Who remembers when Trump visited the UK and stood on his Golf course in Scotland and said to the Press "My mother was Scotch, I am Scotch." The look on the crowds' faces was comedy gold.... Man, i love Stuart Lee. So smart.
The thing to remember with Stewart Lee is that absolutely everything is deliberate and that he almost always means the opposite of what he's saying. The joy of watching him comes from never knowing quite why you're laughing in the first place, which is something he also plays on. As much as it is a cliche that is always rolled out when it comes to him, he is absolutely in a different league to other comedians. FYI, he does a really great section about Dave Chapelle in his latest show, Tornado.
@@MetaFootballTV it was a more generalising comment on Stewart Lee's style of comedy (to familiarise someone who hasn't really got their head around him yet) rather than a comprehensive statement about his actual life details, which of course will refer to autobiographical. I'm making the point here that Lee isn't actually just ripping apart the Scottish - it's far more nuanced than that. But thank you for the fact checking service, which I found greatly entertaining.
Stewart Lee is comedy genius!! As a Scotsman and a historian I am proud that we can laugh at ourselves!! On the subject of "Braveheart" Most Scot's love it! Even knowing that its mostly wrong! The real story of Wallace is far more interesting! However, after several pints historical accuracy goes well out the window and everyone is shouting aboot "Freedom"!! Someone will be bound to say "Is there no a Bridge supposed to be involved at the Battle of Stirling Bridge?" at that point most of us are so drunk that the blue faces and historical accuracy is irrelevant and majority cry is "F**k the Bridge and F**k the English!" We then we calm doon about an hour later! Then we apologise to our English girlfriend and ask her if she could kindly order a kebab!
I must say, you are the first person I’ve seen reacting to this that actually “got it” and appreciated the balls of this performance. For an American audience, I’d liken it to a New Yorker coming to the Deep South and saying that Robert E Lee (or alternatively Jesus) was gay. Stewart Lee is hard to “get” without the context of the entire performance as well as the context of previous performances (as each tour sort of builds on the previous). So you get a big attaboy for getting it so well.
I have definitely seen a react video(from someone else) for a Stewart lee and they didn't fully get it, admittedly they probably didn't pick the best clip for a first timer to Stewart Lee's humour.
@@emilydavison2053 I love the bearded guy who looked like he was in a state of barely suppressed rage for most of the routine, but softened up towards the end as he slowly realised what Stew was trying to do. 😆
@@ackerjawaka1966 For starters there is James Corden. Stuart famously said he was an admirer of the comedy of James. He compared himself to a dog listening to some nice classical music (e.g. Andre Roux), when watching Corden's comedy pieces.
@@jonmurray2350 I'm genuinely trying to figure out if you're actually trying to attempt a Stewart Lee style deconstructive comedy here or if you really are a moron. If it's the former I congratulate you, you really had me fooled with the Andre Roux improvisation.
I've seen Lee twice. He's the quickest, most erudite comic I've ever seen. He carries the audience, never insults their intelligence, and his call backs are legendary. He was heckled once with "stop going on about Brexit" and he replied "you've obviously never been to one of my gigs. I'll make people laugh, you won't understand those, then I'll tell a bit then go on too long about something and then close the call back. Get comfy."
I'm Scottish and we loved this. We appreciate that it takes a very skilled comedian and a lot of balls to pull this off in Glasgow. P.S.) If somebody thinks you curse/swear too often, just tell them to switch off and fuck off.
Went to see his new show live recently, it’s a long time since I’ve been in that much pain from laughing, my head hurt too. There’s just so much to what he does, as he would say mocking his own fans “it’s art”.
Your comment about finding Stewart Lee "more interesting than funny" is something Stew has used in his act! He comments on his own act - during his act! - and has said before that, when people who've watched him are asked "Did you find the show funny?" they can at least reply "No. But I agreed the fuck out of it". He's not a laugh-a-minute comedian but he's the most aware, intelligent and still very funny comedian out there. His new show - split into 2 x 1 hour episodes - called 'Snowflake/Tornado' is out now on the BBC iPlayer system if you have access to that.
As a Scotsman nobody I know would call themselves a Scotchman - if there is such a thing. I am Scottish or Scots. Only god knows where you come from pal.
I have been fortunate to have booked and met Stu several times. He is the comedian's comedian. He's our generation's Peter Cook. The stuff he comes up with is brilliant, he's an inspiration to many UK comics and wannabes like me!
Stewart Lee is so clever you learn about the art of comedy he used to be part of a double act Lee &Herring also a very funny man if you are at a loss for funny things I am going to recommend Benidorm so many funny situations and fabulous comic acting love your choices you and Queen Boomer rock
This is absolutely incredible. I've watched this in England with Scottish friends before and we all agreed he had some huge balls doing this in Glasgow. He pretty much attacked every single thing that is precious to the Scots - and it being done by an English person is the worst insult ever. Wonderful.
I think I remember reading that this particular venue is notoriously hard on English stand-ups and many get booed and heckled off stage which is partly why Stewart goes in on them like this.
I just love everything about this kind of comedy. When you think a comedian is going one way, but they are going the other, they are making you question things, but they’re also making you laugh, it’s kind of introspective but it’s also chaotically hilarious and ridiculous. And you’re just having a good time out.
Gladiator, good English director😂😂😂 Great reaction man Stewart Lee is a probably my favourite comedian of all time A LOT of people hate him because they think he’s a literary snob but to me it’s just very very clever comedy Take care man
No one can drag out a story and hold an audience like Stewart Lee. Watch Stewart lee on 'Immigration.' And Stewart lee on 'Rapp Singers.' 2 great standups.
