Stewart Lee

​​FROM THE DECK OF​​ ​​ Stew@lee​​ ​​JUNE SARPONG 2012​​ ​ ​ ​​EDINBURGH​​ ​​BEN MOOR ​​ ​​YOU ARE NOTHING, BOOK​​ ​​Night Of The Unexpected/CAGE​​ ​​BAFTA/JOKE COMPETITION​​ ​​CARPET REMNANT WORLD DATES​​ ​​SIDEBOTTOM/AUTUMN LIVE DATES​​ ​​ ​​ ​​EDINBURGH - BRIDGET CHRISTIE/S LEE​​ ​My wife Bridget Christie, who likes nothing more than to be referred to as 'wife of comedian Stewart Lee' by journalists, and I are both at the new/old Assembly Rooms venue on George St in Edinburgh in August. I am doing Carpet Remnant World for the last time. Bridget is doing her new show War Donkey at 1.30, but the Fringe website is confusing about the times.​ ​ ​ ​​Bridget Christie - The War Donkey.​​​ ​​What are Tory feminists? How did Hitler choose soups in restaurants? Why isn't there a Spielberg blockbuster about donkeys, and why did Colonel Gadaffi hate them? Bridget Christie knows. And will wear stilts. Baffling stand-up and grotesque manifestations from someone who's been on Radio 4's News Quiz, E4's Cardinal Burns, Sarah Millican's Support Group and Harry Hill's Little Internet Show. 'Avant-garde comedian of prodigious talent' (Guardian). 'True, beautiful insanity' (Sunday Times). 'Brilliant political bite' (Arts Desk). 'Insightful, intelligent, absurd … hits highs of genuine brilliance' ( Chortle.co.uk ). www.bridgetchristie.co.uk . ​ ​ ​ ​Book here. http://www.edfringe.com/whats-on/comedy/bridget-christie-war-donkey Total sell out 2011.​ ​ ​ ​And me : http://www.edfringe.com/whats-on/comedy/stewart-lee-carpet-remnant-world ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​​BEN MOOR - COELACANTH​​ ​ ​ ​Nits will remember I wrote the introduction for a print version of one of Ben Moor's shows, which are simply amongst the best bits of theatre you will ever see. Coelacanth is touring now and if you like me you will love this, as it is like better than me, and is a bit like Daniel Kitson, or all those New York story-telling wimps Twitter likes, or Jesus, but better, and without all the rubbish concessions to mass appeal that mean I make a living and can afford to go to Edinburgh, which these kind of shows no longer can. If you don't go to this, and you ever complain about how everything's gone to shit, then it is your fault as you are part of the problem. Anyway, here's the press release, which calls Ben a 'comedy writing talent' and says the show comes 'from the imagination of Ben Moor'. Don't be put off, jaded thrillseekers. He's much better than that. With ace music too from Suns of the Tundra. Tweet your mates, twats.​ ​"From the imagination of Ben Moor, one of the Edinburgh Fringe's most lauded comedy writing talents, comes an extraordinary tale of love, loneliness, tree climbing and deeply oblivious fish. She's a rising star in the sport of competitive tree climbing; he's a quiet nonentity. How they fall in love isn't the story. Staying together when the world is filled with imaginary flat mates, underground Compliment Clubs and Satanic jazz bands – that's the story. Coelacanth (pronounced see-la-kanth) was adapted for BBC Radio Four, won a Herald Angel Award in 2005 and earned Ben a Best Actor Award nomination from The Stage.​ ​​"Storytelling as funny as it is beautiful"​​​ – ​​★★★★​​ ​The Guardian​​ ​​"Irreverent, inventive and hauntingly beautiful"​​​ – ​​★★★★​​ ​The Times​​ ​​June 21 to 23; Tobacco Factory Theatre, BRISTOL – http://tobaccofactorytheatre.com/shows/detail/coelacanth/ ​​​​ ​​June 25 to 26; Oxford Playhouse, OXFORD – http://www.oxfordplayhouse.com/show/?eventid=2616 ​​​​ ​​June 27; Harrogate Theatre, HARROGATE – http://www.harrogatetheatre.co.uk/page.aspx?parent=18aadf8c-40a3-46f7-bf6c-e960d786908e&showIdentifier=493365fd-32ca-4946-a172-9f79bd63fe41 ​​ ​​July 6; The MAC, BELFAST – http://themaclive.com/whats-on/ben-moor-coelacanth/ ​​​​ ​​You Are Nothing, book​​ ​ http://www.gofasterstripe.com/cgi-bin/website.cgi?page=videofull&id=13960 ​ ​Robert Wringham's important book, You Are Nothing, is available above. ​​Thee Fyrst and Onlie History of Cluub Zarathustra It comes complete with a limited edition Cluub badge, and also a free download of a pdf copy of the book! ​ ​ ​ ​It's! Simon Munnery. Stewart Lee. Roger Mann. Lori Lixenberg. Richard Thomas. Kevin Eldon. Also! Richard Herring. Jason Freeman. Sally Phillips. Tom Binns. Andy Riley. Dave Thompson. And! Harry Hill. Waen Shepherd. Al Murray. Graham Linehan. Johnny Vegas. Peter Baynham. Julian Barratt. ​Cluub Zarathustra​ was an unorthodox comedy club based in an Islington pub basement between 1994 and 1997. Anticipating ​Fist of Fun​, ​The Mighty Boosh​, and ​Jerry Springer: The Opera​, it all happened here, presided over by The League Against Tedium. Those who attended bore witness to the birth of today's finest comedy. They were also insulted, dribbled on, and forced to wear dunce's caps. But that was all part of the fun. Based on new interviews with the principal cast, supporting artists, and audience members (and on tonnes of fusty old interviews and press cuttings too), Robert Wringham tells the story of ​Cluub Zarathustra​: the seldom-celebrated and viciously experimental underground comedy cabaret. At last! The story of ​Cluub Zarathustra​ can be told. Finally! Roger Mann bares all. Regrettably! It's mostly based on drunken half-memories from two decades ago. Come. Join us at the wonkiest, yet arguably most important, crossroads in all of comedy history.​ ​​ ​​ ​​NIGHT OF THE UNEXPECTED/CAGE​​ ​​ ​​ ​​The Night of the Unexpected ​​​is at the Bishopsgate Institute, London, June 16​th​. I'm appearing as part of a trio doing a John Cage piece. There are loads of great musicians in it. 8pm. £12.​​ ​​​The Night of the Unexpected​​​ is a one-night festival, an experience full of surprises. Offering a unique overview of developments in New Music, the event brings together an international programme cutting right through styles and genres, from experimental techno to composed music, exploring musical boundaries. ​​ ​​The Night of the Unexpected counteracts your expectations and playfully questions existing habits, surrounding the audience with concerts, performances and sound installations. ​Roland Spekle​ (curator) Artists to include ​Han Bennink, Philip Jeck, Tania Chen, Steve Beresford, Stewart Lee, Monica Germino, Frank van der Weij, Joel Ryan, Evan Parker, Scanner, Trinity Laban Chamber Choir, Trinity Laban Contemporary Music Group ​and ​onedotzero.​​​ ​​The event is produced by Spitalfields Music. Tickets £12 in advance, £15 on the door. ​Further information​ ​Telephone 
​​​020 7392 9200 
​​​ ​ ​ ​​BAFTA​​ ​Amazingly, ​Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle​​​ won the Bafta for Best Comedy in May, but is mysteriously absent from the list of awards in all national newspapers except the Guardian and The Independent, as were my world record breaking two British Comedy Awards the previous January, and the presentation of the Bafta award was also cut from the TV broadcast. Even more gratifyingly, in case I should become vain, a clearly undersold Tunbridge Wells Assembly Hall are offering free tickets to my show there on June 1​st​ as a prize in a 'joke competitio'. 

