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How I Escaped My Certain Fate (The Life & Deaths Of A Standup Comedian) - October 2018 October 30th, 2018
Experience how it feels to be the subject of a blasphemy prosecution! Find out why ‘wool’ is a funny word! See how jokes work, their inner mechanisms revealed, before your astonished face! In 2001, after over a decade in the business, Stewart Lee quit stand-up, disillusioned and drained, and went off to direct a loss-making…
Netflix & Thrill - September 2017 scan.lusu.co.uk - By Daniel Power - September 12th, 2017
Fans of stand-up comedy can be forgiven for falling out of love with the art form, as the material and techniques we see often today have been done a thousand times before. While many popular comedians are funny, no joke is as funny the second time you’ve heard it. For those suffering from stand-up fatigue,…
41st Best Standup Ever! - January 2017 January 21st, 2017
The 2007/8 show was recorded at The Stand, Glasgow on April 7th ’08 and was released on 28th of July through Real Talent. Here’s all the press from the tour. It’s come out really well and there’s some good extras including a 45 minute interview conducted by Johnny Vegas and Stewart’s performance at Pestival –…
41st Best Standup Ever! DVD - December 2008 Chortle - By Steve Bennett - December 22nd, 2008
This is an extended version of sardonic Stewart Lee’s acclaimed 2007 Edinburgh show, prompted by his ranking in a Channel 4 run-down. His rating got him pondering the importance of popularity – particularly given that his own mother doesn’t think he’s in the same league as Tom O’Connor, whom she once saw perform on a…