by Stewart Lee
lack of self-censorship, 1;
shares flat with SL, 1;
Simeon Stylites gag, 1;
and Tarbuck, 1;
vocabulary, 1, 2, 3;
writing for radio, 1, 2;
writing retreat with SL, 1; see also Lee and Herring
Hex Enduction Hour, 1
Hicks, Bill, 1, 2
Hill, Harry: and callbacks, 1;
Channel 1 series, 2;
fly skits, 1;
Hooves, 1;
influence on SL, 1, 2;
SL on style, 1;
SL on success, 1;
socialising with SL, 1;
writing for radio, 1
Hill, Jimmy, 1, 2
Hislop, Ian, 1
Hitchcock, Alfred, 1
Hitchcock, Robyn, 1
Hodgson, Will, 1
Hollerbach, Kit, 1
homosexuality, 1
Hood, Robin, 1
Hooves (Harry Hill show), 1
Hopi, 1, 2
Horne and Corden (TV series), 1
How to Write an Opera about Jerry Springer, 1
Howard, Robert E., 1
Howard, Russell, 1
Howard the Duck comic, 1
Hoxne, Suffolk, 1
Human Anagram, 1
Hurley, Ben, 1
Hytner, Nick, 1, 2
‘I’ll Only Go If You Throw Glass’ (poem), 1
Ianucci, Armando, 1, 2
If You Prefer a Milder Comedian (show), 1, 2
Ince, Robin, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Incredible Hulk, 1
Inferno (show), 1
insects, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Ipswich murders, 1
IRA, 1
Iraq, 1
Irish audiences, 1
Islam, 1, 2
Izzard, Eddie, 1, 2, 3
Jackson, Paul, 1
Jackson’s Way (show), 1
Jacobson, Howard, 1
Jago, Hils, 1
Jakob, 1
jazz see free jazz
Jeffries, Jim, 1
Jerry Springer: The Opera: attempts to ban, 1, 2, 3, 4;
chief investor, 1;
effect of different venues on, 1;
end of first act, 1;
Jesus as gay in, 1;
mentioned in SL show, 1, 2;
and 9/11, 1;
publicity for 2006 tour, 1;
Sellars on, 1;
SL’s rights over, 1;
SL’s work on, 1, 2;
the songs, 1;
swear words in, 1
Jesus Christ: in Jerry Springer, 1;
SL as, 1, 2;
SL vomiting routine, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Jews, 1, 2, 3, 4
Jillette, Penn, 1, 2
John, Elton, 1
John Paul II, Pope, 1
Jones, Dylan, 1
Jongleurs, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Jupitus, Phill, 1
Kafka, Franz, 1, 2
Kashian, Jackie, 1, 2
Kaufman, Andy, 1
Kay, Peter: and clip shows, 1;
and Comic Relief, 1;
DVDs, 1;
fans, 1, 2;
score settling, 1;
style of comedy, 1
Kaye, Phil, 1
Keating, Roland, 1, 2, 3
Keating, Ronan, 1
Kielty, Patrick, 1, 2
King, Martin Luther, 1
Kinney, Kim, 1
Kirby, Jack, 1
Kitson, Daniel: career style, 1;
and clip shows, 1; fans, 2;
at the Fringe, 1;
and Hardee’s death, 1;
SL’s admiration for, 1, 2, 3;
typical routine, 1
Laden, Osama bin, 96
Languedoc see Corbières
last words, 1
Law, Tony, 1, 2
Lawrence, Stephen, 1
Lecoq, Jacques, 1
Lee, Ang, 1, 2
Lee, Stan, 1
Lee, Stewart (SL)
FORMER MANAGER: and BBC’s withdrawn commission offer, 1;
and Jerry Springer, 1, 2, 3, 4;
SL joins, 1;
SL quits, 1;
and SL’s diverticulitis attack, 1;
and StandUp Comedian DVD, 1, 2
GENERAL: arrogance, 1;
attitude to fame, 1;
ear problems, 1, 2;
favourite eighties albums, 1;
favourite standup rooms, 1;
favourite standups, 1;
feet, smelly, 1;
prejudices, 1; weight, 2, 3
LIFE: adopted, 1;
childhood, 1;
education, 1, 2;
first standup career, 1, 2;
journalism work, 1;
diverticulitis attack and convalescence, 1, 2;
return to standup, 1;
honeymoon, 1;
tour of Australia and New Zealand, 1;
BBC show offer withdrawn, 1, 2, 3;
theatre projects, 1;
quits management company, 1;
participates in TV panel games, 1;
son born, 1, 2;
BBC show commissioned after all, 1
