Stewart Lee on UKIP

[BlueMo']

He's seems like a decent enough fella but unfortunately he doesn't make me laugh.
Maybe i'm a thick cnut but i thought that was a prerequisite of being a comedian.

 

[Aguero_Element]

dotn get him.

 

[johnny on the spot]

Lee knows the stand-up craft and sends up comedians more than anyone else. He's a serious influence in comedy and rightly so.

He completely buried Top Gear a couple of years ago. His skit about wanting Richard Hammond to be beheaded slammed the avarice of the BBC, publishers, booksellers, celebrities, and the stupidity of consumers superbly.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7CnMQ4L9Pc [/youtube]

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

I can empathise with anyone who is seen as a genius by some and merely an iconoclast by others.

 

[johnny on the spot]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78Puggk5MCA[/youtube]

 

[Skashion]

Every time I see or hear Stewart Lee, my resolve hardens that Stewart Lee and GDM were separated at birth.

Style or substance?

Both although skewed to the former.

 

[Aphex]

He was funny on time trumpet. Think he needs to be part of an ensemble to be fully appreciated.

 

[Aguero_Element]

i dont need him to tell me top gear sucks lol

 

[Aguero_Element]

lol thats quite funny actually....not as bad as i expected

 

[pinkwheeltrim]

I think he's a genius!

Him, Mark Thomas and Jeremy Hardy (who's a personal friend and a bit depressing in real life) are the only 'comedians' I have any time for. I find stand-up as an art form strangely annoying, Lee at least sends up the basic stupidity of it (whilst being very successful at it).