 Here's the deleted scene that was considered 'too dull for mainstream TV. And here's that Joke competition. ​​ ​Assembly Hall​ ‏@ahttw ​​Competition time- Make us laugh and someone will win a pair of tickets to see ​Stewart​ ​Lee​ this Fri 1 June. Use #heheaht ​​​ ​​ ​​ ​​CARPET REMNANT WORLD​​ ​​​Carpet Remnant World​​​​ is the title of the new full length show, Aug 2010-Aug 2011. Thanks to all who came so far. It has been really very good.​​​​​ ​​ ​​ ​​JUNE​​ ​​Friday 1st​​​ - Assembly Hall, ​Tunbridge Wells​ - 8.00pm Box Office 01892 530613 / 532072​ Book Online ​​​​​​ ​​Friday 8th ​​​- West Yorkshire Playhouse, ​Leeds​ - Box Office: 0113 213 7700 ​Book Online.​ 
​ ​​Saturday 9th​​​ - The Alban Arena, ​St Albans​ - 01727 844488 ​ ​​Wednesday 13​th​ - ​​​Bedford​​​ ​​Thursday 14th​​​ - Grand Theatre, ​Swansea​ - Box Office: 01792 475715 ​ON SALE SOON.​
​ ​​Friday 15th​​​ - Lighthouse, ​Poole​ - Box Office: 0844 406 8666 ​Book Online​ 
​ ​​Friday 22nd​​​ - Civic Theatre, ​Chelmsford​ - Box Office: 01245 606 505 ​ON SALE SOON.
​​ ​​Saturday 23rd​​​ - City Hall, ​Salisbury​ - 8.00pm - Box Office: 01722 434434 ​Book Online.​ ​
​​ ​​Sunday 24th​​​ - Northcott Theatre, ​Exeter​ - Box Office: 01392 493493 ​Book Online.​ ​ ​​Tuesday 26​th​ - Hull​​​
​ ​​Wednesday 27​tH​ - Thurs 28th ​​​- Huntingdon Hall, ​Worcester​ - Box Office: 01905 611427 ​ON SALE SOON. ​
​​​ ​​ ​​ ​​JULY​​ ​ ​ ​The show will then be slimmed down from its current 2hrs running time to 75 minutes for the final dates, including a reprise of the show for the 2012 Edinburgh Fringe, as part of The Stand's Assembly Rooms program, having been originally run it at The Stand in the Summer of 2011. DON'T WORRY. THE 2012 Assembly Rooms program is nothing to do with the ASSEMBLY company, that used to be housed there, run by Bill Burdett-Coutts, of Coutts Bank. It will not, therefore, feature loads of out of date Radio 4 acts, exploited theatre companies, and lousy comedians shoe-horned in by management company package deals, and so you can go there with the same confidence you would approach, say, The Stand. I am worried the cool kids will think Assembly Rooms is Assembly and stay away. It isn't. Don't.​ ​ ​ ​Weds 4​th​ - ​Hebden Bridge​ (still full length)​ ​Friday July 13​th​/Sat July 14​th​ - ​The Shed​, North Yorkshire http://www.theshed.co.uk/gigs ​ ​​Sunday 15th​​​ - Richmond Theatre, ​Richmond​ - 8.00pm Box Office 0844 871 7651​ Book Online ​ 
​ ​​Wednesday 18th​​​ - Royal Festival Hall, ​Southbank​, London - 8.00pm Box Office: 0844 847 9910 ​Book Online​ .​ ​​Monday 30​th​ - Newcastle Stand​​ ​​Tuesday 31​st​ - Falkirk Comedy Festival​​​​​​ ​August 2​nd​ - 26​th​, Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh http://www.edfringe.com/whats-on/comedy/stewart-lee-carpet-remnant-world ​ ​ ​ ​​AUTUMN DATES​​​​ ​ ​ ​Sunday Sept 16th​ ​FRANK SIDEBOTTOM STATUE FUNDRAISER, LEXINGTON, LONDON​ ​It's a fantastic Frank Sidebottom Statue Fundraiser organised by the London branch, being held at the Lexington, London N1 on Sunday 16th September. 