MOTHER: attitude to SL as standup, 1, 2;
and Tom O’Connor, 1, 2, 3;
and quilts, 1, 2;
upbringing of SL, 1
STANDUP STYLE: adding obscurity, 1;
audience aimed at, 1;
catchphrases, 1;
empty stage, 1, 2;
flagging up the workings out, 1, 2;
form vs content, 1;
giving audiences permission to laugh, 1;
handling audience exits, 1;
hecklers, 1, 2, 3;
improvisation, 1;
key aim in comedy, 1;
persona, 1, 2, 3, 4;
repetition, 1;
show structure, 1;
source of best jokes, 1;
techniques for ending shows, 1;
use of failure, 1;
use of physicality, 1, 2, 3;
wordplay, 1
Lee and Herring, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Letts, Quentin, 1
Lincoln, 1
Linehan, Graham, 1
Lineker, Gary, 1
Littlejohn, Richard, 1, 2
Liverpool, 1;
Rawhide club, 1
Lloyd, Danielle, 1, 2
Lloyd and Claudette, 1
Lloyd Webber, Andrew, 1
Lock, Sean, 1, 2, 3
Logan, Brian, 1
London: Albany Arms, The, 1;
Amused Moose, The, 1, 2;
Finsbury Park mosque, 1, 2;
Guilty Pea, 1;
Red Rose Club, 1;
Stoke Newington, 1, 2;
Vortex, The, 1, 2
Long, Josie, 1, 2, 3, 4
Lucas, Matt, 1, 2
Lumsden, Lucy, 1, 2
Lunn, Edwina, 1
McAleer, Kevin, 1, 2, 3
Machen, Arthur, 1
McGuinness, Paddy, 1
McIntyre, Michael, 1, 2, 3, 4
McLennan, Oscar, 1
Maconie, Stuart, 1, 2
Macpherson, Ian, 1, 2, 3
Macpherson’s Gambit (joke type), 1
Madness, 1
Manchester: XS Mallarkey, 1
Manford, Jason, 1
Mann, Roger (aka Paul Ramone), 1
Manning, Bernard, 1, 2
Marber, Patrick, 1
March of the Mallards (cancelled show), 1
March of the Penguins (documentary), 1, 2
Martin, Daryl, 1
Martin, Ian, 1
Marvel comics, 1, 2
Master and Commander (film), 1
Maxwell, Andrew, 1
Maxwell, Dominic, 1, 2
May, Brian, 1
Melbourne, 1
Menezes, Jean Charles de, 1
Merchant, Stephen, 1, 2
Mercury, Freddie, 1, 2
Mighty Boosh, The, 1, 2
Miles and Milner, 1, 2
Mill
er, Steve, 1
Milligan, Spike, 1, 2
Mitchell, David, 1
Moat Studios, 1
Mock the Week (TV series), 1
Mod hairdresser, 1, 2
Montgomery, Lucy, 1
Monty Python, 1, 2
Moodists, The, 1, 2
Moor, Ben, 1
Moore, Alan, 1
Moore, Dudley, 1
Morecambe and Wise, 1
Morgan, Wills, 1
Morphogenesis, 1
Morris, Chris, 1, 2
Morris, Tom, 1, 2
Morrissey, 1, 2
Most Haunted (TV series), 1
Moyles, Chris, 1
Muldoon, Roland and Claire, 1
Munnery, Simon: anti-audience defence mechanism, 1;
Attention Scum, 1;
on Celebrity Mastermind, 1;
and Cluub Zarathustra, 1;
on comedy as art, 1;
Derry gig, 1;
DVDs, 1;
fees earned, 1;
gags about, 1;
Glasgow sectarian routine, 1;
haggis gag, 1;
insect comedian idea, 1, 2;
and jazz, 1;
and mainstream opinions, 1;
management, 1;
and New Act of the Year competition, 1;
on observational comedy, 1;
SL borrows from, 1;
SL on style, 1;
SL’s admiration for, 1, 2, 3;
tours, 1;
on ‘up and down’ gag, 1; see also God and Jesus; Parker, Alan, Urban Warrior
Murray, Al, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Murray, Chic, 1
Murray, Sunny, 1
music, pre-show, 1, 2, 3
music theatre, 1, 2
Nash, Robin, 1, 2
national identity, 1
Neenan, Tom, 1
Nelson, Stan, 1
Nestlé, 1
New Zealand, 1, 2
Newman, Rob, 1, 2, 3, 4
Nice, Phil, 1
Nicol, Phil, 1, 2, 3
Nicholls, Bridget, 1, 2, 3, 4
Nightingales, The, 1, 2 9/11, 3, 4, 5
Nine Ladies stone circle, 1
’90s Comedian (show): DVD, 1, 2;
Jesus routine, 1;
liturgical quality, 1;
reception, 1, 2;
tour, 1;
transcript, 1;
use of physicality in, 1;
writing, 1
