Stewart Lee playing the room as it's dealt

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  • @justinleslie1
    @justinleslie1 3 роки тому +533

    “I walk on to the stage…through a forest of ghosts”. Something about that line is just so perfect, so self-pitying, just enough to keep it going. Beautiful.

    • @chadderton
      @chadderton 2 роки тому +7

      They whisper to me...

    • @hawk2million
      @hawk2million 2 роки тому +24

      It's the accusatory "I look through them..... and I see you." bit that gets me.

    • @Tormented22
      @Tormented22 11 місяців тому +2

      That was a beautiful line but I laugh more at the part later on where he cries out, "This is being filmed!" 😂

    • @turbomunch
      @turbomunch 9 місяців тому +1

      I remember my first beer.

    • @eyebrowman1
      @eyebrowman1 8 місяців тому +1

      Just 'forest of ghosts ' is lovely.

  • @mattford1593
    @mattford1593 7 років тому +1816

    Saw him do this routine in Liverpool. He is so convincing. When you're right there in the room you almost start to believe it. Brilliant.

    • @georgejohnsmith
      @georgejohnsmith 7 років тому +15

      Is it from a live show? I thought it was from the Comedy Vehicle series (S4E6). Which kind of hurt my sense of causality because that episode aired in 2009, while Robin Williams died in 2014.

    • @georgejohnsmith
      @georgejohnsmith 7 років тому +9

      Oh, sorry for bothering you, I googled it again, turns out it was last year. :-)

    • @mattford1593
      @mattford1593 7 років тому +17

      georgejohnsmith Yeah, I guess this was during the recordings for the last Comedy Vehicle series. I saw him doing this in 2015 and he was basically road testing the material for the series.

    • @georgejohnsmith
      @georgejohnsmith 7 років тому +59

      He is getting better every year. Not only the content but his acting as well.

    • @durrutti
      @durrutti 7 років тому +6

      georgejohnsmith Nah, he is not a good actor. But its funny anyway. ;)

  • @arsenelupin123
    @arsenelupin123 6 років тому +187

    This is fucking art. So much control, so much understanding of the crowd. Surreal

    • @zootsoot2006
      @zootsoot2006 4 місяці тому +2

      It's Lee at his post-modern best. Hints of Foucault challenging the power structures and Derrida bringing into question the binary of life vs death. We should all bow down to the 41st greatest stand up of all time, as he stands up like the veritable genius he is.

    • @thert.hon.thelordnicholson7261
      @thert.hon.thelordnicholson7261 2 місяці тому

      ​@@zootsoot2006mate shut up

    • @S-I-T
      @S-I-T 3 дні тому

      ​@@zootsoot2006like a pear cider...well, you know the rest.

  • @88Switches
    @88Switches 3 роки тому +934

    He comes up with a half-decent joke but deliberately tells it in a way that won't get laughs, then makes you laugh at something totally inappropriate and blames you for the routine failing to go well.
    His manipulation of the audience is masterful!

    • @oliverbrain4790
      @oliverbrain4790 2 роки тому +52

      I love the break to conversation in comedy vehicle when Armando explains that he operates all the levers that could make someone laugh EXCEPT for actually saying something funny. So spot on.

    • @Rachel-tr8mg
      @Rachel-tr8mg 2 роки тому +32

      The Hitchcock of stand up.
      Only ever let's you go where he wants you to then slams you in the face with so much force.
      Nobody does it like this.

    • @MrAdey72
      @MrAdey72 Рік тому +7

      Thanks for the explanation 😂

    • @CDowning-k1v
      @CDowning-k1v 3 місяці тому

      @@88Switches so you're saying he's deliberately unfunny. That explains why I never laugh.

  • @An_Arbitrary_Miscellany
    @An_Arbitrary_Miscellany 6 років тому +1814

    He just gave it to them straight; like a pear cider, that's made from 100% pears.

    • @dragonpunch9459
      @dragonpunch9459 5 років тому +2

      😂

    • @szndm
      @szndm 5 років тому +3

      Now I want 100% pear cider.

    • @tjpj1919
      @tjpj1919 5 років тому +40

      Pear

    • @bensmith9253
      @bensmith9253 5 років тому +6

      Yes! If you get this you're a true fan.

