My girlfriend is sick of me watching it all the time but how brave is that, telling a Scottish audience that there national hero was in fact a gay homosexual 😂also saying he was a Scottish paedophile, the worst kind of paedophile there is 😂😂
I cried laughing at the bit when one of the audience members got up and left and stew said- 'a man leaving there to go away and think about the idea of a pedophile braveheart in the privacy of the toilet cubicle'
I saw Stewart Lee in the background of 'Lord of The Rings - the Return of The King' where he played the role of an Orc who, at a crucial moment on the ramparts of Minis Tirith, instead of driving his crude spear through the prone and helpless body of Legolas, inexplicably turned away and strode back into the fray, never to appear again. And I thought to myself "Stewart Lee has let his elf go".
You must have had this mixed up with the story of Robert the Bruce fighting the English under the walls of Minas Tirit. As we well remember, Robert the Bruce wasn't doing too well against the English under the walls of Minas Tirit, so he fled the battlefield and carme into a cave where he saw a spider trying to leap from one piece of rock to another. The spider tried it once and failed, tried a second time and failed. Then the spider tried a third time and succeeded. So instead of going back to the battlefield, Robert the Bruce turned himself into a giant spider and tried to kill Frodo by wrapping him up in his giant gooey web. But Sam intervened with the glowing elf cristal to free Frodo, and when the fight was done, Robert the Bruce had let him and Sam go.
Watching the big lad in the black shirt move slowly through disbelief, horror, nascent hostility and finally comedic acceptance was the emotional core of this performance, which of course was why it was edited in - because Lee has so little faith in us that we need visual cues to understand the bit's success on a minute-by-minute basis. Great man.
Because as The Sunday Pictorial used to say in England....All Human life Is Here as this audience member runs thru' the whole gamut of emotions and it is funny to many of us,,,
@@michaelunderhill8847 the way he put that across meant that we weren't allowed to get offended by it, because were so liberal and progressive. Its brilliant
The ability to take a little banter is fundamental to British life, more so in any working class area. One of the reasons why Glasgow has produced some great comedians.
To be fair they would love him using Scotch as an adjective as so many English pillocks do but it's almost impossible to not roll your eyes even when it's done as a joke. My own brother has been drunk on a train heading into England from Glasgow ( he has lived in England since he was three by the way and is now 50 ) and thoroughly pissed off most of the passengers so fair play to the man.
Ricky Gervais describes Stewart Lee as his favourite stand-up comedian, and I can see why.... I was once fortunate enough to meet Stewart Lee, although to be fair it might have been General Mladic or Terry Christian.
Over the years I've watched this more than two dozen times and still laugh out loud every time I see it. Along with Stuarts delivery the straight faced bearded guy in the audience just has me rolling on the floor laughing.
never been a fan, but that was great. Not so much "hilarious", but the nerve, the composure and the way he rolled with the hecklers (rather than just belittling them like Jimmy Carr) was fantastic. Very classy.
If you read Lee's book (or indeed he says so in this routine) he was booed off at the Edinburgh Fringe for this, an audience not really getting in the spirit of the thing.
As a Scot I appreciate this. Mind you, I lived in Leeds and York so culturally, although not genetically, I'm a little bit English, or - more specifically - Yorkshire. My Scottishness leads me to like and value my Asian friends, but my Yorkshireness means I've got an irrational antipathy to them playing cricket.
It's Irn Bru. I think I've detected another American. Since the mid-19th century, the OED says, there has been “a growing tendency” in Scotland to abandon the adjective “Scotch” in favor of “Scottish” or “Scots.” In the interest of civility, forms involving Scotch are best avoided in reference to people; designations formed with Scots are most common (Scot, Scotsman, or Scotswoman), but those involving the full form Scottish are sometimes found in more formal contexts.
theambergambler Yes. That's the joke...which if you persist with the American nonsense must mean at this stage you are either trolling or worse, you really don't get.
I would agree. He's also incredibly crafty with his analogies that kind of start very innocently and usually end up in the most absurd place. Love him to bits.
@@krishnan-resurrection714 Well yes, he was certainly better than the 99% of the comedians we see today, it would be silly to compare him to Lee though, as they are very much different and unique. My favourite US comic is Norm Mcdonald, he has a certain style that's instantly likable.
@@krishnan-resurrection714 All of those, apart from Sean Locke, billy connelly I have trouble thinking of great modern comedians, oh Joan Rivers was the funniest women. Also try George Carlin stand up on germs, relevant for the last two years), you too mate.