You need to realise that all the jokes are intended in reverse, to show up people's ignorance of their own history, and antagonise them at the same time. Edward the First of England seems an unlikely medieval candidate for being gay, as he presided over William Wallace's execution. His son Edward the Second of England however was openly gay, with Piers Gaveston. It didn't end well for either of them. Some of our comedians - Stewart Lee, Al Murray and others are better educated than most of our historians.
The Gig was at The Comedy Store in Glasgow. You don't go to a Stewart Lee gig, without first checking your prejuduce and preconceptions at the door. It also helps to engage your intellect before he hits the stage.
If you want an analogy as to how bad Braveheart is on historical accuracy... If it was about the War of Independence, Custer would have won the final battle against The British at The Alamo and would have married Sacagawea.
Maybe but I had been taught nothing of Willam Wallace and Robert the Bruce at school in Edinburgh, all I heard about was Henry the eighth and Romans, no mention of Scottish hero's Wallace and Bruce. Bye the way their is plenty of accuracies in braveheart as well, not that far off the truth of what happened.
My old man was a lorry driver for 37 years until my brother died & used to go up to Scotland to pick up the whiskey & bring it back down south but when I became a lorry driver i had what I’d call the central hub which is Birmingham but I like the way he uses scotch cos it’s actually a Scot or Scottish. I’m from the south east of England.I’m really ill now but some of his stories are really funny but you & the Queen always put a smile on my face 👍😉 He’s 74 & im 43. Big shout out to the pair of you. Lovely couple 😘
The saddest thing about the film, is that many Scots (I'm half Scottish myself) HAVE taken it to be historically accurate, to the extent that the statue of Wallace, at the Scottish National Memorial site, is a depiction of Mel Gibson from the film! Also, whilst it's true that historically inaccurate entertainment can act as an incentive to research the real history, the vast majority of people never bother to do so. This was definitely the case with this film. Instead it was used to stir up rabid nationalism and racial hatred and was exploited politically by the Scottish National Party.
19:27 Bill Burr's Philly Rant is legendary, he's just going at it for his entire set because the audience booed previous acts, but I can't think of other comedians that go after national pride as much as Stewart Lee does here.
Every time I ever watch this set I notice something new and appreciate it even more than I did before! It is hilarious and intelligent on so many levels! One of the reasons I love it so much is because I'm Scottish! Anyone that thinks this is offensive and degrading to us is stupid as f**k. He perfectly sets up the crowd by initially mocking things about the English before poking fun at Scots so you can't laugh at one and not the other without being a hypocrite and Scots pride themselves on being able to take a joke etc. Whilst on the surface it seems like he is just being an English guy slagging us in some stereotypical prejudicial manner it is so much more intelligent than that. He correctly highlights how historically inaccurate Braveheart etc is. The underlying humour is actually targeting Mel Gibson, Catholicism and the irony in choosing this person as our national hero. Wallace is played by Mel who is a devout Catholic which is a religious organisation plagued with paedophilia over the years especially here in Scotland. He throws further insult at them by insisting Wallace was actually gay. This is actually a nod to how accepting Scotland has become regarding gay rights etc so joking about scotlands hero Wallace being gay is quite fitting. If you can't laugh at yourself and take a slagging then you shouldn't dish it or be cool with laughing at everyone else! You can always tell when someone is genuinely joking or if they're being a dick!
Stewart Lee saw a comedian called Ted Chippington wayyy back who told terrible jokes and pissed off the audience, deliberately. Lee calls it the funniest thing he'd ever seen, he was the only one in the room laughing, that's where he got the basis for his act. This new clip sums him up very well, I think you'd love it. ruclips.net/video/fCV-M_TsoQM/видео.html
He’s brilliant at holding a mirror up to the audiences prejudices. Much like in the Osama Bin Laden clip, the audience thinks he’s laughing and mocking Americans prejudice and the audience laughs with him but he turns it round at the end to show the audiences prejudice towards Americans for being so ready to accept what he was saying as true. And that’s just one layer to the routine, he’s a complete master of the art, there’s so much depth to what he does. A more recent ballsy routine he did was his show "Content Provider” filmed in Southend which was a heavily leave voting in the Brexit referendum. He went on to call everyone that voted leave a Cunt & a Racist over and over again. The fact he not only get away with it but also gets everyone laughing is a testament he’s skill.
I'd be more impressed if he criticised a Remain place. 99% of comedians are Remainers, so there's nothing ballsy about him being like every other comedian. If we want to hear Leavers getting called racist, we can tune into any panel show.
Lots of Americans call Scottish people scotch. I was in a love Scotland Facebook group while we planned our trip there last year, and 1/4 of conversations were about Scotland, 1/4 Scottish people telling Americans that they weren’t Scotch, 1/4 were Scottish people telling Americans that whisky in Scotland isn’t spelled with an e and the final quarter were Americans saying “Hi, I’m Carolyn from Tennessee and I’m Scottish!” Or “Hi I’m Mary-Sue from Maine and I’m a direct descendant of William Wallace!”, and the 3000 sarcastic replies they received for that.
The most deadpan comedian alive today . He always slips in a comment at the beginning which doesn’t mean anything at the time but he brings it up again later which explains and nails the punchline near the end. Very very clever comedian, he takes a little more thought than the one liner joke type of comedian but it’s usually worth the wait 👍🏴
The thing I love about Stewart Lee (and having seen him live a couple of times) is that a lot of the time the audience is thinking "where the hell is he going with this?!" and it just makes it funnier.
