Stewart Lambert

is an award winning Comedian, film maker and writer.

Get to know Stewart

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Stewart trained as an actor and went to art college where he studied film. Before working as a writer, film maker and comedian, Stewart navigated his way through the film and television industry and worked in broadcasting, journalism and animation. The best way to get to know Stewart is 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 was runner up in Show Me The Funny- 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.

For more comedy clips follow Stewart on Instagram here

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.

interviews

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.

Working as a video journalist for the Irish Times, Stewart covered a variety of stories and interviewed all sorts of people. Here he covers The Frontline Defender awards and interviews former Irish president Mary Robinson.

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

Look here for more interviews, corporate and experimental videos.

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. Listen to the first episode here.

Spotify
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Logo for 'The Very Small Podcast' with black text on a white background, arranged in a playful, stacked layout.

Finished

is a short film made up of a collection of several horror short films Stewart wrote and directed. Here are two of the shorts in that film.

what other amazing things has stewart done?

Great question! Stewart has worked on many exciting projects over the years. Here are a few projects he has created or productions he’s contributed to.

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

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 collaborated with CF Meister under the Evenings and Weekends label to write and perform on one of the tracks on Bibliotek: UFO. Featured on BBC6 and RTE, the album and his track received a glowing review on The Wire- the UK’s largest independent music magazine- available on vinyl.

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 has written and directed dozens of sketches, here’s one he performed in. It’s hard being honest in an interview but maybe not if you’re a horrible human being.

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

Stewart produced three episodes of this food mini series.

Stewart wrote a pantomime, “Oh no he didn’t”, yes he did sooo- shut up. During lockdown Stewart wrote and directed a panto that cut between a prerecorded story and live action broadcast.

A person in a large artistic costume and mask, sitting in front of a green screen, with a man wearing a face mask giving a thumbs up nearby. Camera equipment and monitors are visible in the scene.

Have you watched Game of Thrones? Stewart hasn’t but he did work on it in the visual effects department which earned him is first IMDB credits.

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

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

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“Bare Walls” a short film Stewart directed on 16mm film.

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.
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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.