Absolutely brilliantly crafted comedy. How many of the audience were thinking that he might actually be serious right to the end of the piece? Gets funnier the more you watch it
Jerry Sadowitz (by coincidence a Scottish comedian) was physically attacked on stage for saying much less to French Canadians in Montreal so well done Scotland for having a better sense of humour than French Canadians (actually not that difficult).
Jerry went on full attack, this scotch crowd aren't more civilized they're just more confused. Like when those Masi take food from the paws of a bunch of lions.
I’ve only met two. One was an uncool thief, the other assumed that the favour I did her was a rip-off, when it really wasn’t. But, you have cut some slack in generalising from such a wee sample. Scots have a chip, like me, Montrealers have a larger chip, anecdotally Isrealies have bigger still. Saudies’ and there Ilk and amazingly rich people have chips each hewn from single meritocratic potatoes. Sickness is quite complex. Agree tho: )
What a great example of a very clever, funny comic and a group of people proud and confident of their heritage that they can take this routine for what it is.
Lool!!! You wished!! There is no race more insecure than the Scotch, exemplified by their need to mention Scotland or being Scotch every 5 minutes whether asked or not, and the walk out of one of their sad crowd and death stare from the fat bearded one to Lee on this very video completely negate your statement. You are typing up the traits I mentioned earlier due to your own Scotch insecurity lol.
Stewart Lee is the best stand up ever. You can tell that's what the big fat Scottish bloke with the beard and glasses is thinking throughout this whole thing. That's why he looks furious and keeps uncomfortably shifting in his seat. A response brought on by a combination of deep respect, jealousy, diabetes, deep fried battered fake valium, brawn, and an average life expectancy of 64.
Absolutely brilliant. hilarious to watch the audience’s reaction as Stew plays with its group identity. A masterpiece of comedy and theatre. Great crowd
It's the foundation of his act today here. Brechtian Alienation bit in its early form. He doesn't give a fuck now. This is great as he pushes the acceptable content. The big man in the front looks like he's ready to go until he gets it.
This is the best sketch ive ever seen by him. Incredible stuff. Portraying himself as Scottish to get away with saying half the stuff he does, then say that we're so progressive and liberal means that we're not allowed to get offended by it. Its genius
A tangled web of compliments and insults has the audience laughing almost through this whole video. I bet the guy who corrected Lee on his use of the word 'Scotch' thought himself smart. Stewart is a master of his craft.
Somehow people get too offended on behalf of comedians who get mildly heckled or interrupted. Stewart did invite that interruption and he probably was glad that someone took the bait. It's also admirable how polite he was in dealing with the interruption.
@@conorsmith8551 Me. Never seen it, never will. I can't abide films that bend History and truth for the arc of a story concocted by some cunt who couldn't care less as long as the dosh rolls in.
Love how this invites people who are offended to consider why they are offended at the end. So what if William Wallace was gay? Surely an enlightened nation would welcome such a measure, unlike the English…
Lee at his best, you can tell he is enjoying himself. When the guy in the crowd corrects him after he calls himself a Scotchman, that must have left Stewart with a glowing feeling.
I think this guys got balls - to say this stuff in front of a scot audience. I think hes a great stand up comedienne who dares you to think.Mainly about the size of the pinch of salt you need to take when listening.
No he hasn't. What's clear is that all the Scotch big talk about how they would do this and do that....its all utter bollocks as anyone with half a brain and the knowledge that his summation of that Braveheart piece of shit film is entirely correct.
Brave?!! As though the Scotch are so terrifying loool. Yet another example of the Scottish insecurity and chip on their shoulders is to ALWAYS imply every Scottish person has the power and aggression of Mike Tyson hahahahahahaha!!!!! Yeah, step forward Stanley Baxter.... Alan Cumming, Jimmy Sommerville, The old git from Extras.....lol
@@rnw2739 I was actually being serious. You sound seriously pissed off, why? However since you're there I wasn't really sure if your comment was directed at Scottish "hard" men or if it was Stewart's act that you were objecting to. Humour me and give me an example of a comedian you like.
@@jimhood1202 You wanna direct your antennae towards your fellow Jocks who are clearly so resentful of the English for the most ridiculous reasons and centuries old gripes. That, to me, is the height of insecurity. How a whole nation can have the hump over incidents that occurred several hundred years ago says to me they need to get an hobby or make more shortbread.
This man is a legend. Remember watching him in "Fist of Fun" and "TMWRANJ." back in the mid 90s. He is probably one of the last comedians who doesn't give a shit and does rebelliousness but yet intelligent comedy.
