Stewart Lee, British standup comedian and writer
Stewart Graham Lee (born 5 April 1968) is a British stand-up comedian, writer and director. In the mid-1990s, he was a member of the radio/TV comedy duo Lee and Herring, alongside Richard Herring. His stand-up is characterised by repetition, callbacks, deadpan delivery and a pronounced use of deconstruction, which he often discusses on stage.In December 2011, he won British Comedy Awards for best male television comic and best comedy entertainment programme for his series Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle. A 2009 article in The Times referred to him as "the comedian's comedian, and for good reason" and named him "face of the decade". In June 2012, Lee was placed at number 9 in the Top 100 Most Influential People in UK Comedy. In 2018, The Times named him as the best current English-language comedian in the world.He co-wrote and co-directed the West End hit musical Jerry Springer: The Opera, a critical success that sparked a backlash from Christian groups who staged a series of protests outside its early stagings. Lee has written music reviews for publications including The Sunday Times.His influences include Ted Chippington, Jerry Sadowitz, Simon Munnery, Kevin McAleer and Johnny Vegas.