Cast & creator
Stewart Lee
Best known for Top of the Pops, Have I Got News for You, Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Stewart Lee is an acclaimed, award winning English stand-up comedian, a writer, columnist, music critic, opera writer and director. In the 1990s he was one half of the comedy duo Lee and Herring, alongside Richard Herring, starring in Fist of Fun and This Morning With Richard Not Judy on BBC2.
54
film credits
22
television credits
49
1964–2026 · acting roles
7.2
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (76)
Showing 76 of 76 credits
Top of the Pops
Self - Host
1964
Have I Got News for You
Self
1990
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Self
1996
8 Out of 10 Cats
Self
2005
Celebrity Mastermind
2003
Arthur Christmas
Elf (voice)
2011
GamesMaster
1992
Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle
Himself
2009Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle
Writer
2009Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle
Creator
2009
Fist of Fun
1995Fist of Fun
Writer
1995Fist of Fun
Creator
1995
It's Kevin
Various
2013
Time Trumpet
2006
The Harry Hill Show
Self
2026
This Morning with Richard Not Judy
1998
2004: The Stupid Version
Himself
20042004: The Stupid Version
Writer
2004
Dying Laughing
Self
2017
Attention Scum
Creator
2001Don't Get Me Started
2005
Scala!!!
Self
2024
The Spider-Man Story
Self
2002
Evidently... John Cooper Clarke
Himself
2012
Swandown
Himself
2012
The Alternative Comedy Experience
Himself
2013The Alternative Comedy Experience
Creator
2013
Melt It! The Film of the Iceman
2026
Robin Ince: Nine Lessons and Carols for Godless People
Self
2010
Jerry Springer: The Opera
Writer
2005
Doctor Who: Real Time
Ryan Carey
2002
Ian Cognito: A Life and A Death On Stage
Self
2022The Enigma of Nic Jones
Himself
2013
Lee and Herring's Reasonably Scary Monsters
Self
1998Lee and Herring's Reasonably Scary Monsters
Writer
1998
Johnny Vegas: Who's Ready for Ice Cream?
Director
2003
Lint: The Movie
Self
2011
A Brush with Comedy
Self
2023Don't Get Me Started - What's So Wrong About Blasphemy?
Self - Presenter
2006Don't Get Me Started - What's So Wrong About Blasphemy?
Writer
2006
Lee and Herring Live
Self
1996Lee and Herring Live
Writer
1996
An Audience with The Goodies
2018
Stewart Lee, Basic Lee: Live at The Lowry
Self
2024Stewart Lee, Basic Lee: Live at The Lowry
Writer
2024
Stewart Lee: Carpet Remnant World
Himself
2012Stewart Lee: Carpet Remnant World
Writer
2012
The Fall: The Wonderful and Frightening World of Mark E. Smith
Himself
2005
Stewart Lee: 41st Best Stand-Up Ever!
Himself
2008Stewart Lee: 41st Best Stand-Up Ever!
Writer
2008
Stewart Lee: 90s Comedian
Self
2006Stewart Lee: 90s Comedian
Writer
2006
Moviedrome: Welcome to the Cult
Self
2025
Stewart Lee: Content Provider
Himself
2018Stewart Lee: Content Provider
Writer
2018
Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle
Writer
2009
Stewart Lee: Tornado
Self
2022Stewart Lee: Tornado
Writer
2022
King Rocker
Self
2020King Rocker
Writer
2020
The Ballad of Shirley Collins
Himself
2017
Stewart Lee: If You Prefer a Milder Comedian, Please Ask for One
Himself
2010Stewart Lee: If You Prefer a Milder Comedian, Please Ask for One
Writer
2010Untitled Michael Cumming and Stewart Lee project
Self
Untitled Michael Cumming and Stewart Lee project
Writer
Scala Interviews
Self
2024
Stewart Lee: Snowflake
Self
2022Stewart Lee: Snowflake
Writer
2022
Stewart Lee: Stand-Up Comedian
Himself
2005Stewart Lee: Stand-Up Comedian
Writer
2005Cluub Zarathustra
Various
1996Cluub Zarathustra
Writer
1996
Macbeth
Writer
2023
Stewart Lee vs The Man-Wulf
Self / ‘Man-Wulf’
2024Stewart Lee vs The Man-Wulf
Writer
2024