God, it's a tough and uncomfortable ride - especially twenty years on - but when he drops the punchline about wishing Aelfred the Great, Robin Hood or King Arthur were gay... *but they weren't* ...is when this transcends mere cringe comedy and becomes ballsy genius. And, let's not be disingenuous here - that entire piece's extended set-up depends heavily on a shared acceptance of homophobia as a valid comedic tool. Would not be written & performed today.
The absolute stones to stand up in Glasgow and deliver this is why this man is the Times News Paper’s number 1 in the 100 greatest stand up of all time. An adopted Scotch man who gave it to them straight like a pear cider made from 100% pears.
First time I've ever seen this although I can see it's a good few years old. As a "Scotch" man I found this quite brilliant actually. The numpty who chose to correct him when he said Scotch, not so much!
Anyone who knows anything about Stewart Lee knows that he's laughing WITH the audience, not AT them. Respect to the Scots (hard to imagine an audience in the USA laughing at themselves like this if, say, an Australian comedian ridiculed one of their national heroes etc)
Can you imagine doing this bit in the USA about Americans, and George Washington? He'd be yelled off the stage. This is why the Scotch are are the best nationality.
As a comedy promoter i thought Stewart Lee was epic in this, he trolled them hard. Some of them didn't know what to think, and that's Stuarts Style. You'll never have it easy with him and if he thinks you are having it easy, he'll tear everything up and ruin everything...lol.....The Audience were outstanding for allowing Stewart to play his character. What a great crowd....A comics dream in fact. In some places pulling that joke off is like doing the aristocrats joke at snowflake pride convention. Well done everyone.
I've seen loads of his stuff on the telly and on RUclips. I thought I knew what to expect. I then saw him live at Warwick University. He had me convinced his set was going very badly wrong. It became more and more uncomfortable until it got so absurd, it was obvious he had to be trolling us. I felt so dumb for doubting him. Just genius.
Yeah, its pretty brave alright. But his ability to make absurdism seem so 'logical'...I mean, this deconstruction is so well crafted, so elegant, it makes me wonder if he hasnt actually invented a new method of literature...Ive never seen this before, at least done so well. With such incredible ballance. His delivery is above the actual material, and...just wow!
Cracking routine from Mr. Lee. As a scotchman myself I find this thoroughly offensive which will lead me to invent new expletives within an invective of rage. Cheers Stewart and all the best. 👍😎
He's right about Braveheart being historical tosh. Terrible film. Poor William Wallace, not sure what he had done to deserve such treatment other than trying to keep his lands for his own aristocratic family.
I've met a lot of Scotch people. They want what we have - order, sobriety, hope, everything Romford stands for. They're jealous of our continental ways.
People are lauding the audience for their restraint but what does it say about how easily triggered Scots are presumed to be that people think they were demonstrating some kind of exceptional restraint to SL's routine? It is a shame that the audience's appreciation of his routine is seen as something to be lauded. I'm certain a Scotsman can take all kinds of piss out of the English in a comedy routine in England and not expect the audience to throw a hissy fit.
I didn't realise how old this was till he mentioned a heroin supper was only £2.95.
Cost you the best part of a tenner these days! Chip shops, bloody licence to print money! So is dealing heroin, to be fair
With sauce
Haven’t you seen him lately? He’s let himself go.
I've lost count of the amount of times I have come back to this comic masterpiece, it is easily one of the best pieces of standup of all time!
Me too and Im back here again today 😂
My girlfriend is sick of me watching it all the time but how brave is that, telling a Scottish audience that there national hero was in fact a gay homosexual 😂also saying he was a Scottish paedophile, the worst kind of paedophile there is 😂😂
Literally? Literally using the word entirely out of context
Likewise. Must have watched this clip a dozen times. Still laugh out loud. Fair play to Stewart Lee - he’s a comedic genius.
Same here. Also I love the UKIP coming over ere
Im Glaswegian and this is fucking gold. The fanny correcting him for saying 'Scotch'. Mate... get with the programme.
I have been having such a good laugh. It is bloody funny.😂😂😂sgoinneil 🏴 slàinte mhath🏴❤
@@belindawilson1350 There's that language of the gays again.
Pure genius. Insulting the Scots, in Glasgow, and still alive to tell the tale. Beautiful.
