Stewart Lee - Princess Diana
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- Опубликовано: 18 сен 2024
- Probably my favourite Stewart Lee moment, and possibly my favourite piece of stand-up ever.
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''The 9th of November." Such a brilliant throwaway line.
Yeah, that should have gotten more 😂
Agree. Lovely wee dig at the ridiculous date formatting convention of our cousins
@@adzy166 9/11 or 11/9 - doesnt really matter though does it? as both retard nations use the gregorian calendar because you're both vassal states owned by the vatican - - - london city = washington dc....so dont pretend to be better when you're all just gormless slaves
@@tiarnan76 u ok hun?
I suppose he's referring to the 2000 elections in the U.S.
They way he said “NO! Not the queen of hearts!” And thumped the floor was basic comedy but only Stewart Lee could make me laugh out loud to that
'The hysterical, over-emotional, shrieking grief of twats'. I've been searching for that phrase for twenty years...
"What she would've wanted would've been to have not been killed." Possibly the most complex yet accurately grammatical killer line that I have ever heard.
It's difficult to think of a more accurate description of the public response to the The Rose of England's passing than offered here.
"Hysterical, over-emotional, shrieking grief of twats"
That, right there, is pure poetry. Pure sweary poetry.
I think this is my new favorite piece of stand-up.
So clever , strange and charged with emotion.
And funny.
The Rose of England, Scotland, Wales and bits of Ireland 😂
Agreed, this is the best stand-up bit I've ever seen. Though you can see him performing this same bit when he was younger and not really having it down. It lacked all the long pauses and character-building he does here. This time it's methodical and intentionally drawn-out to make you forget where the joke started. Took him a few years to master it to get it just right.
It still makes me laugh even though I know it almost verbatim.
It's at it's best when he simulates Richard Little-John in a Graveyard chiselling out Working girl replacing it with Prostitute. It was so drawn out, but it really added to the sketches charm.
Been watching him since Fists of Fun, don't think there's anything he's been in that I haven't liked.
After Rik Mayall, he's one of the only few living icons in British Comedy left to me.
stevie bops
I know, Grammar mistake.
On the day of Diana's funeral, a guy had wrote to the local paper where I live, that he had gone for his newspaper that morning, and was disgusted to see some local businesses open. I laughed my socks off. Where did he get the paper from???. Oh the irony.😅
Mind of morons is indeed a dangerous thing.
When he dies, let's all put inflatable ETs on his tombstone. It's what he will have wanted.
An inflatable ET with an attached note that says "Alf has let himself go".
@@Fragenzeichenplatte fucks sake, hahaha
How did that get there?
Unless it's a Sunday and I've got to get up for work.
Tomorrow.
"Carried away on a river of infant's tears". Lee is a fucking genius and he does stuff that is levels above the others mentioned below.
This man is a genius. He deserves more recognition.
I worked in a hotel when she died. In the morning, a stack of about 50 newspapers was dropped off for guests to take from the front counter. At about 6 am, some man came from outside (not a guest) and took the stack. He was convinced someday, he'd get rich selling the Toronto Star newspaper edition that featured the death of Diana. That man, has really let himself go.
Let himself go? Lets be honest he didn’t really have far to go.
'Grief thief' is a term that has come to perfectly encapsulate the shallow, self absorbed, reactionary behaviors of those that attach themselves to somebody else s loss and pain and ultimately,hysterically and rather crassly, make it about them. Princess Diana's death is a great example. At the expense of their own feelings, those nearest to her were expected to , very publicly, express their grief so as the general public could be appeased. Not dragging her two (now motherless) children through the streets behind her coffin, heads bowed ,would have been detrimental to the general public's need to see she was being respected appropriately ,allowing those ( who had never met her and really knew nothing about her) to express their feelings of 'loss' and 'grief'. A 'scene' that spoke volumes to me was one where her 2 (very young) sons, dignified and composed, braced themselves as the hearse stopped at the gates of her final resting place - whilst several members of the public threw themselves to the floor, weeping and wailing uncontrollably, to the point of hysterics. Very touching. I can imagine those two children, who had lost their mother so suddenly, in such a tragic manner, must have been so comforted by that scene. I hope that a similar scene is played out at the funeral of one of their loved ones, so that they can 'appreciate' the loss a complete stranger feels on their behalf, putting their own feelings into some perspective.
scousers are good at that. grief junkies.
fuck you you little tapeworm
Rob20 - boring gobshite
@@devilrobbie25 Yeah, Hillsborough is a good case in point.