    • @pov_music
      @pov_music 5 років тому +13

      THAT IS STOLEN FROM A DEAD MAN'S HEART

  • @rigsby1454
    @rigsby1454 7 років тому +110

    Stewart lee is a master at deconstructing his routine. It's pure brilliance

  • @irfanmyg
    @irfanmyg 7 років тому +681

    I don't think I've ever referred to a stand up routine as a masterpiece or beautiful, but this is genuinely both of those things.

    • @samcad-ho3ze
      @samcad-ho3ze 6 років тому +17

      irfan. Plus his delivery...it’s fucking perfection.

    • @jameskenyon5429
      @jameskenyon5429 6 років тому +14

      That's because you are a pig and you are trying to understand humans.

    • @kickedinthecalfbyacow7549
      @kickedinthecalfbyacow7549 5 років тому +22

      piggypigpig I’m glad you didn’t like it, Stewart lee isn’t for you. His whole act is there to remind the liberal elite how much better we are than everyone one else.

    • @Brownie-ms6sv
      @Brownie-ms6sv 4 роки тому +6

      @@kickedinthecalfbyacow7549, excellent reply, I think even Stu himself would like your comment.

    • @-The-Darkside
      @-The-Darkside Рік тому

      Clearly never saw Carlin

  • @DanGolag
    @DanGolag 7 років тому +896

    "You as good as murdered Robin Williams." OMFG. Stewart Lee never disappoints.

    • @0The_Farlander0
      @0The_Farlander0 4 роки тому +12

      That part fucking killed me.

    • @dontpanic1812
      @dontpanic1812 4 роки тому +8

      @@neilpattison130 I'm still partial to Jimmy Carr's joke about mosquitoes and AIDS in Africa, but yes, this specific line would likely have Robin Williams himself laughing at its powerful rawness and subversiveness. Glorious.

    • @martinmarriott1819
      @martinmarriott1819 4 роки тому +3

      Great stuff. And, really, if the 'you' he says is society itself, ie all of us, then he is telling his truth. Because it is always society which kills the clown.

    • @LuDux
      @LuDux 3 роки тому +1

      @@martinmarriott1819 A clown is terrible thing to waste

    • @hpebackwards
      @hpebackwards 3 роки тому +4

      It's a permissible joke because you know Robin would be in tears if he could hear it. He knows that and he knows we know that. Well played.

  • @Seedy32
    @Seedy32 8 місяців тому +374

    Watch this bit, and then remember that Joe Rogan calls himself a comic.

    • @MrBurghausen
      @MrBurghausen 6 місяців тому +3

      What’s wrong with that?

    • @EnclosedPoolArea
      @EnclosedPoolArea 5 місяців тому +72

      Like watching Muhammad Ali and then listening to Logan Paul call himself a boxer.

    • @Chilli_Tea
      @Chilli_Tea 5 місяців тому

      ​@@MrBurghausenfound the utter moron lol

    • @JeremyLangworthy
      @JeremyLangworthy 5 місяців тому

      @@Chilli_Tea username checks out

    • @benwherlock9869
      @benwherlock9869 5 місяців тому +4

      He does know Stanhope though! 😂

  • @haydosmegins
    @haydosmegins 7 років тому +130

    I saw him do this n Edinburgh 2yrs ago, it was something special to experience in person. Fukn genius Stewart.

  • @ClarkyGuitar
    @ClarkyGuitar 7 років тому +587

    How he manages to not laugh during some of those quiet bits I'll never know. Genius!

    • @ichabaudcraine2923
      @ichabaudcraine2923 7 років тому +23

      I know right! He must be a legend at delaying orgasm.

    • @zaitesushion
      @zaitesushion 7 років тому +35

      as if I needed another reason to want to shag Stewart Lee

    • @samcad-ho3ze
      @samcad-ho3ze 6 років тому +3

      zaitesushion same

    • @ulalaFrugilega
      @ulalaFrugilega 5 років тому +4

      @King Brilliant that's what I thought. For, at some moments, you think he's surely acting, but what if he isn't? What if he is truly just acting out. I was wondering why the ppl where laughing, but it did seem to placate him somewhat ;O)

    • @turtleneckless
      @turtleneckless 5 років тому +3

      The micros are still there but yh i agree

  • @0The_Farlander0
    @0The_Farlander0 4 роки тому +89

    Just after halfway through this when he's talking about ghosts and you see him crack a slight smile but keep it together, I love seeing people enjoying their own work.

