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Some of richard herrings material is very similar to stewart lees. In carpet remnant world 2012 lee read out things that people had written about him online. The most controversial and brilliant live show of the year was stewart lee s 90s comedian, a riposte to the fundamentalist christians whose wrongheaded and misinformed protests against the bbcs screening of lee s west end hit jerry springer the opera, last january have cost lee dearly, financially and psychologically. Tonight, he talks about the comedian who has been the biggest influence on his career, how the noble art of standup comedy works, and where he sees it going in the future in. Nov 15, 2006 youre looking at a very special dvd that very nearly didnt happen. Stewart lee stewart lee was born on 5 april, 1968 in solihull, west midlands. Dec 01, 2016 comedian stewart lee on paul nuttall and ukip. Indeed, he certainly pulls no punches about what he thinks about the current big hitters of the scene, pouring vitriolic scorn on many of them as part of his own shows. Even if youve seen the gig itself, there is no way you should miss the story of robert the bruce and the spider told at the pestival gig. Stewart lee is a standup comedian, writer and director. They might have a schtick, but theyre not gimmicky, and theres certainly an audience for comic after comic of the same style of standup. Stewart lees comedy vehicle, s03e02 television comedy. Comedian, writer and director stewart lee is well known for his controversial show jerry springer the opera, as well as being and established comedy writer, standup and one half of. It features standup comedy and sketches 1 united by a theme for each episode.
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