Lewis Schaffer
“Bold”, “unpredictable”, “hilarious” – those are just Lewis Schaffer’s words.
Lewis Schaffer was one of the top comics in the home of stand up comedy, New York City, as house MC at the Comedy Cellar and the Boston Comedy Club in Greenwich Village.
A short visit to London in 2000 went very wrong when love and marriage took him from his beloved New York and gave him children, divorce and heartache in the UK. Now trapped in a multi-occupancy council flat in Nunhead, a suburb of Peckham, Lewis Schaffer is making the very best of a very bad situation.
“The British aren’t friendly. It takes ten years to make a friend in the UK. I‘ve been here ten years. My friend is coming!”
What people are saying about Lewis Schaffer:
“An hour with Lewis Schaffer is an hilarious, cathartic, exhilaratingly appalling experience.” Kate Copstick, ITV & The Scotsman
“A fixture on the Soho comedy scene. Who better to give it to us straight than this New Yoiker?” The Independent
“His rapid-fire delivery takes a heavily ironic pop… everything is fair game. The darker and drier, the better.” The Guardian
“Controversial. Unpredictable. Recommended.” Time Out London
“Lewis Schaffer has a unique style – he can insult you and love you in the same sentence.” Time Out New York
“Almost every laugh he gives us he tops with another, bigger laugh. I would pay to see Lewis Schaffer.” The Scotsman
“Well worth catching.” The New York Post
“He is a skilled, masterful and above all, eye-wateringly funny guy. If you consciously choose not to see him, don’t bother coming to the Fringe.” Chortle
“His solo shows are a unique, roughly cut diamond, quite unlike anything else on the circuit, and now is the time to go.” Paul Fleckney, London is Funny