I cried laughing at the bit when one of the audience members got up and left and stew said- 'a man leaving there to go away and think about the idea of a pedophile braveheart in the privacy of the toilet cubicle'
Great crowd. Stewart Lee knows how to walk the fine line and does it well. As a Scotsman i was laughing from start to finish.
well i think you got a better sense of humour than the english to be fair
Scotch
Shouldn't you be lying in a gutter waiting for some pollen to land on you?
Scottish Egg
I saw Stewart Lee in the background of 'Lord of The Rings - the Return of The King' where he played the role of an Orc who, at a crucial moment on the ramparts of Minis Tirith, instead of driving his crude spear through the prone and helpless body of Legolas, inexplicably turned away and strode back into the fray, never to appear again. And I thought to myself "Stewart Lee has let his elf go".
This will never get the appreciation it deserves
You should be on Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow with that kind of material.
You must have had this mixed up with the story of Robert the Bruce fighting the English under the walls of Minas Tirit. As we well remember, Robert the Bruce wasn't doing too well against the English under the walls of Minas Tirit, so he fled the battlefield and carme into a cave where he saw a spider trying to leap from one piece of rock to another. The spider tried it once and failed, tried a second time and failed. Then the spider tried a third time and succeeded. So instead of going back to the battlefield, Robert the Bruce turned himself into a giant spider and tried to kill Frodo by wrapping him up in his giant gooey web. But Sam intervened with the glowing elf cristal to free Frodo, and when the fight was done, Robert the Bruce had let him and Sam go.
Reverse engineering of jokes is tight!
ruclips.net/video/8X_Ot0k4XJc/видео.html&ab_channel=miciveres
"...muttering unintelligible sexual threats, in a frankly, incomprehensible dialect"
JESUS CHRIST!!!
"With shortbread on his face" 😂
Watching the big lad in the black shirt move slowly through disbelief, horror, nascent hostility and finally comedic acceptance was the emotional core of this performance, which of course was why it was edited in - because Lee has so little faith in us that we need visual cues to understand the bit's success on a minute-by-minute basis. Great man.
My thoughts explained better than i could. Well done.
It certainly is correct in having little faith in me. I dunno wots goin on at the best of tymes..
Classic Example there as I have started with "it" instead f "he" :(
What does any of this have to do with laughing which is the whole point of comedy?
Because as The Sunday Pictorial used to say in England....All Human life Is Here as this audience member runs thru' the whole gamut of emotions and it is funny to many of us,,,
I'm a Scot and I genuinely think this is hilarious. Pulling this set off in Glasgow is just brilliant.
The portly bearded chap didn't seem amused but most of the crowd took it well.
@@michaelunderhill8847 the way he put that across meant that we weren't allowed to get offended by it, because were so liberal and progressive. Its brilliant
@@christopherarnott yeah, he didn't seem amused, but by the end he was chuckling away
The ability to take a little banter is fundamental to British life, more so in any working class area. One of the reasons why Glasgow has produced some great comedians.
*scotch
He gave it to them straight, like a pear cider made from 100% pear
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Balls of Steel from Stewart and great restraint by the Scottish crowd who were fantastic.
'restraint'? not all people feel the need to go mental when someone confronts them with some uncomfortable truth.
A Scottish paedophile. The worst kind.
Carlos Jackal he was. And so are all scotch people
To be fair they would love him using Scotch as an adjective as so many English pillocks do but it's almost impossible to not roll your eyes even when it's done as a joke. My own brother has been drunk on a train heading into England from Glasgow ( he has lived in England since he was three by the way and is now 50 ) and thoroughly pissed off most of the passengers so fair play to the man.
@hablerz I'll pass that on to Stewart and the population of Scotland. I'm sure they will be very gratified that you represented them. Now fuck off.
Ricky Gervais describes Stewart Lee as his favourite stand-up comedian, and I can see why.... I was once fortunate enough to meet Stewart Lee, although to be fair it might have been General Mladic or Terry Christian.
N Albertsson or Mark Kermode
😄
sure it wasn't Richard Herring on stilts?
Haha
That's because Ricky Gervais makes the mistake of thinking clever is funny. Stewart Lee is clever, but he really isn't that funny. Gervais is neither.
Over the years I've watched this more than two dozen times and still laugh out loud every time I see it.
Along with Stuarts delivery the straight faced bearded guy in the audience just has me rolling on the floor laughing.
It's funny but on top of that Stu's timing and delivery are amazing, I'll never get bored of this performance.
He was sooo uncomfortable. In his heart of hearts he wanted to hit Lee.
@@stephenreeds3632 His brave heart of hearts
Haha me too. Seeing people quietly uncomfortable is the absolute funniest thing on the planet.