Spartans were encouraged in their individual messes to select a male lover, the thinking being you would fight harder to save your lover rather than just a comrade. True story. 👍🏴
@@davelister2961 this is exactly why Scot’s, Welsh, Irish , almost anyone and Europeans want sweet FA to do with you bigoted English clowns, you have a nice day now 🖕 👍🏴
Stewart Lee is without a doubt the best stand up in the UK right now and possibly the best the UK has ever produced. I'd love to see your reaction to this 'breakdown' of his. ruclips.net/video/Y7aLiIL75q0/видео.html
Not many comics make me hurt from laughing, Stew has done it multiple times. Office World Man is a great bit by him on RUclips...pretty much everything is a winner from him tho. Also, his 100% pears segment is probably the greatest 20 minutes of stand up I've ever seen.
I saw 100% 'pear' at the theater, and I swear he did 40 mins on it, I've never before or since had a line dragged out so long that it was funny, stopped being funny, then funny again and then no one can breathe any more
I've been watching the guy for decades and I have seen him a few times and also managed to get a quick chat with him sometimes after the show he is the best on the planet, no s*** Boomer. You definitely know what he's all about everything you said was absolutely spot on.😊
😄😄 🤣 I can't count how many times I've watched this "gig" from Stewart Lee. Possibly the finest, funniest and brave hearted performance I've ever seen. I'll be watching the full performance again and again. Hey KB ! you Muppet ! get a grip watch and give us a reaction to the rest of the show 😉
People go on about AL Murray who just regurgitates information that is pretty basic. This man challenges pre conceptions and makes you think which is far more dangerous to do?
Believe it or not when Stewart Lee left the King's theatre in Glasgow after his show he signed photos let people get photographs with him he's an absolute diamond of a man, but he has let himself go.😂
My sister and her husband watched Braveheart at the cinema in Scotland, they had to leave speaking Welsh, because the crowd got so rowdy, they didn't want to be mistaken for English ! 😂
He did this gig there back when Glasgow was still the murder capital of Europe. The rest of this show is worth watching, especially for anyone who remembers the start of the war on terror.
Stewart Lee at his best and yeh you need some balls to do such a routine. To put it in context a bit, he had just been making comments about Americans and obviously getting the audience to show their prejudices, which he briefly mentions at the start of this clip. So it's even more wonderful when you see how he flips it and takes the piss out of them.
Apart from his courage in presenting this material in front of a Glaswegian audience, I admire the nuance and depth to which he goes in exposing the nonsense of nationalism and homophobia. He is both brutal and incredibly sensitive and keeps the audience with him Magic. I’ve seen this show several times and every time I’ve wept tears of laughter. I’m Welsh and would love to hear him tear apart my cultural and national identity, though I fear he might not find it much of a challenge.
Excellent comments King Boomer, my son is the same age as you and very similar in attitude and sense of humour. I used to travel to the states every 6 months on business for 20 years and I am so amazed by the fact that despite so many surface differences that the US and Britain are so similar deep down. We share common values!
React to Danny Bhoy (check out his piece on how to avoid/survive a ceilidh) great Scottish observational comedy. Also - as a fellow Roman history buff. I had the joy of honeymooning in Italy earlier this year, and if you haven't been - it is just phenomenal actually seeing things like the Pantheon, the Colluseum, Pompeii etc. With your own two eyes - I cannot recommend visiting enough! Also the fact that Stewart Lee is still with us and still making comedy today gives you an indication of: 1. How open-minded most scottish people are 2. How good our sense of humour is I will say - the attitude is very much "if you're going to insult us . . . You'd better be funny" 😅😅😅
This was in Glasgow in 1997, he did a few of these venues up here and still does, and he went down a storm with these ones, and being from Glasgow i do indeed worship Wallace and love my shortbread and heroin. Lll
This is very clever. Lee challenges the audience to either not laugh and show anger...thereby showing themselves as a nation that can't laugh at itself, which as everyone knows is untrue of the Scots....Scots love to take the piss out of themselves and others......Or find the dig at the perceived generic Scottish identity funny and thus affirm their Scottish identity. What a clever man. Some people in the audience were struggling with this attack...but it is a genuine comedy masterclass. As an Englishman I would have been watching this with my head buried in my hands but with tears rolling down my cheeks. Very funny....and as always some severe intelligence as the foundation. This man is on a whole different level to anyone else doing stand-up.
Lee was voted the World's Greatest Comedian by, I believe, it was the Guardian or The Times. He really is a genius. He was a student of ancient languages at Cambridge University, He went on to form a comedy partnership with Richard Herring. At one time they had a comedy tv show. Then they split up. Lee went on to bigger and better things. He really does use that brain of his in his comedy. Lee had his own comedy series for 3yrs. Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle. I believe you can root out these 30-minute shows on YT. It is a matter of pride with him to work, intelligently within the constraints of political correctness, and wokeness and still be hilariously funny. He always finds great angles to broach touchy subjects. He is also brilliant at highlighting bigotry.
Stewart Lee, and his past duo colleague Richard Herring, both try to play with comedy formats. One trick they have said that they try is to try to alienate the audience and then try to successfully win them back again. It’s fun being part of their audience as they play with us and try to go against comic norms
Sean lock had a sitcom called 15 Storeys High. I think you should also have a look at Mickey Flanagan, he's stand up and hilarious! I left a comment a few ago suggesting a sitcom called Still Game, on reflection, I think you might find it quite tough to follow as the majority is broad Glasgow accents.