    • @j.judges9988
      @j.judges9988 Місяць тому

      Yes agreed! Found it: 6:33-34

  • @rooty
    @rooty 4 роки тому +326

    I love that stewart can craft a joke so precisely that he can actually manipulate the number of people in the audience who will laugh at it in order to set up an entire routine.

    • @haruyasumi616
      @haruyasumi616 2 роки тому +19

      if it didn't get so poetic and complex later, you'd never believe it was deliberate.

    • @fang_xianfu
      @fang_xianfu Рік тому +10

      He does also just lie about the reaction sometimes. You can't really tell how many people are laughing when you're in the audience but you can see on video. Sometimes he'll just act like a joke got a bad reaction even though most people laughed, or act like the whole room laughed when it was a minority.
      Not saying he's not immensely skilled but it's all part of the routine :)

  • @LoveProWrestling
    @LoveProWrestling 6 років тому +44

    A magnificent Rockstar of comedy. Dragging the joke around the room and shaking it in peoples faces.

  • @geeblanco
    @geeblanco 4 роки тому +166

    "they're just in the clothes that they wore when I knew them"
    - He absolutely nailed the entire room to the floor with that line, and then let them back up with "Join us!"
    Tremendous.

    • @tadghgibson4523
      @tadghgibson4523 4 роки тому +8

      Pull me apart like soft bread

    • @wardygrub
      @wardygrub 4 роки тому +3

      @@tadghgibson4523 punch me in the ........... tits.

    • @gnomeflight
      @gnomeflight 3 роки тому +6

      @@wardygrub bludgeon my face in

    • @Billbobr
      @Billbobr 2 роки тому +1

      @@tadghgibson4523 put me to sleep with your kind boots mr fancy man

    • @newyoupersonaldevelopment3497
      @newyoupersonaldevelopment3497 Рік тому +3

      The coroner said ‘any sane audience should have seen he was obviously going to go postal at any time … and got out before it was too late’

  • @ysgol3
    @ysgol3 5 місяців тому +48

    He's so far ahead of every other comedian it's beyond belief.

    • @tinbadger8097
      @tinbadger8097 5 місяців тому +13

      Stewart Lee’s playing a game most other comics can’t even comprehend let alone emulate.

    • @gazza1252
      @gazza1252 4 місяці тому +3

      Absolutely agree

    • @jayrocc5598
      @jayrocc5598 4 місяці тому +1

      I was just about to type the very same!

  • @kc8181
    @kc8181 11 місяців тому +4

    I listen to this at least once a year and it improves with age.

  • @paulconnelly4050
    @paulconnelly4050 5 років тому +110

    I’ve watched Stewart Lee since his Fist of Fun days. He has matured into one of the best comics around today. Intelligent, thought provoking but utterly hilarious. Him, Chris Morris and Armando Iannucci.

    • @Eatcrow
      @Eatcrow 9 місяців тому +1

      Is his wokeness part of the comedy routine?
      Sometimes it’s so absurd I wonder ?..

  • @RICHARDGRANNON
    @RICHARDGRANNON 3 роки тому +388

    He so perfectly embodies the spirit of the depressed English teacher who explodes in impotent rage when trying to be funny and the class doesn’t laugh.
    The elf defeat, frustration and despair then channelled into the faces of bewildered 14 year olds too young to understand the burden of a pile of murdered dreams carried into middle aged meaninglessness.
    Who knew Misplaced rage could be so tragic and so hilarious at the same time?
    So human.
    This is pure art.

    • @RICHARDGRANNON
      @RICHARDGRANNON 3 роки тому +56

      *self defeat , the Elves remain an undefeated ancient and binding force for peace.

    • @KnjazNazrath
      @KnjazNazrath 3 роки тому +8

      ​@@RICHARDGRANNON Peace through superior goblin slaying. The undertones are allegedly overtones. Personally, I like two-tone, but I'm not not sure what the correct term for that musical style is now and I can't mention "Ghost Town" on a video like this. Too many asides and implications. I should leave before people think I'm impersonating a spriggan.

    • @FightingTorque411
      @FightingTorque411 3 роки тому +2

      @@IncredibleGoliath From OP's misspelling of "self" in his first comment, which he then jokes about himself.