Easy pleased. I barely smiled once.
He's got balls
why? for puppeting the views of the global elite? destroying anglo identity.
More saying Scotch in room full of Scots.
Scotch balls.
@@davidmummery3076 he's a pair of scotch eggs
If they are Scots that have come to see Stuart Lee there is a lot less chance of violence
The improvisation about Men in Tights near the end was amazing
Offering as they do...absolutely no protection whatsoever...to the human leg.
never been a fan, but that was great. Not so much "hilarious", but the nerve, the composure and the way he rolled with the hecklers (rather than just belittling them like Jimmy Carr) was fantastic. Very classy.
Warwick Davis has let himself grow.
"Hahaaaa Gypsies" 😂🤣😂🤣
Possibly his finest moment ever (in my humble opinion) - I've watched this clip too many times for my own good but it still makes me laugh out loud.
Watch the clip where he rips into Game of Thrones - epic.
"Scottishness passes thru the male genes, like a disability" LOL
The crowd were great here.
Well, most of them only speak gaylic.
tongue of the gays
8523wsxc Gaelic ... pronounced gaaaaalick
If you read Lee's book (or indeed he says so in this routine) he was booed off at the Edinburgh Fringe for this, an audience not really getting in the spirit of the thing.
"It was a highly evolved form of a medieval, homosexual patois" - Best punchline ever.
*****
Fuck off he did not get "all defensive". THAT'S THE JOKE
***** to which he countered with a seamless retort solidifying his original joke. "owned" indeed.
It's originally an Ali G joke
No its not
Stewart Lee is brilliant.
That heraldic lion or lamb on a mediaval tapestry has let himself go.
That was the best 10 minutes of stand up I've ever seen in my life.
Exactly, his mind operates on a completely different level, true Genuis
Me too
It’s a superb and ballsy routine.
Dave Allen and Stewart Lee the best- his imaginary wife was at least as good as this.
Best 11m49s I’ve seen
I don't think that bloke in the audience realised that he wasn't being serious.
The look of glee on Stuart Lee's face throughout is as enjoyable as the material
boogie2988 didn't enjoy being in the front row
As a Scot I appreciate this. Mind you, I lived in Leeds and York so culturally, although not genetically, I'm a little bit English, or - more specifically - Yorkshire. My Scottishness leads me to like and value my Asian friends, but my Yorkshireness means I've got an irrational antipathy to them playing cricket.
You'll be all covered in batter then...
@@jonathanrussell1140 batter all down his shirt. All batter on him.
I love him. I can't believe someone corrected his "Scotch" though - sigh. Off to watch more SL
It's a reflex, sorry.
That guys face at 4.05 is fucking priceless - Stewart Lee is funny as fuck.
7:46 hahaha
As a Scotch man, this is one of THE funniest things ever filmed in front of a Glasgow audience, of any audience. Absolute genius!
Pro-tip - no Scottish person would ever refer to themselves as 'Scotch'. American detected.
David Clinging As a Iron Brew loving Scotch person, I don't believe they have...pro-tip is way off.
Fornad Adûn eejit ...
It's Irn Bru. I think I've detected another American.
Since the mid-19th century, the OED says, there has been “a growing tendency” in Scotland to abandon the adjective “Scotch” in favor of “Scottish” or “Scots.” In the interest of civility, forms involving Scotch are best avoided in reference to people; designations formed with Scots are most common (Scot, Scotsman, or Scotswoman), but those involving the full form Scottish are sometimes found in more formal contexts.
theambergambler Yes. That's the joke...which if you persist with the American nonsense must mean at this stage you are either trolling or worse, you really don't get.
I wish King Alfred or Robin Hood or King Arthur had been gay ... but they weren't.
edward the second, and gaveston, wilde and lord alfred douglas, lawrence ol aarabia and turkish ARMY
They definitely weren't. 😄
um, King Alfred did kind of exist.
perfectly delivered line
Robin Hood did not exist. So he was kind of a Quantum gay hero, perhaps..
"He hasn't done the most basic research" is a phrase I use to this day.
Me too - I do the whole bit through "He must be a complete fucking idiot...etc"
"shortbread, offal and heroin" - I lost it at that point. :D :D :D
He's the only comedian that genuinely makes me laugh these days; others are just too predictable.
I would agree.
He's also incredibly crafty with his analogies that kind of start very innocently and usually end up in the most absurd place.
Love him to bits.
..what about Norman Collier ? . . .
