What's On | Stewart Lee: Basic Lee
Stewart Lee wearing a black suit, holding a microphone and smiling

John Mackay, in association with Debi Allen / Curtis Brown, presents

Stewart Lee: Basic Lee

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Returning to Exeter Northcott after selling out in 2023!

After a decade of ground-breaking high concept shows involving overarched interlinked narratives, massive sets and enormous comedy props, Lee enters the post-pandemic era in streamlined solo stand-up mode.

One man, one microphone, and one microphone in the wings in case the one on stage breaks. Pure. Simple. Classic. Basic Lee. “The world’s greatest living stand-up” (The Times).

★★★★

“Basically, basic Lee is better than most”

The Telegraph

★★★★

“Basically, Basic Lee is very funny”

The Times

★★★★★

“Basically, back-to-basics Basic Lee is anything but”

Mail on Sunday

“It’s brilliantly choreographed, razor-sharp and laugh-aloud hilarious, but anything but basic”

Louder Than War

Map Venue MarkerNorthcott Theatre
Comedy, Stand-Up
Running time: 140 minutes, no interval
Age Guidance 14+

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What's On | Stewart Lee: Basic Lee
Stewart Lee wearing a black suit, holding a microphone and smiling

Stewart Lee: Basic Lee

  • Show Information
  • Reviews

A BRAND-NEW SHOW

After a decade of ground-breaking high concept shows involving overarched interlinked narratives, massive sets and enormous comedy props, Lee enters the post-pandemic era in streamlined solo stand-up mode.

One man, one microphone, and one microphone in the wings in case the one on stage breaks. Pure. Simple. Classic. Basic Lee.

“The world’s greatest living stand-up” – The Times

“Lee remains one of the best stand-ups in the country” ★★★★★ Metro

“There’s no-one else to touch him” ★★★★★ Mail on Sunday

★★★★

“Basically, basic Lee is better than most.”

The Telegraph

★★★★

“Basically, Basic Lee is very funny.”

The Times

★★★★★

“Basically, back-to-basics Basic Lee is anything but.”

Mail on Sunday

“It’s brilliantly choreographed, razor-sharp and laugh-aloud hilarious, but anything but basic.”

Louder Than War

Map Venue MarkerNorthcott Theatre
Comedy, Stand-Up
Running time: 135 minutes, no interval
no_concessions
Age 14+

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Houdini’s Greatest Escape artwork: An illustration that shows the top of a crystal ball, within which we see Houdini (a white man wearing a grey suit) with his hands in cuffs, looking surprised. Surrounding him are disembodied hands holding a variety of objects: a fake gun shotting a flag that reads ‘bang!’, a key, a set of playing cards, a safe, an elephant and a goldfish in a bowl. A woman’s face peers over the crystal ball, only her eyes visible.
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