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…
Cardiff Comedy mavericks Go Faster Stripe shot the 90s Comedian show in 2006, and it’s now available on DVD. I’m delighted to have the show available and the team worked wonders with limited equipment. You can download a no-frills & DRM-free video of this from Go Faster Stripe, or download an audio version of the…
Cardiff Comedy mavericks Go Faster Stripe shot the 90s Comedian show in 2006, and it’s now available on DVD. I’m delighted to have the show available and the team worked wonders with limited equipment. I’ll flog these at gigs, or check their website to get them, and please don’t bootleg them all over the place.…
The set-up: Stewart Lee is currently Britain’s best standup comedian. No poll will ever crown him that, and he has certainly not made the money or the heavy impact of, say, Billy Connolly or Eddie Izzard. But if we are judging this on who causes most laughter, provokes most thought, and does both in new…
ALAN PARKER’S URBAN WARRIORS Mid-90’s prole art threat re-forms 20th May at The Big Chill House, London. LIVE WORK BENEFITS 1) Monday 14th May – Oranoutangs at the Lyric. I’ve had to drop out of this. 2) Wednesday May 23rd – Benefit for Reprieve at Bloomsbury Theatre. http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/1048. I’ve had to pull out of this…
It’s fair to say that Stewart Lee is not to everyone’s taste. His work is challenging and requires real patience from his audience. His latest DVD release, “90’s Comedian”, is no exception. In fact this show sees Stewart, at times, at his most confronting. However, for the viewer willing to put in the effort required,…