@@krishnan-resurrection714 Well yes, he was certainly better than the 99% of the comedians we see today, it would be silly to compare him to Lee though, as they are very much different and unique. My favourite US comic is Norm Mcdonald, he has a certain style that's instantly likable.
Russ Abbott, les Dawson, Kenny Everett , Benny Hill are also good! . .. .cheers mate!😉
@@krishnan-resurrection714 All of those, apart from Sean Locke, billy connelly I have trouble thinking of great modern comedians, oh Joan Rivers was the funniest women. Also try George Carlin stand up on germs, relevant for the last two years), you too mate.
really glad I founf this again ,Stuart lee has some balls
It's like watching a man juggle with chainsaws
Absolutely brilliantly crafted comedy. How many of the audience were thinking that he might actually be serious right to the end of the piece? Gets funnier the more you watch it
Jerry Sadowitz (by coincidence a Scottish comedian) was physically attacked on stage for saying much less to French Canadians in Montreal so well done Scotland for having a better sense of humour than French Canadians (actually not that difficult).
Have you ever met a French Canadian that wasn't a complete fuckwit?
Eh
Jerry went on full attack, this scotch crowd aren't more civilized they're just more confused. Like when those Masi take food from the paws of a bunch of lions.
@@jumbo4billion LOL.
I’ve only met two. One was an uncool thief, the other assumed that the favour I did her was a rip-off, when it really wasn’t. But, you have cut some slack in generalising from such a wee sample. Scots have a chip, like me, Montrealers have a larger chip, anecdotally Isrealies have bigger still. Saudies’ and there Ilk and amazingly rich people have chips each hewn from single meritocratic potatoes. Sickness is quite complex. Agree tho: )
I believe he said "hello moosefu**ers" to them.
What a great example of a very clever, funny comic and a group of people proud and confident of their heritage that they can take this routine for what it is.
Lool!!! You wished!! There is no race more insecure than the Scotch, exemplified by their need to mention Scotland or being Scotch every 5 minutes whether asked or not, and the walk out of one of their sad crowd and death stare from the fat bearded one to Lee on this very video completely negate your statement. You are typing up the traits I mentioned earlier due to your own Scotch insecurity lol.
Insecurity was Invented by a Scotchman.
Two swallows don't make a summer mate. Listen to the crowd. They were loving it.
He gave it to them straight
@@stevecarter8810 like a pear cider made from 100% pears
Stewart Lee is the best stand up ever. You can tell that's what the big fat Scottish bloke with the beard and glasses is thinking throughout this whole thing. That's why he looks furious and keeps uncomfortably shifting in his seat. A response brought on by a combination of deep respect, jealousy, diabetes, deep fried battered fake valium, brawn, and an average life expectancy of 64.
Absolutely brilliant. hilarious to watch the audience’s reaction as Stew plays with its group identity. A masterpiece of comedy and theatre. Great crowd
It's the foundation of his act today here. Brechtian Alienation bit in its early form. He doesn't give a fuck now. This is great as he pushes the acceptable content. The big man in the front looks like he's ready to go until he gets it.
'"Coming at you through a bothy"
The Scots in the comments taking offence and taking this seriously 🤦♂️🤣
This is the best sketch ive ever seen by him. Incredible stuff. Portraying himself as Scottish to get away with saying half the stuff he does, then say that we're so progressive and liberal means that we're not allowed to get offended by it. Its genius
*the best skettish you’ve ever seen…
A tangled web of compliments and insults has the audience laughing almost through this whole video. I bet the guy who corrected Lee on his use of the word 'Scotch' thought himself smart. Stewart is a master of his craft.
He invited that correction. There was an earlier interruption that he actually ignores to egg the person on.
To scotch egg the audience on. Egg, like a crow's egg.
Somehow people get too offended on behalf of comedians who get mildly heckled or interrupted. Stewart did invite that interruption and he probably was glad that someone took the bait. It's also admirable how polite he was in dealing with the interruption.
@@Chaosmonkey1979he said egg, like an egg 🥚
Well... I'm a Scot, and an unashamed fan of Braveheart, and this made me laugh until I dribbled. Well played Stewart Lee.
Kenneth Falconer and Scottish
Kenneth Falconer nice one ✌
Kenneth is just pretending to be Scotch lol
Kenneth Falconer - Were you dribbling as you came at a child through a bothy?
Scotch **
Crikey. I come back and rewatch this every few months and it never fails to make me laugh all over again.
....William Wallace your national hero... I don't think Stewart Lee has topped this performance.
Braveheart was as close to Scottish history as Mel Gibsons accent.
