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This cracks me up. "I can't do something else now!"
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I like to hear him apologise.
Though he repeated it too much and it got annoying.
It's the repetition that annoys me more than anything I think.
Repeating something over and over is a cheap trick, and it gets unfunnier very quickly.
If he didn't repeat himself over and over, I think he'd be funnier.
But instead he repeats himself.
He repeats himself over and over.
And people laugh.
And that encourages him to repeat it again, but slightly different this time.
But not that different
Not different enough to actually move on
He'll go back to the beginning again and that gets another laugh, because everyone recognises hes gone back to the beginning now.
And that's funnier.
Or is it.
Only one way to find out, and that's to repeat it again
Is it funnier this time.



No.
But maybe if I repeat it again this time it will be.
Yes, this time is a bit funnier.
Hmm what if i repeat it again.
That might be funny.
Im deconstructing comedy here. We all get it..
Its funny isnt it.
No.
Yes.
No, it really isnt.
;)
 
I must say that the conceit of the Lee stand-up character imagining half the audience were there by mistake/weren't working hard enough to get the jokes was present and correct even though I imagine most present were aware of his previous stuff and knew the drill, so perhaps there was an element of familiarity I was unused to to this degree in his stuff but luckily it felt familiar and cosy rather than confusing and tense. He's simply been around for too long for there to be a I can't believe he said/did that element as opposed to I wonder how he'll fuck with the genre/audience.

I'm certainly not suggesting it was anything other than supremely good and incredibly funny but it was less a sense of having your mind blown than simply enjoying spending time with a master of their craft.
 
Has some good bits and some over stretched bits as per. Found the long Dave Chapelle and his need for chicken / 'impression' uncomfortable verging on racist - anyone else?
 
ska invita said:
Has some good bits and some over stretched bits as per. Found the long Dave Chapelle and his need for chicken / 'impression' uncomfortable verging on racist - anyone else?
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I don’t remember it in detail, but there is something about the anecdote in Stewart Lee’s blog from 2018.

Also:

 
ska invita said:
Has some good bits and some over stretched bits as per. Found the long Dave Chapelle and his need for chicken / 'impression' uncomfortable verging on racist - anyone else?
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Yes a bit.
Most of it was good, that part was just a bit shit, imo
I don't mind comedians having the odd misjudged shit bits though... it is easy to tell when they're no longer worth watching because it is just boring. Stewart lee is not there yet, on the whole it was v entertaining.
 
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Watched Tornado a few days ago. I also found the chicken bit overdone, weak and borderline racist. He lost me at that point and I found the rest of the show to be flat, formulaic and not funny. Felt almost as if he was taking the piss out of his audience for tolerating this by-the-numbers stuff. Like meta-meta.

I get that he broke the mould etc but he’s now using his own mould over and over again and I‘m kinda over it now.

IMO Having Alan Bennet doing that cameo at the end was pretty crude broad-stroke stuff. It was so obvious that I have to consider that, to the contrary, it’s a smart-alec move and he’s going all the way out and back again : look at the fools, look how they laugh at this lame joke, only those who get my humour will understand that I’m taking the piss out of this kind of joke.


Maybe I was just in the wrong mood tho
 
I think it was the best show he’s done for a very long time. It was properly funny, as well as having the usual clever structure and wit.
Also, I felt particularly lucky because I think he’s at his best in that kind of venue — relatively small (600 seats) and the kind of middle class town (Guildford) that he can really play his grumpy character off against. He honestly seemed to properly enjoy it, and that made for a great atmosphere. The audience were particularly good too, with some really amazing interactions when he did an “I’m talking to the audience now” bit.

“A five star show but obviously no more than three stars tonight, because of you”.
 
Saw that show at Yeovil a couple of weeks ago with a friend. We've taken to going to the odd comedy night and this was an excellent night out.
 
I read there was some old favourite routines in there so was put off... I'm very familiar with most of his different shows so I'd know.

Was it all new as far as you could tell kabbes ash ?
 
Steel Icarus said:
I read there was some old favourite routines in there so was put off... I'm very familiar with most of his different shows so I'd know.

Was it all new as far as you could tell kabbes ash ?
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Depends what you mean. There is some consciously reused material — he begins by saying he’s going to reuse an opening routine from 1989! But it’s all about how it’s put together, isn’t it? I mean, you do know a certain amount of what you’re going to get with Lee. It’s hardly all completely original. But it feels fresh enough to stay funny, and the repetition of old ideas is kind of part of the point anyway.
 
Steel Icarus said:
I read there was some old favourite routines in there so was put off... I'm very familiar with most of his different shows so I'd know.

Was it all new as far as you could tell kabbes ash ?
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Hmm!

I've never seen Lee live before, I have seen several of his live shows on DVD / YouTube and I've seen a lot of snippets of his on YouTube so I was far from going in fresh

As kabbes says, the show starts with the (claimed) 1989 opening routine, I've no reason to doubt this, but I'd never heard it before so it was new to me. Infact that's not strictly accurate, he started with his oft used, along the lines of, "I know what you're thinking, X has let himself go a bit"

William Shatner in the case of the opening of the show, can't remember who he used in the opening to the second half

What I have learned, in case I was in any doubt
  • Turn up on time
  • Don't get a seat too near the front, especially if you're going to run late
  • Don't wear any items of clothing that might "mark you out" for special comment
Basically, just good manners for any performance, and certainly for a comedian
 
High Voltage said:
Hmm!

I've never seen Lee live before, I have seen several of his live shows on DVD / YouTube and I've seen a lot of snippets of his on YouTube so I was far from going in fresh

As kabbes says, the show starts with the (claimed) 1989 opening routine, I've no reason to doubt this, but I'd never heard it before so it was new to me. Infact that's not strictly accurate, he started with his oft used, along the lines of, "I know what you're thinking, X has let himself go a bit"

William Shatner in the case of the opening of the show, can't remember who he used in the opening to the second half

What I have learned, in case I was in any doubt
  • Turn up on time
  • Don't get a seat too near the front, especially if you're going to run late
  • Don't wear any items of clothing that might "mark you out" for special comment
Basically, just good manners for any performance, and certainly for a comedian
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Sorry I left you out!
 
Steel Icarus said:
I read there was some old favourite routines in there so was put off... I'm very familiar with most of his different shows so I'd know.

Was it all new as far as you could tell kabbes ash ?
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The show we saw “strict Lee” was I think a different show to what you are seeing but it did seem mostly new and quite topical- the style of course is totally Stewart Lee that doesn’t change.
 
If you like people talking about comedy this youtube channel is gold - Slapstick Festival its called - comedians interviewing comedians about comedy and picking comedy bits they like. Loads of good ones but the Stewart Lee picks are as good a place to start as any
recommend it
trigger warning: contains stewart lee
 
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