    • @SpookyLuvCookie
      @SpookyLuvCookie 3 роки тому

      quite

    • @deanwright7611
      @deanwright7611 3 роки тому +16

      I was a teacher once and I can confirm I often wished I was dead. On occasion I even said that. The kids said they wished I was dead too. Quite cathartic really :). Happy days.

  • @justinleslie1
    @justinleslie1 3 роки тому +30

    There’s something almost Basil Fawlty when he shouts “You should’ve been concentrating like that from the moment you walked in!”

  • @loejewis
    @loejewis 5 років тому +67

    Of all the bits I've seen Stewart Lee do live, this is the one that made the biggest impression. So good.

    • @DistrictWitch
      @DistrictWitch 2 роки тому +7

      carpet remnant world is the ultimate imo

  • @30071997kario
    @30071997kario 7 років тому +185

    Stewart Lee is the only comedian that makes ask myself why am I even laughing.

    • @JoeCorneli
      @JoeCorneli 4 роки тому +1

      Funny innit

    • @zibberebbiz
      @zibberebbiz 4 роки тому +2

      Lol yeah I'm like hahaha Robin Williams's suicide lmao

  • @alexdeville1248
    @alexdeville1248 4 роки тому +60

    I am a grief counselor and that shit was therapy.

  • @seanys
    @seanys Рік тому +3

    This is brilliant. Such an amazing self examination of the nature of comedy, and hilarious.

  • @StewartyMac
    @StewartyMac 3 роки тому +13

    This is comedy genius at its finest, one of my favourite routines of his.

  • @ElMarko2000
    @ElMarko2000 18 днів тому

    Stewart Lee is really touched with genius. Up there with the greats. Absolutely superb.

  • @RalphBrooker-gn9iv
    @RalphBrooker-gn9iv Рік тому +10

    The incomparable Stewart Lee. League of his own. A counterpoint to those hamstrung comedians whose slogan is ‘Offense doesn’t matter’. Stewart Lee is riveting in his own right as he lays bare the anatomy of comedy.

  • @ukporkpie7829
    @ukporkpie7829 5 років тому +21

    So many layers of comedy.... one massive pear....!!!

    • @LuDux
      @LuDux 5 років тому +4

      one massive onion

  • @kennycharlton7891
    @kennycharlton7891 2 роки тому +6

    this is THEE video that got me into stewart lee, changed my whole approach to crowd control and approach to ideas in my songwriting and stage banter when i'm playing shows.

  • @Calico_Crow
    @Calico_Crow 5 років тому +64

    I have never heard any standup from this guy but his ability to remain stonefaced and evoke tenative uneasiness in a crowd is something I've only ever seen in videos of Andy Kaufman. So fuckin good

    • @craiglittle1437
      @craiglittle1437 3 роки тому +3

      He's been outstanding for 25 years now. Are you a fan 2 yrs on?

    • @jontallon73
      @jontallon73 2 роки тому

      Funny I was thinking Kaufman all through this :-) btw he's leaving it a bloody long time to come back

    • @ackerjawaka1966
      @ackerjawaka1966 Рік тому +3

      Watch 41st best comedian ever, pure class

  • @ahobimo732
    @ahobimo732 2 роки тому +18

    This is next-level performative craft. Andy Kaufman would have LOVED this if he'd been around to see it.

  • @robrob9250
    @robrob9250 4 роки тому +786

    It's a shame Morrissey has been reduced to this, he was a great artist. And he's really let himself go

    • @Jojo-uc9or
      @Jojo-uc9or 4 роки тому +91

      These days if you say you're Morrissey you'll be put in jail.

    • @ashermiller10
      @ashermiller10 4 роки тому +17

      @@Jojo-uc9or good

    • @andysmith8890
      @andysmith8890 3 роки тому +17

      @@Jojo-uc9or what, actually put in jail??

    • @GreatGreenGaming
      @GreatGreenGaming 3 роки тому +34

      @@andysmith8890 yeah, these days if you say you’re morrissey you’ll be arrested and thrown in jail

    • @japhy4966
      @japhy4966 3 роки тому +8

      @@GreatGreenGaming When did this come in?

  • @liamr194
    @liamr194 3 роки тому +13

    I've never seen a comedian who convinced me they hated me before. And yet, it was a thoroughly enjoyable experience

  • @danrkelly
    @danrkelly Рік тому +12

    Saw him in '93. It was excrutiating, he was dealing with a heckler, we simply weren't ready for him, a room full of 18 year olds, I was just too young. Now I understand.

