Stewart Lambert

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About

Stewart is an award winning comedian, film maker and writer. He trained as an actor, went to art school and studied film. He navigated his way through the industry and worked in broadcasting, journalism and animation. The best way to get to know Stewart is to make friends with him by giving him cake or to look at some of his work below.

Stand Up

Stewart has performed stand up hundreds of times all over Ireland and the UK. Known for his dry and surreal sense of humor, he picked up bronze in Show Me The Funny finals- Ireland’s biggest comedy competition, shortlisted for the BBC New Comedy awards and was a Semifinalist in So you think you’re funny- the UK’s biggest comedy competition. Have a look at one of his sets here.

Performing to a sold out crowd at the Workman's club, Dublin alongside some of Ireland's top comedians including David O'Doherty.

A comedian performs on stage in a dimly lit comedy club with red curtains, a microphone in hand, and an audience watching.
Male comedian standing on stage with a microphone at Backyard Comedy Club, with a wooden backdrop and a sign behind him.
A comedian performing on stage with a red curtain backdrop, holding a microphone, with an audience in the foreground.
Stand-up comedian performing on stage at Empire Music Hall during The Laugh Attack event, with an audience watching.

Stewart at the limelight BBC Belfast, Drop the mic Limerick, Backyard London and The Empire Belfast.

People

Stewart has collaborated, produced and directed hundreds of videos and interviewed dozens of people documenting all walks of life from activists and artists to politicians and celebrities.

He shot this video on the streets of Dublin and it was wildly published by various online broadsheet papers.

“The result is this wonderfully honest and very emotional four and a half minute video.”- Paul Hosford, journalist.

For the Irish Times, Stewart covered a variety of stories and interviewed all sorts of people over the years. Here he covers The Frontline Defender awards and interviews former Irish president Mary Robinson.

Stewart interviews Irish artist Colm Mac Athlaoich for his exhibition, Everywhere Else To Be Found.

Other Things or More Stuff

Stewart has produced work across different genres of entertainment over the years. Here are a some of the projects he has created or productions or contributed to.

The very SMALL podcast

The very SMALL podcast is a short comedy news podcast, well suited for grown A.D.H.Ders or young people. Stewart brought together some of the funniest comedians in Ireland and some non performers to create this scripted podcast. It ran for three seasons from 2020 to 2022.

“Finished” is a short film made up of a collection of several horror short films Stewart wrote and directed.

A UFO hovers in the sky, emitting a bright beam of light over a landscape that includes a house, a tree, and a dog standing on the ground.

Stewart wrote and performed on one of the tracks on Bibliotek: UFO, a collaboration with evenings ad weekends. Featured on BBC6 and RTE, the album and his track received a glowing review on The Wire- the UK’s largest independent music magazine.

During the dark days of inward living, with limited resources and not an extra hand around the house (or his very tiny apartment), Stewart produced a three part mini series, Lockdown with some very great comedians contributing. Watch all three episodes here.

Stewart can’t dance professionally but he can film people who can. Here he worked with Dance Ireland to produce a series of films promoting all of classes.

Close-up of the Iron Throne from Game of Thrones, made of swords with the word 'GOT' above it.

Stewart earned his first IMDB credits working for HBO’s Game of Thrones in the visual effects dept. He has never watched it.

“Did someone say embarrassing innuendo, foul language and nudity? I’m in!”. * During lockdown Stewart wrote and directed a panto that cut between a prerecorded story and live action broadcast for an events company. *there was no foul language

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Most people eat food, that’s why he produced three episodes of this food mini series.

An Average Day was a mini series of interviews with people who have unusual jobs. Here Stewart interviews probably the cheeriest mortician in Ireland.

CineSemantic

Stewart created and produced this commercial cinema event that screened original 35mm prints of classic and iconic films across the city with guest speakers from the film industry.

Stylized illustration of a woman's face with large eyes, partially covered by a dark hood, and featuring the text 'BUFFALO 66' and details of a cinema screening at O'Neill Street on April 11.
Poster for Stanley Kubrick's 'The Shining' screening event, featuring red background with black handwritten-style text spelling 'REDRUM' repeatedly.
Pink poster advertising the movie 'Pink Flamingos' with an illustration of a cracked egg and event details including date, time, and location. 
Some of the artwork commissioned to promote the screenings and Stewart with Director Lenny Abrahamson.
Three men standing in front of a poster for a film club event at a cinema, smiling for the photo.
A poster for a film club showcasing upcoming screenings of classic films, featuring images from different movies and event details including dates, times, and hosts in bold text.