Lewis Schaffer

"Arrive early to catch the London-based quick-fire wit of US stand-up Lewis Schaffer." Evening Standard, UK

Lewis Schaffer is one of the top comics in the home of stand up comedy, New York City, and has appeared in venues on four continents. Lewis Schaffer has developed a cult following there and has become a legendary figure in the New York comedy scene.

Lewis Schaffer has a unique style. "He can insult you and love you in the same sentence" according to Time Out, 2003 and the Hollywood Reporter (USA) called him "wickedly smarmy." He manages to be the quintessential New York comic and fresh, too.

List of Comedy Clubs
The full-time emcee (compere) of The Boston Comedy Club and Seinfeld's home club, The Comedy Cellar, both in Greenwich Village, New York. Has performed in the major clubs of New York and Los Angeles.

Regularly comperes and gigs at comedy clubs across the UK, including the Comedy Café, London, Up the Creek, London, Croyden, Maidstone, and The Glee Club, Birmingham and Cardiff and other venues.

Television and Radio
In the States, Lewis Schaffer appeared on The Vibe (UPN) Up All Nite (USA Network) and other shows. In the UK he has appeared on Brain Candy, a BBC TV Three show produced by Steve Coogan's production company "Baby Cow." He had his own Radio Four program on the BBC in 2002, and has been a frequent guest on the Fred McCauley Show (Radio Scotland) and on Radio Four’s Off the Page with Matthew Parris.

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"The highlight of any show.... Lewis Schaffer embraces inclusion. He ogles without shame or prejudice. 'Mmm...delicious', he pants at patrons of all sexes, creeds and colors. He raises the Black Power salute, bows to the rainbow flag and asks all to 'let the love flow'. Audiences reciprocate the flowing love by laughing" Time Out, New York USA

"Quirky, likeable and rather dry. Lewis Schaffer tells the audience they are going to like his show, whether they like it or not. And the audience loves his show" The Independent, UK

"Lewis Schaffer is endearing in a Hughie-Green-meets-Jerry-Lewis kind of way" - The Scotsman, UK

"Wonderfully silly. Light, endearing....Lewis Schaffer is fun and sweetly malice free. Lewis Schaffer can get more laughs out of the simplest, oft-repeated phrase. Well worth catching!" The New York Post, USA

"Delightfully self-absorbed. Schaffer, who is smooth and witty, is an inspired choice as compere" The Melbourne Age, Australia