Appearing on the night will be: 

STEWART LEE
, SIMON MUNNERY, 
KEVIN ELDON, 
BRIDGET CHRISTIE ,
THE GLUVETS 
DREAM THEMES
, ADRIAN R TEENBEAT
.. and THE (LONDON) OH BLIMEY BIG BAND 

Running order will be decided on the night, according to what we think will work best showbiz-wise. 

Come on down for thrills and fun, including a raffle, merch stall, 'the Sidie mannequin' and our fantastic puppet finale. 


++ These will sell out in about minus one second, so don't miss out! ++

A fundraiser for the indie/comedy legend, Frank Sidebottom. The man underneath the papier mache head, Chris Sievey, sadly, died on June 21st 2010, after a short battle with cancer. Now, the FRANK SIDEBOTTOM STATUE FUND has been set up in an attempt to raise £60,000 for a bronze statue of Frank, which will be placed in Timperley Village as a permanent tribute / memorial. More details about Frank, the fund and how you can donate in the meantime, can be found here. http://www.franksidebottom.org.uk/site/ 

We miss Frank and we want the campaign for a statue to succeed. He put Timperley on the map. You know he did, he really did. And he was an enormous influence and inspiration to a great many people. Not to mention, a fantastic bloke. 

We're very lucky to have some big names involved in this, all giving their time absolutely free, and are looking for other high profile acts to get involved with future events across the country. £10.23P 7pm ​​ http://www.wegottickets.com/event/170451 ​ ​ ​ ​Weds Sept 26​th​ - Cancer benefit, London somewhere​ ​Friday 21​st​ Dec - Robin Ince Xmas show, London somewhere​

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FROM THE DECK OF Stew@lee JUNE SARPONG 2012 EDINBURGH BEN MOOR YOU ARE NOTHING, BOOK Night Of The Unexpected/CAGE BAFTA/JOKE CO...

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