Stewart Lee
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Stewart Lee (born April 5 1968) is a British comedian, writer and director best known for co-writing and directing the hugely successful stage show Jerry Springer - The Opera and for his work during the 1990s with Richard Herring. He was born in Solihull in the West Midlands.
With Herring, Lee wrote material for Chris Morris' On the Hour (1991). In 1992 and 1993, he and Herring wrote and performed Lionel Nimrod's Inexplicable World for BBC Radio 4. For BBC Radio 1, they wrote and performed one series of Fist of Fun (1993), which was later remade for television.
Fist of Fun is regarded by many as is his best work. It included contributions from Peter Baynham.
A final television partnership with Herring, This Morning With Richard Not Judy, was a victim of BBC management reshuffles.
In 2002 Lee played the role of Carey in the Doctor Who Webcast Real Time, together with Richard Herring as Renchard and Colin Baker as the Doctor.
Since cordially ending his informal partnership with Herring, Lee has directed Attention Scum! for Simon Munnery and the BBC, worked as a script editor for comedian Harry Hill, performed one-man shows, and written music review columns for the Sunday Times. In Spring 2001 he joined composer Richard Thomas' project Jerry Springer - The Opera as writer/director.