    • @danfm200
      @danfm200 8 місяців тому +5

      And you were one of them, basking in the group think and so, so proud of yourselves. But now you're older and wiser and can look on and laugh knowingly. You are un-ironically one of those Lee refers to as applauding themselves and others in the audience, look at you all, never at any moment stopping thinking about yourself and how the jokes can refer to you in some way. "Me". Here we all are. Amazing.

    • @danrkelly
      @danrkelly 8 місяців тому

      @@danfm200 You're easily a clever as the man himself.

  • @robcairns5382
    @robcairns5382 5 років тому +66

    Think this might be the most masterful piece of stand-up I've ever seen. Genuinely beautiful stuff in a weird perverse kind of way

    • @kickedinthecalfbyacow7549
      @kickedinthecalfbyacow7549 5 років тому +4

      The audience had let themselves go

    • @timothydraper6626
      @timothydraper6626 4 роки тому

      It's 'jazz comedy', comedy deconstructed and skewed, and still comedy.

    • @DistrictWitch
      @DistrictWitch 2 роки тому

      @@timothydraper6626 yeah it's annoying that most write it off, not understanding his 'on stage persona' is all about acting like a dick in various inventive ways - people often believe the persona, which is funny

  • @Bobcat937
    @Bobcat937 7 років тому +55

    Stewart Lee, Mitch Hedberg, Doug Stanhope, Richard Jeni.
    That's a fucking good line up.

    • @joebrokenstrang7537
      @joebrokenstrang7537 7 років тому +1

      BobCat Your name is bobcat, so we can exhume the two of 'em.

    • @andym28
      @andym28 6 років тому

      Great taste

  • @lemonjuice3551
    @lemonjuice3551 2 роки тому +15

    This is beyond comedy - it's art.

    • @wtorules4743
      @wtorules4743 6 місяців тому +1

      Absolutely. I love his deconstruction of comedy norms.

  • @StephenUren-qb6ff
    @StephenUren-qb6ff Рік тому +3

    What a fantastic routine, I actually felt ashamed to laugh out loud......but I still laughed! Brilliant as usual!

  • @colinedward828
    @colinedward828 5 років тому +17

    His control and pacing and patience is unreal.

    • @24magiccarrot
      @24magiccarrot 5 років тому

      I thought his control, pacing and patience had let itself go.

  • @paulmorton3259
    @paulmorton3259 5 років тому +21

    Breaks all the rules and delivers a unique routine. Mesmerising to watch

  • @styot
    @styot 5 років тому +23

    Dam, he's actually an amazing actor!

  • @frankshailes3205
    @frankshailes3205 5 років тому +12

    Beautiful combination of pathos and truth... with fun. The alchemical mixture.

  • @ottconsulting7
    @ottconsulting7 3 роки тому +25

    I never really knew Stewart Lee and had no opinion until this series. Probably the best English standup, so clever, brave, innovative and laugh out loud funny. The way he leads his audience around a topic is masterful.

  • @TheAuraOfItAll
    @TheAuraOfItAll 5 років тому +51

    "i'll just finish this bit..." *smacks lips, stares into the void for thirty good seconds* the maltese flyers...

    • @Benzyl
      @Benzyl 4 роки тому +1

      The Malteasers?

  • @theyank9036
    @theyank9036 5 років тому +13

    This is just brilliant. Haven't heard of this guy before. But he's amazing. A total original.

    • @elena16350
      @elena16350 4 роки тому +3

      The Yank , watch more of this series,it’s well worth it. Stuart is just brilliant.

    • @Steaminlidz
      @Steaminlidz 4 роки тому +2

      I do envy you being able to go and find a wealth of other Stewart Lee material. He’s a treasure.

  • @cripesclassworks5654
    @cripesclassworks5654 2 місяці тому +1

    And he's only just in the top 40 best comedians, he has to raise his game.

  • @jeannettestreet5521
    @jeannettestreet5521 Рік тому +28

    Seen him live at The Brewhouse Taunton and he got angry and dropped the mike. It was so realistic, I believed it. He's an amazing actor as well as innovative comedian. He has the audience ranging from hysteria to stunned silence. He is unafraid of saying things over and over again, as part of the routine. He went crazy about a Nero's Loyalty card and it was hysterical.