I also have no idea where he found the nerve to do an entire twelve minute bit like this in front of a room of Glaswegians, but it certainly suits his style, which is to build up tension in a room to the point where it can be plucked, and maintain it at that level. Stewart Lee sets me in hysterics like no other standup or TV show can. I have no specific recommendations but to investigate more Stewart Lee - he never falls short of brilliance.
It was indeed balsy for Glasgow. I worked there a lot in a band and the place is tough. even has a reputation for that. But it's also great. I cant believe he started off insulting then got deeper and deeper the more he talked until he ended insulting the language. And then just continued. Balls indeed!
One of the best things about this bit is that Lee, a left-leaning liberal, is telling his left-liberal audience that their national hero was gay, in the full knowledge that his own audience know that they should not find that concept offensive. He just has no problem with making people laugh by making them profoundly uncomfortable, it's absolute genius.
It was funny thinking about the fact that one thing that both Braveheart and Gladiator had in common was Australian lead actors. As a coincidence, a Scotsman played the lead in 300 but his right hand man, David Wenham, is also an Aussie. Both places have relatively small populations.
Mel Gibson is American. He may have lived in Australia for a while before he found mega fame, but he is American. He holds American and Irish citizenship.
I have a strong suspicion that either before or ater he wrote this, he had a bet with another comedian that he would perform it in Glasgow. Fair play to the Glaswegians for laughing and getting it. Stewart Lee, brilliant bit, great craft.
The "scotch" reference was intentional. IF you rewatched the clip . He mentioned it once and the crowd reacted with response of laughing rejection . The second time it was used- patriotism in the crowd had to correct it . It was at this point a pivotal moment happened in the act when LEE moved onto another segment of the routine off the back of it. In my opinion he was waiting for the reaction - he knew it wouldn't be long for someone to react verbally and thus becoming part of the act . Stewart Lee is a extremely good comic in my opinion -
It was filmed it Scotland. A couple of times Stewart did actually mention Glasgow. Btw, curse as much as you want brother. That sounds your reactions are totally genuine
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Who remembers when Trump visited the UK and stood on his Golf course in Scotland and said to the Press "My mother was Scotch, I am Scotch." The look on the crowds' faces was comedy gold.... Man, i love Stuart Lee. So smart.
I meant to say Scottish😁😁
I remember Jane Godley stood at his press conference with a sign saying "Trump is a cunt".
Watching the man with the beard going from angry to laughing out loud by the end was priceless.
His skewering of Top Gear is priceless and one of his best bits. Well worth watching.
I know! And then follow it up with the very same video of Richard Hammond.
The thing to remember with Stewart Lee is that absolutely everything is deliberate and that he almost always means the opposite of what he's saying. The joy of watching him comes from never knowing quite why you're laughing in the first place, which is something he also plays on. As much as it is a cliche that is always rolled out when it comes to him, he is absolutely in a different league to other comedians. FYI, he does a really great section about Dave Chapelle in his latest show, Tornado.
Not really. He was actually adopted.
@@MetaFootballTV are you saying his parents let himself go?
@@miff227 your question makes no sense. Please, try again and I'll be happy to answer. Thnx.
@@MetaFootballTV I was playing on the "X has let himself go" meme, you know it?
@@MetaFootballTV it was a more generalising comment on Stewart Lee's style of comedy (to familiarise someone who hasn't really got their head around him yet) rather than a comprehensive statement about his actual life details, which of course will refer to autobiographical. I'm making the point here that Lee isn't actually just ripping apart the Scottish - it's far more nuanced than that. But thank you for the fact checking service, which I found greatly entertaining.
Stewart Lee is comedy genius!! As a Scotsman and a historian I am proud that we can laugh at ourselves!! On the subject of "Braveheart" Most Scot's love it! Even knowing that its mostly wrong! The real story of Wallace is far more interesting! However, after several pints historical accuracy goes well out the window and everyone is shouting aboot "Freedom"!! Someone will be bound to say "Is there no a Bridge supposed to be involved at the Battle of Stirling Bridge?" at that point most of us are so drunk that the blue faces and historical accuracy is irrelevant and majority cry is "F**k the Bridge and F**k the English!" We then we calm doon about an hour later! Then we apologise to our English girlfriend and ask her if she could kindly order a kebab!
hope you give your english girlfriend the right change as she hasnt learnt maths at school yet lol
@@saintdon4461 What?!
@@macman975 what, what?
Fantastic 😂
I must say, you are the first person I’ve seen reacting to this that actually “got it” and appreciated the balls of this performance. For an American audience, I’d liken it to a New Yorker coming to the Deep South and saying that Robert E Lee (or alternatively Jesus) was gay. Stewart Lee is hard to “get” without the context of the entire performance as well as the context of previous performances (as each tour sort of builds on the previous). So you get a big attaboy for getting it so well.
I have definitely seen a react video(from someone else) for a Stewart lee and they didn't fully get it, admittedly they probably didn't pick the best clip for a first timer to Stewart Lee's humour.
Jim Jeffries doing his gun control routine in Texas, was pretty close!
The routine is very funny and Scots have a good sense of humour.
@@emilydavison2053 I love the bearded guy who looked like he was in a state of barely suppressed rage for most of the routine, but softened up towards the end as he slowly realised what Stew was trying to do. 😆
As a Glaswegian i approve this message.
It was a ballsy routine though, in Glasgow.
He was safe in Scotland, our national banter is about insulting each other, we can take it as much as we give it.
It was a ballsy routine though, in Glasgow.