The irony is that Diana was the biggest 'grief thief' going, when during her divorce she adopted all manner of good causes to burnish her image, only to drop them when she received her fat multi-million pound settlement.
That's why people laugh at this 'Queen of Hearts' , 'England's Rose' nonsense, because they know that she was a manipulative phony. So don't complain if other idiots emulated her at her funeral.
Stewart Lee is a comedic legend who is undervalued and underrated in this country (England) I mean no disrespect but I would say he is our version of Bill Hicks, a very intelligent comedian who isn't afraid to use controversial issues to mock the insanity that is modern society.
except hicks tackled issues like tobacco companies and big business etc and lee tackles high end subjects like zippy from rainbow and ooh betty jokes about graham norton...
Except Lee tackles issues like Xenophobia and Authoritarian control while Hicks tackled high-end subjects like cunnilingus and goat-boys...
Flappo Spammo He tackles alot of issues.
He's really not underrated. He's widely regarded as the best, or one of the best standups of all time.
He is an unfunny cunt.
This is incredible. So much respect for him after this. He is so right.
Perfect stand up routine for multiple reasons. Genious material and superb delivery. Superbly done in such a small venue with punters feet away watching your every move. Cheers Stewart.
Timing perfection
👍
And the ever so slight facial movement / sneer before he delivers the punchline. Superb
This is absolutely worth the wait.
9th of November! That was delivered so subtly it must have been mostly for his own amusement.
It's because he does a bit prior to this in the show talking about 911 etc... in fact I'm sure he opens the show with it.
he's so relaxed. Natural, and calm. It's hilarious.
Pope Innocent VI (1352-62) has really let himself go
I have watched this clip 8 times over the last few days, it's brilliant.
I failed my driving test today and this is the first thing to cheer me up since.
I failed mine yesterday
I failed mine 5 times. It was forty years ago, but I'm still bitter about it.
Even the subtlety of the "9th of November" bit... He is a genius. Need to book tickets
His latest TV outing was the best comedy I have seen on the BBC for a long time. Not all comedy has to be joke after joke, hit and miss. This is brilliant
I particularly like his last statement which sums up how I felt about the whole event.
9th of November haha!
+Terry O'Neill That seemed to just slip past people... not even a chuckle.
+richo61 It was part of the routine before the Diana bit
+Xythantiops Yes - that is indeed the bit I was commenting on.
Was that bit intentional?
Was it intentional? It's called 9/11 because the USA puts the month before the day.
Unbelievably English cynical cutting and sit-the-f-up humour I’ve ever seen. It stays with you. Thank you Stew.
*Stew
Oh my God... he is so funny. I'm watching this at work trying not to cry with laughter...
You had me at ‘Stewart Lee - Princess Diana’
I'd be petrified, just having a conversation with him. I couldn't imagine him talking without that hint of sarcasm and intelligent brand of humour.
Been watching this video for years and I, still, think it's the best stand up show I've ever seen.
9th November. Gets it passed them everytime.
I need to stop re-watching this.
The 9th of November will forever be etched into my mind.
It's today! Where are all the memorials?
This is some of the best stand up I've ever seen
what's clever about this sketch is that it manages to be funny, scathing of the over the top reaction of people who did not know Lady Di, and yet never disrespectful of her.
That's because the bit about an orgy in a minefield is cut
Yes he's quite cowardly.
Funny, sharp, accurate and intelligent- top comedy.
Hysterical reaction to the 9th of November! hahaha!
Its what ET would have wanted.
Elizabeth's Troops?
Q: What's ET short for?
A: Cos he's only got little legs.
@@andysedgleylaughed a lot more than i should’ve
carried away on a river of infants tears!
Stewart Lee is one of the only comedians who actually still does meaningful stand up, its funny because its true and he knows how to poke fun at modern society, looking forward to seeing him in Camden later this year!
OMG that is so good, the first part of setting up the joke is even an ironic jab at the media perception was out of proportion with that of the common man. And all of that gets you asking question then suddenly pops back to E.T. that you had forgotten about by that point. Such good comic timing, amazing
...."the receptacle of the hysterical, overemotional, shrieking grief of twats"
Man, I love a good sentence (fragment).
