I'm forever reading on the Internet that I apparently cultivate this audience and never go badly. Stewart Lee apparentlyaudiencebadly Change image and share on social
Normally, when I write a tour show, it's got a title that means something - a beginning, a middle and an end - and some kind of storyline and ideas going through it over two hours. Stewart Lee beginendhour Change image and share on social
In places like Glasgow and Newcastle, audiences have a tradition of being amusingly combative. But they're not trying to ruin the act, they're trying to give you a challenge. It's like a cat playing with a mouse - the cat doesn't want the mouse to die, it wants to keep it alive for its own amusement and to be entertained by its struggle. Stewart Lee actaliveamusement share on social
Oh, I can't sleep, whatever - it's a huge problem. The comedian's thing is you self-medicate with alcohol and knock yourself out - but obviously, that's not a long-term strategy. Stewart Lee alcoholcomedianhuge Change image and share on social
I thought it would be a funny concept to publish a book about stand-up comedy with Faber, the poetry publisher, and to apply to stand-up the same sort of weight of annotation that you would to a classic work of literature, an epic poem. I thought that would be funny. Stewart Lee annotationapplybook share on social
When I started on the London circuit in 1989, nationwide there were about 150 to 200 people that were what you could call alternative comedians - that weren't club comics. Now, last year when the Laughing Horse chain of clubs held a new acts competition, a thousand people entered. So, there are 800 people more. Stewart Lee actalternativecall share on social
When I did 'Jerry Springer: The Opera,' there was a big fuss, largely centered around the misrepresentation of its content. Had Twitter existed then, that would have been over in a week because people who had actually seen it would have been able to get control of the story through social media. Stewart Lee bigcentercontent share on social
I'm very grateful to my adoptive family. My mother sorted my life out. Stewart Lee adoptivefamilygrateful Change image and share on social
I suppose we are what we are, and we use the evidence to confirm what we believe. Stewart Lee confirmevidencesuppose Change image and share on social
I don't think I'd want to be a comedian today if I saw it on the telly. I wouldn't think it was a thing for weirdoes and drop-outs; I'd think it was a thing for squares who wanted to be famous. Stewart Lee comediandropfamous Change image and share on social