Unless an American calls you "English" and then you go ballistic lol
Stewart Lee remains the finest Comedian in the World. He's taken Comedy to a new level with every new tour.
There are 40 finer.
He is up there, certainly he crafts an entire show like no other, Norm Mcdonald is my favourite American standup, and for speedy retorts Don Rickles.
@@jonmurray2350name them 😂😂😂
@@ackerjawaka1966 For starters there is James Corden. Stuart famously said he was an admirer of the comedy of James. He compared himself to a dog listening to some nice classical music (e.g. Andre Roux), when watching Corden's comedy pieces.
@@jonmurray2350 I'm genuinely trying to figure out if you're actually trying to attempt a Stewart Lee style deconstructive comedy here or if you really are a moron.
If it's the former I congratulate you, you really had me fooled with the Andre Roux improvisation.
I've seen Lee twice. He's the quickest, most erudite comic I've ever seen. He carries the audience, never insults their intelligence, and his call backs are legendary.
He was heckled once with "stop going on about Brexit" and he replied "you've obviously never been to one of my gigs. I'll make people laugh, you won't understand those, then I'll tell a bit then go on too long about something and then close the call back. Get comfy."
The call backs are why watching jokes in isolation don't work as well as the whole gig
He looks 20 or 30 years older because Stewart Lee has let himself go
Stewart Lee now wears jackets that belonged to 610” giants of yesteryear, which fit him. This is strange because he is only 5’ 2” himself.
Can't wait for this - He's an ODD comedian - it took me a while to get his style - but I could listen to him all day now. THANKS for doing this.
I'm Scottish and we loved this. We appreciate that it takes a very skilled comedian and a lot of balls to pull this off in Glasgow.
P.S.) If somebody thinks you curse/swear too often, just tell them to switch off and fuck off.
The fact he got out alive is the biggest miracle 😮 having lived in Scotland as an English person when Braveheart was first released…
goes to show the scots have no sense of humour, as a race of people we English dislike the scots and want nothing more to do with them...
😂😂😂
Went to see his new show live recently, it’s a long time since I’ve been in that much pain from laughing, my head hurt too. There’s just so much to what he does, as he would say mocking his own fans “it’s art”.
His Ang Lee sketch is also hilarious. Incredibly intelligent comic with outstandingly well written routines
i thought that was one of his weakest sketches
Your comment about finding Stewart Lee "more interesting than funny" is something Stew has used in his act! He comments on his own act - during his act! - and has said before that, when people who've watched him are asked "Did you find the show funny?" they can at least reply "No. But I agreed the fuck out of it". He's not a laugh-a-minute comedian but he's the most aware, intelligent and still very funny comedian out there. His new show - split into 2 x 1 hour episodes - called 'Snowflake/Tornado' is out now on the BBC iPlayer system if you have access to that.
Stuart Lee is fantastic. Such a unique comedy performer. Edit... I'm a Scotch man
Prefer whiskey myself but fair enough.
Were you fingers covered in shortbread and heroin when you typed this?
As a Scotsman nobody I know would call themselves a Scotchman - if there is such a thing. I am Scottish or Scots. Only god knows where you come from pal.
@@raibeart1955 When my dad told me I had a tiny percentage of Scottish in me, I was so disappointed. Tarnished my Anglo-Saxon roots.
@@raibeart1955 that's the joke...
"Give it to me straight, like pear cider that's made from 100% pears." Is classic Stewart Lee, and is on youtube!
*pear
@andrewmckinnon4526 what? One massive pear?!
I have been fortunate to have booked and met Stu several times. He is the comedian's comedian. He's our generation's Peter Cook. The stuff he comes up with is brilliant, he's an inspiration to many UK comics and wannabes like me!
“Did you see Stewart Lee in Southend?” “Yeah.” “Was it funny?” “No, but I agreed the fuck out of it.”
Stewart Lee is regarded by many comedy aficionados as the UK's best stand-up. Knowingly antagonising the audience is a staple of his routines.
Stewart Lee is so clever you learn about the art of comedy he used to be part of a double act Lee &Herring also a very funny man if you are at a loss for funny things I am going to recommend Benidorm so many funny situations and fabulous comic acting love your choices you and Queen Boomer rock
This is absolutely incredible. I've watched this in England with Scottish friends before and we all agreed he had some huge balls doing this in Glasgow. He pretty much attacked every single thing that is precious to the Scots - and it being done by an English person is the worst insult ever. Wonderful.
But he's not English, he's Scotch
@@mizofan Only half and i believe his Scotch side let himself go 😉
Stewart lee 'UKIP' is the best. Brilliant infact.
I think I remember reading that this particular venue is notoriously hard on English stand-ups and many get booed and heckled off stage which is partly why Stewart goes in on them like this.
I just love everything about this kind of comedy. When you think a comedian is going one way, but they are going the other, they are making you question things, but they’re also making you laugh, it’s kind of introspective but it’s also chaotically hilarious and ridiculous. And you’re just having a good time out.
You should check out Stewart Lee's, Ang Lee video. That had me in stitches for hours upon first watching it. Hilarious stuff.
You wouldn’t like me when I’m Ang Lee.
@@JarlGrimmToys especially after his tooth hurty dentist appointment. 😂
Gladiator, good English director😂😂😂
Great reaction man
Stewart Lee is a probably my favourite comedian of all time
A LOT of people hate him because they think he’s a literary snob but to me it’s just very very clever comedy
Take care man
No one can drag out a story and hold an audience like Stewart Lee. Watch Stewart lee on 'Immigration.'