...love a good paraphrased sentence fragment (parentheses).
Lee's pacing is brilliant. Few comedians have the balls to take it that slow, plus the skill to make it work.
It's the biggest reason why the joke works
What do you get when you cross the Queen and Prince Philip?
Killed in a tunnel.
This geezer is the worse stand up ever.... Kinell..!!!
Can't believe this brotha gets paid.
+Mark Gable behave
I think your use of the word "brotha" pretty much puts you in the category of people to whom Stewart Lee wouldn't appeal. Bit above your head.
Or, simply the best. It's comedy for people that can think, so, erm...I'll have a large fries with that please.
he's on such an intellectual yet simple level. so he's not bouncing round the stage or doing funny voices. the man is funny on soooo many levels. recently properly exposed to his stand up , Lee herring was always my favourite out of that double act but also the he definitely defined the grumpy man act after ben elton, before jack dee before anyone else started copying the format in British stand up humour and he's an outstanding story teller to boot. cos let's be honest....Slate him as you like bet you watched till the end of the clip😂
I love Stewart Lee!! Love I tell ya! Such beautifully crafted comedy. And the layers too. I love Stewart Lee!
Literally, my mate was woken up by his mother first thing in the morning, exactly as you described
Hilarious.
As was I. I assumed a family member has died. I laughed at her when she told me.
What the fuck do i care. That what I said and still say.
same . i was about 9 or 10 and could care less
The greatest 8 and a bit minutes of stand up I've ever seen
i love the way he draws a joke out, so good
I've seen his latest show twice! He is my favourite stand-up for sure!!!
The buildup to the ET punchline is epic. I'll remember this dude.
Did you remember?
only stewart lee could prolong a joke by 5 minutes and still keep it intresting
It was awful when she died, the death of the personification of meaningless vacuity and distraction from ourselves hit us hard. How could we go on? We all rushed down to Kensington Palace just to try and fill our empty hearts with the lingering spirit of her superficial media image. Still her airheaded legacy lives on in all its insubstantial vacuousness in 2016. Queen of talentless media driven celebrity, Gawd bless 'er!!
IKR? And she didn't even actually die. It was all fake.
It seems to slip past the audience unnoticed xD Stuart Lee is genius.
Best comic ever , i remember upsetting people on Diana's funeral day but wish i had said it like that.
i have just discovered stewart lee on bbc2 and he is brilliant. at last an intelligent comedian. what i like even more is i have looked him up on you tube and there are poeple out there who do not get his style of comedy and it pisses them off so much that they leave nasty comments. you either get his comedy or you dont. i along with many others do get it. IF YOU DONT UNDERSTAND THE HUMOUR ALL YOU DO IS CLICK YOUR MOUSE AND ITS GONE. ITS SO EASY.
I'd better go out and get another lifesize inflatable model of E.T.
Relevant out of 10
It's what Queen Elizabeth would have wanted
ALF
Sheer unmitigated genius. A masterclass in delivery and timing.
Brilliant. i love the facts the many people pick up on the minor point that we in the UK use the date format correctly Day,Month,Year ...
there is an international standard correct way of writing the date and its YYYY-MM-DD
darkfieldsofme That’s not international, that’s annoying.
I wanted to watch the one about the horse in the field. To be honest, this one doesn't have a horse in it at all.
I never understood why Pavarotti was following them on a motorbike...
🤣🤣🤣
Only Stewart Lee could spin this out for 8' 30'' and still keep it interesting...
Distinctly remember watching and never getting out of bed....
It was, I seem to recollect a Sunday morning.
... getting out of bed? Did you have a hangover? I did!
Stewart Lee is pure art , the highest form.
6:05 Keeping a straight face at this point made the joke, but it must have been bloody difficult.
Can't wait for a repeat of this with the Queen
And she's still a hot news topic even now.
It's what Alf would've wanted.
What fucking news do you watch.
This is clever. This is pure talent. Stewart Lee is just brilliant.
Thanks, this man is so good 🤗
The point of the length of the joke is to heighten the impact of the punchline because the original set-up is forgoten.
Stewart Lee is one of the great stand-up's comics ... uniquely delivered, highly intelligent humour.
Not everyone will like the style, but for me he is up there with Hicks.