NME, 1
Noble, Kim, 1
Noble, Ross, 1
Not the Nine O’Clock News (TV series), 1
Oasis, 1
Ó Briain, Dara, 1
Ó Briain’s Truncated Appendage (joke type), 1
obscenity: routine playing with concept, 1;
SL on, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
O’Connor, Tom, 1, 2, 3
Off the Kerb agency, 1
offensiveness see obscenity
Office, The (TV series), 1, 2
Oliver, John, 1
On the Hour (radio series), 1, 2
100 Greatest StandUps (TV show), 1, 2
O’Neil, Phelim, 1
Only Fools and Horses (TV series), 1
Orkney, 1
Orton, Peter, 1
O.T.T. (TV series), 1
Our House (musical), 1
Oxford University, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Packing Them In (sitcom), 1
Panel, The (TV series), 1
Paramount, 1
Parker, Alan, Urban Warrior, 1, 2, 3, 4
Parker, Evan, 1, 2, 3
Pasquale, Joe, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Pea Green Boat (theatre piece), 1
Peel, John, 1, 2
Perrier, 1
Perry, Lee, 1
Perth, 1, 2
Pestival (arts event), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Phillips, Sally, 1
Pigs on Purpose, 1
Poet’s Tree (radio series), 1
Political Animal (radio series), 1
political correctness, 1, 2, 3
Poozies, The, 1
Portillo, Michael, 1
Powell, Colin, 1
Powerhaus, Birmingham, 1, 2
Prairie School Freakout, 1
priests, 1
Pritchett, Georgia, 1
Producers, The (musical), 1
Provenza, Paul, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Pueblo clowns, 1, 2
Queen, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
quilts, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
racism, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Radio 1, 2
Radio Active (radio series), 1
Ram, 1
Ramone, Paul see Mann, Roger
Ravenhill, Mark, 1
Redmond, Michael, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Reeves, Keanu, 1
Reeves, Vic, 1
Reeves and Mortimer, 1
Reid, Mike, 1
religion see blasphemy; Jerry Springer: The Opera
Richardson, Peter, 1
Robert the Bruce, 1
Robinson, Derek, 1
Root, Jane, 1, 2
Roper, George ‘Welly’, 1
Ross, Jonathan, 1, 2
Rothenberg, David, 1, 2
Ruins, 1
Runaround (TV series), 1
Sachs, Andrew, 1
Sadowitz, Jerry, 1, 2, 3
Saget, Bob, 1
St Edmund Hall, 1
Sayle, Alexei, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Scope, 1
Scotland and the Scots, 1, 2;
Scottish audiences, 1
Sellars, Peter, 1
7/7, 1, 2, 3
sex education, 1
Sex Lives of the Potato Men (film), 1
She-Hulk, 1
Sheppard, Tommy, 1
Shetland, 1
Shetty, Shilpa, 1
Shilton, Peter, 1
Simeon Stylites, 1
Simmons, Sam, 1
Skinner, Frank: Fantasy Football: 1;
gags, 1;
gags about, 1;
manager, 1;
and Mann, 1;
and Pasquale, 1;
and political correctness, 1;
SL appears with, 1;
and swearing, 1;
unique voice, 1
Skinner’s Profanity Repudiation,1
Smeaton, John, 1
Smith, Arthur, 1, 2, 3, 4
Smith, John, 1
Smith, Mark E., 1, 2
Smith, Sarah, 1
Soan, Martin, 1, 2
Solihull, 1, 2, 3
Some Kind of Comedian (Tom Binns’s character act), 1
Sonic Youth, 1
Sony, 1
Soul, David, 1, 2
South Park (TV series), 1
Spider-Man, 1, 2, 3
Spikey, Dave, 1
Spirit, The, 1
Spitting Image (TV series), 1
sport, 1, 2
Springer, Jerry see How to Write an Opera about Jerry Springer; Jerry Springer: The Opera
Stage Left agency, 1
Stand, The, 1, 2
standup see audiences;
comedy; Lee, Stewart: standup style
StandUp Comedian (show): at Aspen Comedy Festival, 1, 2, 61, 3, 4;
audio release, 1;