And Stewart lee on 'Rapp Singers.'
2 great standups.
"Now this book isn't aimed at me"
I’ve seen the rap singers on the top of the pops🤔
You need to realise that all the jokes are intended in reverse, to show up people's ignorance of their own history, and antagonise them at the same time. Edward the First of England seems an unlikely medieval candidate for being gay, as he presided over William Wallace's execution. His son Edward the Second of England however was openly gay, with Piers Gaveston. It didn't end well for either of them. Some of our comedians - Stewart Lee, Al Murray and others are better educated than most of our historians.
Genius. To really understand what he’s doing there’s a good little documentary “the audience is the problem” well worth watching
Stewart Lee is an absolute genius. i'd recommend watching anything he has done in the last 30 years, he's in a class of his own.
The Gig was at The Comedy Store in Glasgow.
You don't go to a Stewart Lee gig, without first checking your prejuduce and preconceptions at the door. It also helps to engage your intellect before he hits the stage.
Looks like The Stand to me? Didn't know there was a Comedy Store in Glasgow.
@@blms1305 Your absolutely right, it is The Stand. There used to be a comedy store in Glasgow years ago, but now it's only Edinburgh I think.
@@arkadybron1994 That's interesting. Would have been good to visit while it was there :)
If you want an analogy as to how bad Braveheart is on historical accuracy... If it was about the War of Independence, Custer would have won the final battle against The British at The Alamo and would have married Sacagawea.
Maybe but I had been taught nothing of Willam Wallace and Robert the Bruce at school in Edinburgh, all I heard about was Henry the eighth and Romans, no mention of Scottish hero's Wallace and Bruce. Bye the way their is plenty of accuracies in braveheart as well, not that far off the truth of what happened.
My old man was a lorry driver for 37 years until my brother died & used to go up to Scotland to pick up the whiskey & bring it back down south but when I became a lorry driver i had what I’d call the central hub which is Birmingham but I like the way he uses scotch cos it’s actually a Scot or Scottish. I’m from the south east of England.I’m really ill now but some of his stories are really funny but you & the Queen always put a smile on my face 👍😉
He’s 74 & im 43. Big shout out to the pair of you. Lovely couple 😘
The saddest thing about the film, is that many Scots (I'm half Scottish myself) HAVE taken it to be historically accurate, to the extent that the statue of Wallace, at the Scottish National Memorial site, is a depiction of Mel Gibson from the film! Also, whilst it's true that historically inaccurate entertainment can act as an incentive to research the real history, the vast majority of people never bother to do so. This was definitely the case with this film. Instead it was used to stir up rabid nationalism and racial hatred and was exploited politically by the Scottish National Party.
Mel Gibson loves his anti English films. Whereas Russell Crowe is the total opposite.
19:27 Bill Burr's Philly Rant is legendary, he's just going at it for his entire set because the audience booed previous acts, but I can't think of other comedians that go after national pride as much as Stewart Lee does here.
Every time I ever watch this set I notice something new and appreciate it even more than I did before! It is hilarious and intelligent on so many levels! One of the reasons I love it so much is because I'm Scottish! Anyone that thinks this is offensive and degrading to us is stupid as f**k. He perfectly sets up the crowd by initially mocking things about the English before poking fun at Scots so you can't laugh at one and not the other without being a hypocrite and Scots pride themselves on being able to take a joke etc. Whilst on the surface it seems like he is just being an English guy slagging us in some stereotypical prejudicial manner it is so much more intelligent than that. He correctly highlights how historically inaccurate Braveheart etc is. The underlying humour is actually targeting Mel Gibson, Catholicism and the irony in choosing this person as our national hero.
Wallace is played by Mel who is a devout Catholic which is a religious organisation plagued with paedophilia over the years especially here in Scotland. He throws further insult at them by insisting Wallace was actually gay. This is actually a nod to how accepting Scotland has become regarding gay rights etc so joking about scotlands hero Wallace being gay is quite fitting. If you can't laugh at yourself and take a slagging then you shouldn't dish it or be cool with laughing at everyone else! You can always tell when someone is genuinely joking or if they're being a dick!
Stewart Lee saw a comedian called Ted Chippington wayyy back who told terrible jokes and pissed off the audience, deliberately. Lee calls it the funniest thing he'd ever seen, he was the only one in the room laughing, that's where he got the basis for his act.
This new clip sums him up very well, I think you'd love it. ruclips.net/video/fCV-M_TsoQM/видео.html
That takes balls of steel!
He’s brilliant at holding a mirror up to the audiences prejudices. Much like in the Osama Bin Laden clip, the audience thinks he’s laughing and mocking Americans prejudice and the audience laughs with him but he turns it round at the end to show the audiences prejudice towards Americans for being so ready to accept what he was saying as true. And that’s just one layer to the routine, he’s a complete master of the art, there’s so much depth to what he does.
A more recent ballsy routine he did was his show "Content Provider” filmed in Southend which was a heavily leave voting in the Brexit referendum. He went on to call everyone that voted leave a Cunt & a Racist over and over again. The fact he not only get away with it but also gets everyone laughing is a testament he’s skill.
I'd be more impressed if he criticised a Remain place. 99% of comedians are Remainers, so there's nothing ballsy about him being like every other comedian. If we want to hear Leavers getting called racist, we can tune into any panel show.
