, and how destroying a home might be a way to make money.

Stewart talks about comedy - how it works, how to do it, and how's he's worried that as a forty-year-old stand up, things might be going downhill.

Stewart explores the difficulties of making jokes about religion, and how it turns out that most jokes about religion aren't actually about religion at all.

The multi-award winning STEWART LEE'S COMEDY VEHICLE made a long awaited return to BBC TWO in Spring 2014 and now you can own this brilliant show. The third series follows a BAFTA and two British Comedy Awards for Series 2, and sees Stewart continue to push the boundaries of what stand-up comedy ...

The multi-award winning STEWART LEE'S COMEDY VEHICLE made a long awaited return to BBC TWO in Spring 2014 and now you can own this brilliant show. The third series follows a BAFTA and two British Comedy Awards for Series 2, and sees Stewart continue to push the boundaries of what stand-up comedy ...

The multi-award winning STEWART LEE'S COMEDY VEHICLE made a long awaited return to BBC TWO in Spring 2014 and now you can own this brilliant show. The third series follows a BAFTA and two British Comedy Awards for Series 2, and sees Stewart continue to push the boundaries of what stand-up comedy ...

The multi-award winning STEWART LEE'S COMEDY VEHICLE made a long awaited return to BBC TWO in Spring 2014 and now you can own this brilliant show. The third series follows a BAFTA and two British Comedy Awards for Series 2, and sees Stewart continue to push the boundaries of what stand-up comedy ...

The multi-award winning STEWART LEE'S COMEDY VEHICLE made a long awaited return to BBC TWO in Spring 2014 and now you can own this brilliant show. The third series follows a BAFTA and two British Comedy Awards for Series 2, and sees Stewart continue to push the boundaries of what stand-up comedy ...

The multi-award winning STEWART LEE'S COMEDY VEHICLE made a long awaited return to BBC TWO in Spring 2014 and now you can own this brilliant show. The third series follows a BAFTA and two British Comedy Awards for Series 2, and sees Stewart continue to push the boundaries of what stand-up comedy ...

Stewart Lee's final, and most punishing, BAFTA and multiple-British Comedy Award winning BBC2 stand-up series; recorded live at The Mildmay Club in Stoke Newington, it features six half hour sets on Wealth, Islamophobia, Patriotism, Death, The Migrant Crisis, and Childhood Memories. Chris Morris ...

Stewart Lee's final, and most punishing, BAFTA and multiple-British Comedy Award winning BBC2 stand-up series; recorded live at The Mildmay Club in Stoke Newington, it features six half hour sets on Wealth, Islamophobia, Patriotism, Death, The Migrant Crisis, and Childhood Memories. Chris Morris ...

Stewart Lee's final, and most punishing, BAFTA and multiple-British Comedy Award winning BBC2 stand-up series; recorded live at The Mildmay Club in Stoke Newington, it features six half hour sets on Wealth, Islamophobia, Patriotism, Death, The Migrant Crisis, and Childhood Memories. Chris Morris ...

Stewart Lee's final, and most punishing, BAFTA and multiple-British Comedy Award winning BBC2 stand-up series; recorded live at The Mildmay Club in Stoke Newington, it features six half hour sets on Wealth, Islamophobia, Patriotism, Death, The Migrant Crisis, and Childhood Memories. Chris Morris ...