Stewart Lee

English stand-up comedian, writer, director and musician · United Kingdom · On the map · Comedians · Born 1968 · age 58

Stewart Graham Lee is an English comedian. His stand-up routine is characterised by repetition, internal reference, and deadpan delivery.

Stewart Lee is read about 611 times a day, in 8 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 8 November 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 110 days, one point a day.

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A life in dates

2018“Hang on a minute, mate. Who's the sole arbiter of taste in stand-up comedy? Who's the self-appointed moral judge of right and wrong in stand-up comedy? It's me, I am!”In their wordsContent Provider (2018)Read the whole statement

2012“I was sorry to see the News of the World go down, I think it was a great campaigning newspaper.”In their wordsCarpet Remnant World (2012)Read the whole statement

“Remember, all that's required for Jeremy Clarkson to triumph is that Richard Hammond do nothing.”In their wordsCarpet Remnant World (2012)Read the whole statement

2011“The twisting of the idea of 'political correctness' into a soft, one-size-fits-all punchbag for the right-wing media and your nan is a personal bugbear of mine [...] .”In their wordsHow I Escaped my Certain Fate: the Life and Deaths of a Stand-Up Comedian (2011), pp. 82-83Read the whole statement

2009“The idea of what's acceptable and what's shocking, that's where I investigate.”In their words6 December 2009Interview with Sean O'Hagan, The ObserverRead the whole statement

1968Born5 April 1968