    • @flamingspinach
      @flamingspinach Рік тому +1

      That bit about the Nero's loyalty card is filmed on his DVD "If You Prefer a Milder Comedian Please Ask For One", btw.

  • @jmichaelmatkin
    @jmichaelmatkin 4 роки тому +6

    Watching as he goes full John Cleese at the end is absolutely spectacular! Genius at work.

  • @TheActualCathal
    @TheActualCathal 6 років тому +618

    The ambition of writing this, knowing that has ten straight minutes of rambling about suicide, and he has to work the audience up to being in on the joke, and keeping them there. For ten goddamn minutes with gutpunches instead of punchlines.

    • @baguasrr
      @baguasrr 6 років тому +35

      And the stumbling microphone stand dance. His trust in our sense of fun

    • @guiseppeperceval4930
      @guiseppeperceval4930 5 років тому +14

      That's not what I took from it.
      I'm glad that "we" killed those comedians for that bit.
      It was hilarious.

    • @3212010
      @3212010 5 років тому +38

      “I can write jokes... but I choose not to”

    • @pamdemonia
      @pamdemonia 4 роки тому +1

      @Random Scottish Bloke exactly

    • @darylcatpiss
      @darylcatpiss 4 роки тому +8

      I love the fact that most of his shows now are him berating his audiences

  • @SkitHertz
    @SkitHertz 4 роки тому +13

    Thanks UA-cam recommendations for reminding me that Stewart Lee exists

  • @ketchup5344
    @ketchup5344 4 роки тому +8

    Love him. Met him twice. Wasnt dissapointed, he cracked me up. Unique comedian if ever there was one.

    • @StuRickards
      @StuRickards 3 місяці тому

      If he was unique, then by definition he would be THE one. Sorry. I've had a long day...

  • @tubey84
    @tubey84 3 роки тому +18

    Unbelievably good. A unique talent.
    Well, he was until he let himself go.

    • @mitchell7842
      @mitchell7842 3 роки тому

      I don’t understand why I like this bloke for the life of me ? But this genius ffs

  • @mikeschneider1624
    @mikeschneider1624 6 років тому +5

    This is so great and impressive and timeless and next level before there was a next level.

  • @pauloconnor5850
    @pauloconnor5850 5 років тому +18

    George Carling and Stewart Lee, two comedians i turn to for genuine intellectual entertainment. Two masters of the craft!

    • @sirfeckalot
      @sirfeckalot 4 роки тому +3

      I think Carlin once described himself as a writer first and a comedian second and I imagine Stewart would feel similarly in terms of how they approach writing stand up

    • @guitardweep13
      @guitardweep13 4 роки тому +5

      I prefer Mitch Carlsberg.

  • @JoelJoel321
    @JoelJoel321 4 роки тому +54

    Omg shout out to Mitch Hedberg. A genius so tragically lost on the cusp of a huge career.

    • @SomeBF
      @SomeBF 3 роки тому +19

      I used to miss Mitch Hedberg..I still do but I used to too!

    • @JoelJoel321
      @JoelJoel321 3 роки тому +2

      @@SomeBF Brilliant 👏

    • @kevinm2832
      @kevinm2832 3 роки тому +1

      @@SomeBF perfect. ❤️

  • @paulkerrigan9857
    @paulkerrigan9857 7 років тому +40

    This man is a genius. So good at portraying the emotions he wants incredibly sincerely! He does this by actually remembering true events from his life that provoked such emotions, so that they've an element of truth to them. Very clever.

  • @paulmurgatroyd6372
    @paulmurgatroyd6372 6 років тому +26

    No idea how Stu manages to keep a straight face during these bits.

  • @peteryoungpeteryoung965
    @peteryoungpeteryoung965 5 років тому +10

    First and foremost Lee is a fantastic actor.

  • @jonathant9138
    @jonathant9138 4 роки тому +3

    Stewart Lee is the best stand up of today, even though I am not the audience he aims for!!!

    • @mitchell7842
      @mitchell7842 3 роки тому

      Hahaha. I’m not the audience he aims for either ? I just for some reason couldn’t put it in to words !! He’s funny and I don’t like that I think that

  • @jerinchacko
    @jerinchacko 5 років тому +2

    Magnificent venue and great photography

  • @Plebchok
    @Plebchok 4 роки тому +19

    I love the idea that he wrote two entire routines based off the audience reaction to one joke.