Haha it was all over the place but I'll still watch it when it's on telly, who doesn't
@@conorsmith8551 Me. Never seen it, never will. I can't abide films that bend History and truth for the arc of a story concocted by some cunt who couldn't care less as long as the dosh rolls in.
That bloke with the beard, nooottt quiiite getting it all.....
Love how this invites people who are offended to consider why they are offended at the end. So what if William Wallace was gay? Surely an enlightened nation would welcome such a measure, unlike the English…
Lee at his best, you can tell he is enjoying himself. When the guy in the crowd corrects him after he calls himself a Scotchman, that must have left Stewart with a glowing feeling.
I think this guys got balls - to say this stuff in front of a scot audience.
I think hes a great stand up comedienne who dares you to think.Mainly about the size of the pinch of salt you need to take when listening.
despite his looks, he is male. ;)
Not sure that a Scotch audience would be any more or less intolerant than an English one.
No he hasn't. What's clear is that all the Scotch big talk about how they would do this and do that....its all utter bollocks as anyone with half a brain and the knowledge that his summation of that Braveheart piece of shit film is entirely correct.
Hahaha, Lee was absolutely ripping it!
The bravest 10mins of stand up you'll ever see - you could even say that it comes from Stewart's heart...
Brave?!! As though the Scotch are so terrifying loool. Yet another example of the Scottish insecurity and chip on their shoulders is to ALWAYS imply every Scottish person has the power and aggression of Mike Tyson hahahahahahaha!!!!! Yeah, step forward Stanley Baxter.... Alan Cumming, Jimmy Sommerville, The old git from Extras.....lol
@@rnw2739 Chill man. You sound a little insecure. 😉
@@jimhood1202 Nah, thats just your feeble attempt to undermine me. Nice try.
@@rnw2739 I was actually being serious. You sound seriously pissed off, why? However since you're there I wasn't really sure if your comment was directed at Scottish "hard" men or if it was Stewart's act that you were objecting to. Humour me and give me an example of a comedian you like.
@@jimhood1202 You wanna direct your antennae towards your fellow Jocks who are clearly so resentful of the English for the most ridiculous reasons and centuries old gripes. That, to me, is the height of insecurity. How a whole nation can have the hump over incidents that occurred several hundred years ago says to me they need to get an hobby or make more shortbread.
The big bearded guy in the front row though that just can't believe it...
Haha - As Homer Simpson said, "Oh Marge, you can use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true."
Lol to stand in front of us scots and cleverly craft a story to tell us our national hero was gay ... Class
The noises the crowd were making gave me anxiety the whole way through and I loved it.
His 'Braveheart' is classic, for the very reason it's recorded in front of a Glasgow pub audience.
I can't recommend his book "How I Escaped My Certain Fate" highly enough. It is the funniest book I have ever read.
I'm so happy we are pioneers in gay celebration. I believe the first tartan does in-fact resemble the LGBT colours.
In every way apart from the fact that it was a muddy brown with slightly lighter brown checks...
One of the few comedians I can watch repeated videos of, and still laugh. This guy is a comic genius
This man is a legend. Remember watching him in "Fist of Fun" and "TMWRANJ." back in the mid 90s. He is probably one of the last comedians who doesn't give a shit and does rebelliousness but yet intelligent comedy.
Probably one of the bravest bits of comedy I've ever seen, really risky given the potential audience reaction.
Fantastic 😂😂😂 big guy wit the beard is hilarious
I thought that he might have been the outrageous Glasgow comedian Frankie Boyle.
God, it's a tough and uncomfortable ride - especially twenty years on - but when he drops the punchline about wishing Aelfred the Great, Robin Hood or King Arthur were gay... *but they weren't* ...is when this transcends mere cringe comedy and becomes ballsy genius.
And, let's not be disingenuous here - that entire piece's extended set-up depends heavily on a shared acceptance of homophobia as a valid comedic tool.
Would not be written & performed today.
The absolute stones to stand up in Glasgow and deliver this is why this man is the Times News Paper’s number 1 in the 100 greatest stand up of all time. An adopted Scotch man who gave it to them straight like a pear cider made from 100% pears.
First time I've ever seen this although I can see it's a good few years old. As a "Scotch" man I found this quite brilliant actually. The numpty who chose to correct him when he said Scotch, not so much!
Reminds me of that scene in True Romance
*_You're Part Eggplant..._"*
Anyone who knows anything about Stewart Lee knows that he's laughing WITH the audience, not AT them. Respect to the Scots (hard to imagine an audience in the USA laughing at themselves like this if, say, an Australian comedian ridiculed one of their national heroes etc)
Lol. Fuck the yanks
Best British stand-up comedian ever, for me. How he keeps a straight face, I’ll never know.