I love how he said 9/11 happened on the 9th of November and none of the audience noticed... :L
+TaskforceGandalf if you watch the whole show there is quiet a bit of preamble about the American verses English dating method leading up to this bit. The 'reclaiming' of the calendar, and so this 9th of November thread ran through to this segment. As is stewart Lee's way, he continued to reiterate the 'correct' English method of dating MANY times over. Hence the lack of reaction to it at this point. I hope that helps :-). It's worth watching the whole show- it's very good.
The BBC cancelled Stewart’s TV series but we’ve had to endure Mrs Brown’s Boys for a decade
Robert Smith's really let himself go
This never gets old - I’m off to buy my inflatable ET now
Good luck, there's been a run on them.
For me his greatest 14 minutes was the top gear rant, I don't even think it was comedy, more a statement of disgust, probably the most powerful 14 mins I've ever watched, Stewart Lee has a brilliant mind.
what a legend
Bumping - as this shit will repeat all over again
I remember the morning well my dad (who was addicted to sky news and slept on the couch in order to maximise his viewing and who hated the royal family... but who was clearly a tiny bit sad!) came into mine and my sisters bedroom, stood at the window and looked out solemnly and said: Diana's dead,... Dodi's Dead..............................................................DoDos
Just simply brilliant.
True comedy! This was the start of all the fake grief and self obsessive bullshit we have to put up with today.
the last line in that clip is one of the greatest quotes i've ever heard.
World class
The opening line mocking 9/11 as the 9th of November is brilliant.
This is fucking brilliant. The build up is just amazing!
funniest standup ever
I've gotta work at 7......tomorrow....
Just got this to 4K likes. 😎 Ohhyeh
how he keeps a straight face at the "I better go out and get a life size inflatable model of ET" is beyond me.
"The over emotional shrieking grief of twats" is one of my favourite lines ever.
The best lie down comedy I’ve ever seen.
I remember seeing cellophane. I also saw more cellophane. Oh, and there were flowers. Richer florists and possibly empty Dutch flower warehouses. Very funny sketch...
I was a moody teenager at the time of her death and my cousin woke me up in a similar fashion, exclaiming that Princess Diana has died.
"I don't give a fuck, leave me alone" was my reply, as I battled to ensure the sheets were blocking the light from my eyes. After a struggle lasting a good 30 seconds I won and she left me alone to go back to sleep, until it was my usual time to get up, at 2pm
Not quite as funny as Stewart Lee's story, but I'd like to think that it was in some way inspirational towards it.
On the basis of this hilarious sketch, I purchased Stewart's DVD "Stewart Lee: Stand UP Comedian. Stewart Lee, in my opinion, hasn't sold out like so many other stand ups, and is hilarious, intelligent, courageous, and loads ofother adjectives. Buy it, seriously, I recommend it highly. I'm after the next DVD: 41sy best stand up (of course ridiculous....he's way higher but...there you go)
Alright Stewart, we will.
". . . and as I stood there for the 40 or 50 minutes staring at the ET/ALF enigma. . . . . I could hear the mellifluous tones of what could have only been a heavenly host of . . . . . two or three cherubim . . . . .which later I recognised as the song . . . . 'Barbie Girl' by Aqua - an actual number one hit of that particular week.
I like the way Stuart refers to the demolition of 3 World Trade Centre buildings as having taken place on the 9th November (9/11) at the beginning. The anomaly is in plain view but the audience don't pick up on it.
John Round If you watch the full show, he's done it several times already, it's a reference to American v British ways of writing the dates
I think you;ll find it's the American and the rest of the worlds way of writing dates.
John Round I always thought America do use the 11/9 format but made it 911 that one time to make it the same as their emergency code for a punchy headline.
Daniel Thompson I think that the date being a punchy headline was osama bin-laden’s idea.
Now I'm over 50 all that getting up and down makes my joints ache just watching him and I've eaten considerably less cheese over the years than Mr Lee. Maybe he could adapt the sentiment of this set to banging saucepans on a Thursday night.
Stewart likes all the cheeses...
I've got... I've got work at seven... tomorrow, I don't, this is my one day...
The 9th of November 🤣😂😅
I love how you get lost in the whole story and by the time he brings it back up again you've completely forgotten about the inflatable ET!!
I visited the Hollywood star of Michael Jackson right after he died, there was a half eaten sandwich, a gallon of milk and a coupon for Taco Bell among other things placed in tribute on top of his star.
And here we are again.