  • @rmainman3012
    @rmainman3012 4 роки тому +5

    Proper genius this guy, one of my favourites.

  • @phlarrdboi
    @phlarrdboi 6 років тому +4

    oh my i have never seen anything like this i'm blown away

  • @DavidRutten
    @DavidRutten 5 років тому +5

    41st best standup comedian my foot!

    • @thomasyates3078
      @thomasyates3078 9 місяців тому

      You can't take 41st best away from him, so I wouldn't even try.

  • @JustinCredible61-g8n
    @JustinCredible61-g8n 6 років тому +7

    Absolutely gobsmacked. Wish I'd been there...

  • @JohnRussellHodge_progtwit
    @JohnRussellHodge_progtwit 3 роки тому +12

    This, and Frank Skinner’s jealousy rant, are the “best of the best” of comedy routines. Simply outstanding, surgical awkwardness, aimed at the ‘’still-laughing” audience and at the absurd nature of the comedian’s lot in a post modern society where entertainment takes the place of responsibility within the essential dialectic of human life: to be or not to be, a graphical question forever pencilled in my leaden mind. If that is the question, then Lee has found a path to draw out the fundamental narrative contained within the double Helix of life, lines that can never be erased, ghosts that can never be rubbed out twice.

  • @algi1
    @algi1 7 років тому +5

    Brilliantly written and executed.

  • @ERRATICCHEESE2
    @ERRATICCHEESE2 7 років тому +265

    This some good meta, meta comedy.

  • @TheRealPaulCaplin
    @TheRealPaulCaplin 5 років тому +4

    Genius. No other word for it.

  • @philroberts3212
    @philroberts3212 5 років тому +4

    Genius! Master of comedy.

  • @snakerman2612
    @snakerman2612 7 років тому +38

    Stewart will always be one of my favourites. That had so many levels, it was brilliant. I just feel sad that every time I introduce him to one of my friends they never get it

    • @nick260682
      @nick260682 7 років тому +1

      Are you American, out of interest?

    • @suzesiviter6083
      @suzesiviter6083 6 років тому +3

      Not on your own, they are used to being spoon fed Michael Mcuintyres warm dialarhoea.

    • @mistervelux
      @mistervelux 4 роки тому +1

      Change your friends!!

    • @suzesiviter6083
      @suzesiviter6083 4 роки тому

      @Robert Taylor They are called Typo's sweetie, still you should be thankful for giving you a false sense of superiority pointing that out.

    • @555pontifex
      @555pontifex 4 роки тому +2

      Face it, Stewart Lee is now so 'meta' that he can only be appreciated by the fans he has groomed over two decades.

  • @roel.vinckens
    @roel.vinckens 4 роки тому +55

    Masterful.
    "There's a price to your indifference!" shouted to a television audience and the cold dead eye of the cameras where the cynically numb are judging and preparing their two cents is so charged with meaning that it goes way beyond sarcasm.
    I truly miss his shows.

  • @Telukin
    @Telukin 4 роки тому +20

    He's actually an amazing actor. Wow, what a powerful routine.

  • @Ukedc259
    @Ukedc259 6 років тому +7

    He gets better and better as the years go by.

  • @ophiolatreia93
    @ophiolatreia93 4 роки тому +65

    Heaven knows he's let himself go now

  • @donaloregan7481
    @donaloregan7481 4 роки тому +5

    The man is a comedy genius!!!

  • @banburylitho4068
    @banburylitho4068 4 роки тому +2

    the best comedian working in the UK today, no question

  • @davidv.8655
    @davidv.8655 3 роки тому +17

    This has taken years of honing his craft to get to this genius . Is there another comedian in the world ,that has developed a character to this depth . Stewart Lee the comedian showing utter contempt for the audience's intelligence. But the real Stewart Lee showing real confidence in the intelligence of the audience to understand the concept. The more awkward the joke ,the more he can play with the audience for laughing at him . Really clever stuff.

    • @imnothere220
      @imnothere220 2 роки тому

      You're so clever to spell it all out for us.

  • @HGPTW
    @HGPTW 7 років тому +20

    "Join us, join us, join us ....." Lol moment!!