He's not British. He's Scotch.
@@decimal1815 The Scotch are part of Britain. They don't want to be. But they are.
@@MartinHiggins1972 Did you watch the show? :)
@@decimal1815 Of course :)
I was referencing this:
ruclips.net/video/nwkEEqXT3uQ/видео.html
Genius 😂
How he got out of Glasgow alive after this remains one of life’s great mystery’s mysteries.
Or proof that the Scotch 'were so hard' bollocks is actually complete bollocks as we all knew anyway.
Love the stern bloke at the front not sure whether to give in and laugh or heckle Mr. Lee!
As scotish as a pear cider made from a 100% pear.
Glasgow didn't even comment on the sauce/salt vinegar wind up. I thought that was particularly sharp for a non native.
Does the guy 'correcting' Lee know that he's at a comedy gig? Fucks sake.
He doesn't understand Lee dangling the bait by saying Scotch
Sheer comic genius with balls of steel. That crowd was fantastic.
Can you imagine doing this bit in the USA about Americans, and George Washington?
He'd be yelled off the stage.
This is why the Scotch are are the best nationality.
Americans wouldn't know that Washington was actress and not a city
As a comedy promoter i thought Stewart Lee was epic in this, he trolled them hard. Some of them didn't know what to think, and that's Stuarts Style. You'll never have it easy with him and if he thinks you are having it easy, he'll tear everything up and ruin everything...lol.....The Audience were outstanding for allowing Stewart to play his character. What a great crowd....A comics dream in fact. In some places pulling that joke off is like doing the aristocrats joke at snowflake pride convention. Well done everyone.
I've seen loads of his stuff on the telly and on RUclips. I thought I knew what to expect.
I then saw him live at Warwick University. He had me convinced his set was going very badly wrong. It became more and more uncomfortable until it got so absurd, it was obvious he had to be trolling us.
I felt so dumb for doubting him. Just genius.
Yeah, its pretty brave alright. But his ability to make absurdism seem so 'logical'...I mean, this deconstruction is so well crafted, so elegant, it makes me wonder if he hasnt actually invented a new method of literature...Ive never seen this before, at least done so well. With such incredible ballance. His delivery is above the actual material, and...just wow!
Some of his stuff is like a new art form.
@@RobWitchdoctor Like which new art form ?
Twirlyhead It’s got so close to art , it’s as far away from comedy as possible and it’s basically just shit art
@@nickmazonowicz511 all right Munnery.
@@RobWitchdoctor He wasn't no comic. He was a prophet. A preacher man.
"I am Scotch." 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣
My heart broke seeing the man's face in the front row. I'm glad to see he eventually came around but he just looked so disappointed at that moment.
I thought Irish Lesbians qualify as Gaelics ( gay-licks)
A brilliant performance - gets better every time I watch it.
Never came across this lad, totally hooked,sharp as a tack, laughtrf the whole time ,big smile on this dial.
i love this! at last a rigorous and factual debunking of braveheart and indeed scotland
5:51 Beardy is not amused.
I'm not sure, but I think your "Beardy" is Frankie Boyle, the Glasgow comedian.
Cracking routine from Mr. Lee. As a scotchman myself I find this thoroughly offensive which will lead me to invent new expletives within an invective of rage. Cheers Stewart and all the best. 👍😎
I always secretly harboured suspicions that Stewart Lee is a sort of Scotch.
He's right about Braveheart being historical tosh. Terrible film. Poor William Wallace, not sure what he had done to deserve such treatment other than trying to keep his lands for his own aristocratic family.
not even the worst film Gibson has directed!
Guys a bell end
One of the best standup piece i've ever heard. This is super funny.
I have watched this a dozen times now 😂 How did he get out alive 😂
One of the funniest things I have ever seen.....
I've met a lot of Scotch people.
They want what we have - order, sobriety, hope, everything Romford stands for.
They're jealous of our continental ways.
This might be the most intellectual ten minutes in stand up
And then the Diana bit
No
People are lauding the audience for their restraint but what does it say about how easily triggered Scots are presumed to be that people think they were demonstrating some kind of exceptional restraint to SL's routine? It is a shame that the audience's appreciation of his routine is seen as something to be lauded. I'm certain a Scotsman can take all kinds of piss out of the English in a comedy routine in England and not expect the audience to throw a hissy fit.