Lots of Americans call Scottish people scotch. I was in a love Scotland Facebook group while we planned our trip there last year, and 1/4 of conversations were about Scotland, 1/4 Scottish people telling Americans that they weren’t Scotch, 1/4 were Scottish people telling Americans that whisky in Scotland isn’t spelled with an e and the final quarter were Americans saying “Hi, I’m Carolyn from Tennessee and I’m Scottish!” Or “Hi I’m Mary-Sue from Maine and I’m a direct descendant of William Wallace!”, and the 3000 sarcastic replies they received for that.
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The Scottish have a great sense of humour. If they believed he was seriously mocking them, he would have been dragged from the stage. 🤣🤣🤣
Scotch.
This was filmed in Glasgow. Hes got balls!
this gig was in Glasgow
The most deadpan comedian alive today . He always slips in a comment at the beginning which doesn’t mean anything at the time but he brings it up again later which explains and nails the punchline near the end. Very very clever comedian, he takes a little more thought than the one liner joke type of comedian but it’s usually worth the wait
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The thing I love about Stewart Lee (and having seen him live a couple of times) is that a lot of the time the audience is thinking "where the hell is he going with this?!" and it just makes it funnier.
Keep up the great reaction videos dude!! Loving everyone you and the Queen produce ❤️ much love from West Midlands 🏴
We brutally take the pish out of each other in Scotland and can laugh at ourselves too ❤️🏴
I'm a Brit that lived in the US for a few years. Lost count of how many yanks said they were "scotch-irish".
Spartans were encouraged in their individual messes to select a male lover, the thinking being you would fight harder to save your lover rather than just a comrade. True story.
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Must be where the Scotch picked up the habit. Interesting facts.
@@davelister2961 this is exactly why Scot’s, Welsh, Irish , almost anyone and Europeans want sweet FA to do with you bigoted English clowns, you have a nice day now 🖕
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Good choice. I’d recommend watching the whole of this set. It’s about 80 mins of pure gold. “Stewart Lee - Stand-Up Comedian”
Rich Hall is a good American comedian partly based in uk who’s great at ripping American culture.
Stewart Lee is without a doubt the best stand up in the UK right now and possibly the best the UK has ever produced.
I'd love to see your reaction to this 'breakdown' of his.
ruclips.net/video/Y7aLiIL75q0/видео.html
I've never found him very funny but I do love his point of view and what he has to say.
I'm a Scot, and although Braveheart is an exciting action movie to watch as a piece of entertainment, historically it's a pile of pigshit.
yes mate!!! Stewart Lee - Top Gear is one of my favourite stand up bits ever, you should deffo watch it if you have time
Not many comics make me hurt from laughing, Stew has done it multiple times. Office World Man is a great bit by him on RUclips...pretty much everything is a winner from him tho.
Also, his 100% pears segment is probably the greatest 20 minutes of stand up I've ever seen.
I saw 100% 'pear' at the theater, and I swear he did 40 mins on it, I've never before or since had a line dragged out so long that it was funny, stopped being funny, then funny again and then no one can breathe any more
@@Si_Vert I've tried to get some people into it but they all can't get into how long he draws his stuff out. Mumsnet posters obviously.
You should check Stewart Lee - Top Gear. It’s brilliant
I've been watching the guy for decades and I have seen him a few times and also managed to get a quick chat with him sometimes after the show he is the best on the planet, no s*** Boomer. You definitely know what he's all about everything you said was absolutely spot on.😊
I highly recommend watching Stewart's "Pear Cider" bit from one of his other shows, it was absolutely class.
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🤣 I can't count how many times I've watched this "gig" from Stewart Lee. Possibly the finest, funniest and brave hearted performance I've ever seen.
I'll be watching the full performance again and again.
Hey KB ! you Muppet ! get a grip watch and give us a reaction to the rest of the show 😉
I keep askin for Stewart Lee, I’m so happy you’re doing more.
I'm Scottish and found this hilarious. We all know Stewart was joking and taking the piss affectionately.
People go on about AL Murray who just regurgitates information that is pretty basic. This man challenges pre conceptions and makes you think which is far more dangerous to do?
Believe it or not when Stewart Lee left the King's theatre in Glasgow after his show he signed photos let people get photographs with him he's an absolute diamond of a man, but he has let himself go.😂
Stewart Lee used to be half of a double act with Richard Herring and had a show on BBC TV called Fist of Fun. You should check it out
The guy sitting in the front with the glasses has a look on him thinking will I kill his now or wait till the end 😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣
My sister and her husband watched Braveheart at the cinema in Scotland, they had to leave speaking Welsh, because the crowd got so rowdy, they didn't want to be mistaken for English ! 😂
He did this gig there back when Glasgow was still the murder capital of Europe. The rest of this show is worth watching, especially for anyone who remembers the start of the war on terror.
Braveheart, to me, is the single greatest piece of stand up ever performed. Stewart Lee is a genius.
Stewart Lee at his best and yeh you need some balls to do such a routine. To put it in context a bit, he had just been making comments about Americans and obviously getting the audience to show their prejudices, which he briefly mentions at the start of this clip. So it's even more wonderful when you see how he flips it and takes the piss out of them.
Apart from his courage in presenting this material in front of a Glaswegian audience, I admire the nuance and depth to which he goes in exposing the nonsense of nationalism and homophobia. He is both brutal and incredibly sensitive and keeps the audience with him Magic. I’ve seen this show several times and every time I’ve wept tears of laughter. I’m Welsh and would love to hear him tear apart my cultural and national identity, though I fear he might not find it much of a challenge.
Excellent comments King Boomer, my son is the same age as you and very similar in attitude and sense of humour. I used to travel to the states every 6 months on business for 20 years and I am so amazed by the fact that despite so many surface differences that the US and Britain are so similar deep down. We share common values!
