Hilarious, bitter, riveting, and relentless, he has a raft of surprising and comedic achievements: not every comedian can claim to have interviewed Neil Diamond, dressed Johnny Vegas as a yeti and co-founded Club Zarathustra and written a show containing - apparently - more than 8,000 obscenities and had it screened on BBC2. But then not every comedian has the ability of Stewart Lee. It remains to be seen, however, if he succeeds in his personal mission to stop himself turning into Ben Elton, despite having worked almost four years in musical theatre.

One time comedy cohort of Richard Herring on the cult BBC2 shows Fist of Fun and This Morning With Richard Not Judy , Stewart Lee has also collaborated with some of the best of contemporary comedy, including Simon Munnery, Johnny Vegas and Lee Mack. Writing credits are as diverse as his comedy, but include material for Steve Coogan, the novel, A Perfect Fool , co-authorship of Jerry Springer: the Opera (BBC2, 2005) and episodes of Al Murray - Pub landlord's Time Gentlemen Please (Sky 1).

'An exo-skeleton comedian, stripping the joke as if it were an engine, every phrase is beautifully written and dryly delivered with precision and care.'
Edinburgh Evening News

'Stewart Lee is the closest the British comedy scene has to a cult hero, rarely has cynicism been so charming, intelligence so sexy, serious concerns so funny... arguably Britain's first post-modern stand-up comedian...wickedly sharp and precise..'
Scotsman