critical reception, 1;
DVD, 1;
publicity, 1;
tour, 1, 2;
transcript, 1;
writing, 1
Stewart Lee Says What’s So Bad About Blasphemy? (documentary), 1
Stewart Lee’s Badly Mapped World (show), 1
Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle (TV series): commissioned, 1;
content, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6;
directorial approach, 1
Stourton, Edward, 1, 2
Street-Porter, Janet, 1
Stringer, Rob, 1
swearing, 1
Taos, 1
Talk Radio (show), 1
Tarbuck, Jimmy, 1
Tate, Catherine, 1
Tavare, Jim, 1, 2, 3
taxi drivers see cab drivers
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Taylor, Cecil, 1
television, 1
Tells, 1
terrorism, 1; see also 9/11; 7/7; war against terror
Tewa, 1
Thick of It, The (TV series), 1
Thirtle, Rob, 1
This Morning with Richard Not Judy (TV series), 1, 2
Thomas, Mark, 1
Thomas, Richard: and Cluub Zarathustra, 1;
gags about, 1;
and jazz, 1;
and Jerry Springer, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8;
Miles and Milner, 1, 2;
SL goes to Germany with, 1;
SL on, 1;
SL’s admiration for, 1;
and swearwords, 1
Thompson, Ben, 1
Thompson, Dave, 1
toilets, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7– 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15
Tour, Andy de la, 1
Trachtenberg, Jason, 1
Trachtenberg Family Slideshow Players, The, 1
tribute shows, 1
trousers, 1
TV Burp (TV series), 1
2entertain, 1
Ungovernable Force, The, 1
Upstairs, Downstairs (TV series), 1
urinal, 1, 2
Urine Dance of the Zuni Indians of New Mexico, The, 1
USA and Americans, 1, 2, 3;
comedians, 1
Van Zandt, Steve, 1
Vegas, Johnny: gags about, 1;
improvised discussion about Brand, 1, 2;
and O’Connor, 1, 2;
Redcoat routine, 1;
SL on, 1, 2;
SL’s article about, 1;
and SL’s Blake workshop, 1;
Who’s Ready for Ice Cream?, 1
Vernon-Smith, Alison, 1
Version, Jim, 1
Vine, Michael, 1, 2
Viz comic, 1
Wales, Ashley, 1
Walker, Scott, 1
Wallace, William, 1
Walsh, Louis, 1
war against terror, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Watcher, The, 1
We Will Rock You (musical), 1, 2, 3
Webb, Robert, 1
Weekending (radio series), 1
Weight Watchers, 1
Welsh, Irvine, 1
whale sharks, 1
What Would Judas Do? (theatre piece), 1
Whitelaw, Billie, 1
Who Dares Wins (film), 1
Who’s Ready for Ice Cream? (DVD), 1
Wilde, Oscar, 1
Wilkinson, Canon Raymond, 1
Williams, Robbie, 1
Williams, Rowan, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1
Wilmot, Mike, 1
Wilty, Nick, 1
Wolverine, 1
women, 1
Wood, Victoria, 1
Woodley, Frank, 1
wool, 1
Wool, Glenn, 1
Wootton Bassett, 1
worms, 1, 2
Wright, Steve, 1
Wringham, Robert, 1
Young Ones, The (TV show), 1
Zaltzman, Andy, 1, 2
Zorn, John, 1
Zuni, 1, 2
About the Author
Stewart Lee began standup in 1988 at the age of 20, and won the Hackney Empire New Act of the Year award in 1990. In 2001 he was asked to co-write the libretto for Jerry Springer: The Opera which went on to win four Olivier awards. His most recent standup shows have been StandUp Comedian (2004), ’90s Comedian (2005), 41st Best StandUp Ever (2007) and If You Prefer a Milder Comedian, Please Ask for One (2009). The Bafta-nominated Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle featuring standup shows and sketches appeared on BBC2 in spring 2009. A second series was broadcast in spring 2011.