After accepting an honorary fellowship from St Edmund Hall, Oxford, Lee gave a lecture to aspiring writers in which he accused popular stand-up comedians for using writers who were not credited.

Being a comedy critic is an inherently futile job – telling people they are wrong to enjoy what makes them happy is a ridiculous pursuit – but it’s never more redundant when applied to a Stewart Lee ...

TVs Frankie Boyle has declared that noone over 40 should do standup as the old comedians lose their edge and their anger Stewart Lee is 42 and Frankies heartless Scottish words have made him ...

Being a comedy critic is an inherently futile job – telling people they are wrong to enjoy what makes them happy is a ridiculous pursuit – but it’s never more redundant when applied to a Stewart Lee ...