Stewart Lee announces a new tour

Comic takes on stand-ups who 'monetise the denigration of minorities'

Stewart Lee is to announce a new tour – apparently trying to take on the ‘punching down’ comedians at their own game.

According to the blurb for Stewart Lee Vs The Man Wulf, the comic ‘is in danger of being left behind. He's approaching 60 with debilitating health conditions, his TV profile has diminished, and his once Bafta-award-winning style of stand-up seems obsolete in the face of a wave of callous Netflix-endorsed comedy of anger, monetising the denigration of minorities for millions of dollars.

‘But can Lee unleash his inner Man-Wulf to position himself alongside comedy legends like Dave Chappelle, Ricky Gervais and Jordan Peterson at the forefront of side-splitting stadium-stuffing shit-posting?’

To capitalise on this trend, Lee will share his stage with a tough-talking werewolf comedian from the dark forests of North America who hates humanity.

‘The Man-Wulf lays down a ferocious comedy challenge to the culturally irrelevant and physically enfeebled Lee,’ the blurb adds. ‘Can the beast inside us all be silenced with the silver bullet of Lee's unprecedentedly critically acclaimed style of stand-up?,’

Lee will launch the tour with a residency at the Leicester Square Theatre in London, running from December 3 to January 17, before hitting the road, starting in Southampton on January 19. Tickets go on sale on Thursday.

Regional dates in 2025 include the following – although many more will be added later.

January 19: Southampton Mayflower Theatre
January 24-26 Birmingham Symphony Hall
February 3-8: Oxford Playhouse
February 10: Canterbury Marlowe Theatre
February 18-22: Salford The Lowry
April 1-2: Sheffield, Lyceum Theatre
May 6-7: Liverpool Philharmonic Hall
May 8-10: Leeds Playhouse

Stewart’s 2019 touring show Snowflake/Tornado, which was originally broadcast as a BBC special in autumn 2023 is now available to buy or rent from mediagarageproductions.com along with several other specials, two series of Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle and of The Alternative Comedy Experience, which he curated for Comedy Central.

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Published: 26 Mar 2024