  • @Proxima256
    @Proxima256 7 років тому +178

    Stewart Lee is actually looking quite good

    • @tiarnan76
      @tiarnan76 6 років тому +27

      Its not Stewart Lee - its KD Lang, and shes let herself go to be quite honest

    • @mynewcolour
      @mynewcolour 5 років тому +6

      Your standards have let themselves go.

  • @BM-is5ei
    @BM-is5ei 4 роки тому +41

    The fact that he did gigs in the 90s with Hedberg and Stanhope makes me respect this guy 1000 times more

  • @markmoz
    @markmoz 4 роки тому +31

    Along with Doug Stanhope, Stewart has the best delivery in comedy.

    • @kildogery
      @kildogery 3 роки тому

      I'm lucky to have seen them both live.
      For sure the best in the biz right now.
      Only one who comes close is Bill Burr.
      Everyone else is a disappointment.

    • @DistrictWitch
      @DistrictWitch 2 роки тому +6

      @@kildogery bill burr doesn't come close to Lee imo - he just does good yet standard observational stuff that sometimes leans into mild misogyny/racism etc etc at his worst.

    • @drew1564
      @drew1564 7 місяців тому

      Stanhope doesn't hold a candle to Stewart Lee

  • @jw0017
    @jw0017 5 років тому +19

    Saw Stewart lee once. He said I lacked even the most rudimentary of home brewing facilities

    • @RobRidleyLive
      @RobRidleyLive 5 років тому +3

      That line was originally from Michael Redmond

    • @jw0017
      @jw0017 5 років тому +5

      Rob one of my writers brought it to me

  • @TheKapeeteeleestPeeg
    @TheKapeeteeleestPeeg 5 років тому +6

    ...the part where he says ' you're clapping yourselves' ...genius! 🤣🤣🤣

  • @TheBloodsuger150
    @TheBloodsuger150 7 років тому +16

    Saw this routine live, it was incredible

  • @matthewfowles3359
    @matthewfowles3359 4 роки тому +6

    I think Stu will appreciate the horrific 20 second advert for bet fred that appeared for me 5 mins in, dont let em get you down

  • @newyoupersonaldevelopment3497
    @newyoupersonaldevelopment3497 Рік тому +3

    I love this guys catch phrase “Stop me, oh-oho, stop me, Stop me if you think that you've heard this one before 🤣”

  • @lozinja
    @lozinja 7 років тому +98

    Moses has let my people go.

  • @paulleonard1862
    @paulleonard1862 27 днів тому

    I generally mess around on the open mic comedy circuit and I can tell you this takes serious levels of courage, it could go horribly wrong, but it works.

  • @roberth1322
    @roberth1322 5 років тому +5

    Quite possibly the best standup ever recorded.

  • @nobatime
    @nobatime 4 роки тому +6

    This is brilliant! At one point he goes Basil Faulty Towers on the crowd. So funny!

  • @jamesbutler6253
    @jamesbutler6253 6 років тому +4

    A comedy masterclass. What a genius.

  • @biohayzer
    @biohayzer 4 роки тому +2

    He really is a master of this kind of setup...just brilliant!🤣

  • @oscarmclennan762
    @oscarmclennan762 7 років тому +3

    This is absolutely class.

  • @simoncullen7960
    @simoncullen7960 6 місяців тому +2

    Outstanding comedian. Possibly the best ?

  • @pdrg
    @pdrg 3 роки тому +4

    I love that Lee baits his audiences. It's gladatorial.

  • @ajiusasikander1701
    @ajiusasikander1701 6 місяців тому

    The way he maintains character and then rollercoasters through every element of that character - he would make a great spy. For me, he is the greatest.

  • @dmoney9285
    @dmoney9285 7 років тому +116

    I wish ghosts would whisper "join us" in the ears of people that comment "... has let himself go"

    • @freddiegilbey9150
      @freddiegilbey9150 4 роки тому +3

      The secular humanist has really let himself go

    • @stevegoodson9022
      @stevegoodson9022 3 роки тому +1

      The stewart lee comments section has really let itself go - it's all references and catchphrases, may as well be watching the fast show.

  • @bumgardenerkreme1044
    @bumgardenerkreme1044 7 років тому +25

    The great mobility and speed of the Red Army's legendary cavalry can in part be explained by the fact that General Budenny's troopers often changed their tired horses for others requisitioned that had not let themselves go.

  • @johngilmore697
    @johngilmore697 4 місяці тому +5

    Jo Brand looks great