Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle - BBC2 10pm from 16th March
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ouchmonkey
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well. you either find it funny or you don't. If you do, there's something about the way he stretches things out that makes it funnier the longer it takes. even with some of the more direct stuff than the rappers bit, which is a bit abstract, but ace. When he reads a quote, snaps the book shut and says "Now,....." you already know pretty much what the joke is but he still builds slowly toward it. his timing is great - it's just not the hectic, attention defecit pace we're used to on TV any more.
The Groke
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Gavin Bl
terrible awful baaad
I did wonder what the hell was going on - but the payoff,
"Now, this book isn't really aimed at me."
was worth it. As was watching a poster-boy like Asher D being mocked for being photographed 'in a series of hats'.
Definitely watching episode 2.
Mind you I loved the 'Bronze Age Awareness meeting' gag in Mitchell and Webb just before.
The_Reverend_M
More bass, vicar?
Just watched it on iPlayer. Brilliant 
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clandestino
no llevar papel
Was that Michael Redmond as the goat?
Yes. Good to see him on TV again. In his prime, he was a brilliant stand up.
Stigmata
sexual tyrannosaurus
Was that Michael Redmond as the goat?
I recignised him as boring Father Stone from Father Ted.
And the long drawn out jokes are Stewart Lee's style. There's an Ang Lee skit on youtube that takes the biscuit in that regard.
It was alright but I felt that he was only going at 50%. His article in the guide this weekend was better than the show.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2009/mar/14/comedian-stewart-lee
http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2009/mar/14/comedian-stewart-lee
I'm undecided as to whether the 'get out of my garden' line would be more or less funny coming from a man dressed as a goat.
Structaural
in Chatsubo
Looking forward to this (it's sitting in my downloads folder).
I love his stand-up, actually paid for all his DVDs
he basically helped these guys get off the ground: http://www.gofasterstripe.com/ which is a rich source of standup DVDs.
I love his stand-up, actually paid for all his DVDs
he basically helped these guys get off the ground: http://www.gofasterstripe.com/ which is a rich source of standup DVDs.
I just don't find him that funny. I mean, he's ok (not annoying, to me). But 5 minutes (1/6 of the show) droning on about rappers and where you would see them (in places where you wouldn't see them) just so that he could make the joke "this books probably not aimed at me" or something - that was more than a bit self indulgent.
Other bits were better, though.
Not bad, but he didn't put the giraffe toy on his head like he did (twice!) at Offlinewhat a disappointment...
mmm, actually that's no giraffe...
He rocks the giraffe fairly often
fogbat
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Just did the iplayer.
Pretty good. Well better than anything I have seen on TV for a long time (apart from that rough trade thing).
Pretty good. Well better than anything I have seen on TV for a long time (apart from that rough trade thing).
Structaural
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clandestino
no llevar papel
Standup-wise, I'd say he still is in his prime
Does Michael Redmond still do stand-up? I haven't seen him listed anywhere for ages...
clandestino
no llevar papel
Much less funny. It was his relative normalness and deadpan delivery that made it all so funny I thought.
8ball
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fogbat
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clandestino
no llevar papel
Structaural
in Chatsubo
Is that the 'Don't make me Ang Lee'?
That's the one, it juts gets better and better, especially when Ang Lee loses it