He has some great stand up bits...much love from Scotland :)
Scotch and Scottish are both correct Scotch is what people in south of England call us
React to Danny Bhoy (check out his piece on how to avoid/survive a ceilidh) great Scottish observational comedy.
Also - as a fellow Roman history buff. I had the joy of honeymooning in Italy earlier this year, and if you haven't been - it is just phenomenal actually seeing things like the Pantheon, the Colluseum, Pompeii etc. With your own two eyes - I cannot recommend visiting enough!
Also the fact that Stewart Lee is still with us and still making comedy today gives you an indication of:
1. How open-minded most scottish people are
2. How good our sense of humour is
I will say - the attitude is very much "if you're going to insult us . . . You'd better be funny"
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Most articulate wind-up.Squeezing the pips out of the dour jock.Brilliant.
This was in Glasgow in 1997, he did a few of these venues up here and still does, and he went down a storm with these ones, and being from Glasgow i do indeed worship Wallace and love my shortbread and heroin. Lll
This is very clever. Lee challenges the audience to either not laugh and show anger...thereby showing themselves as a nation that can't laugh at itself, which as everyone knows is untrue of the Scots....Scots love to take the piss out of themselves and others......Or find the dig at the perceived generic Scottish identity funny and thus affirm their Scottish identity. What a clever man. Some people in the audience were struggling with this attack...but it is a genuine comedy masterclass. As an Englishman I would have been watching this with my head buried in my hands but with tears rolling down my cheeks. Very funny....and as always some severe intelligence as the foundation. This man is on a whole different level to anyone else doing stand-up.
Holy fuck that was funny, I was literally crying.
Lee was voted the World's Greatest Comedian by, I believe, it was the Guardian or The Times. He really is a genius. He was a student of ancient languages at Cambridge University, He went on to form a comedy partnership with Richard Herring. At one time they had a comedy tv show. Then they split up. Lee went on to bigger and better things. He really does use that brain of his in his comedy. Lee had his own comedy series for 3yrs. Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle. I believe you can root out these 30-minute shows on YT. It is a matter of pride with him to work, intelligently within the constraints of political correctness, and wokeness and still be hilariously funny. He always finds great angles to broach touchy subjects. He is also brilliant at highlighting bigotry.
Stewart Lee, and his past duo colleague Richard Herring, both try to play with comedy formats. One trick they have said that they try is to try to alienate the audience and then try to successfully win them back again. It’s fun being part of their audience as they play with us and try to go against comic norms
He is such a clever guy .. . Always has the audience in his palm
Sean lock had a sitcom called 15 Storeys High. I think you should also have a look at Mickey Flanagan, he's stand up and hilarious! I left a comment a few ago suggesting a sitcom called Still Game, on reflection, I think you might find it quite tough to follow as the majority is broad Glasgow accents.
I also have no idea where he found the nerve to do an entire twelve minute bit like this in front of a room of Glaswegians, but it certainly suits his style, which is to build up tension in a room to the point where it can be plucked, and maintain it at that level. Stewart Lee sets me in hysterics like no other standup or TV show can. I have no specific recommendations but to investigate more Stewart Lee - he never falls short of brilliance.
It was indeed balsy for Glasgow. I worked there a lot in a band and the place is tough. even has a reputation for that. But it's also great. I cant believe he started off insulting then got deeper and deeper the more he talked until he ended insulting the language. And then just continued. Balls indeed!
One of the best things about this bit is that Lee, a left-leaning liberal, is telling his left-liberal audience that their national hero was gay, in the full knowledge that his own audience know that they should not find that concept offensive. He just has no problem with making people laugh by making them profoundly uncomfortable, it's absolute genius.
It was funny thinking about the fact that one thing that both Braveheart and Gladiator had in common was Australian lead actors. As a coincidence, a Scotsman played the lead in 300 but his right hand man, David Wenham, is also an Aussie. Both places have relatively small populations.
Mel Gibson is American. He may have lived in Australia for a while before he found mega fame, but he is American. He holds American and Irish citizenship.
Russell Crowe, inspire of having Aussie children, an Aussie wife and even appearing on an Australian postage stamp is actually a Kiwi
It's true that Americans don't get the irony of British humour.
Fantastic stuff, great👏👏👏
Full marks for your interest in historical accuracy and appreciation, KB, piqued by your favourite movies. Admirable.
Stewart Lee's stand-up 'Content Provider' is on RUclips - well worth a watch.
I have a strong suspicion that either before or ater he wrote this, he had a bet with another comedian that he would perform it in Glasgow. Fair play to the Glaswegians for laughing and getting it. Stewart Lee, brilliant bit, great craft.
It’s can be graveyard for English comedians in Scotland especially Glasgow,, he did a great job✌️
The "scotch" reference was intentional. IF you rewatched the clip . He mentioned it once and the crowd reacted with response of laughing rejection .
The second time it was used- patriotism in the crowd had to correct it .
It was at this point a pivotal moment happened in the act when LEE moved onto another segment of the routine off the back of it.
In my opinion he was waiting for the reaction - he knew it wouldn't be long for someone to react verbally and thus becoming part of the act .
Stewart Lee is a extremely good comic in my opinion -
Takes a brave man to say that in Scotland. They do love a fair amount of banter but God damn he goes well over that line 😂😂😂
Stewart Lee is a genius.
It was filmed it Scotland. A couple of times Stewart did actually mention Glasgow.
Btw, curse as much as you want brother. That sounds your reactions are totally genuine