A Stewart Lee thread for theClaud

[matticus]

Does he still have a thing about Gervais? That was the one bit that didn't play well when we saw him.

From what I recall of his shows [the televised ones, I should stress] is that he usually has a go at some wealthier/famouser entertainer.
The joke is the clear undertone that however cleverly he lampoons [X], he is actually a little bit jealous. So it doesn't matter whether the spite is justified (although the better he argues his case, the funnier it can get).

I find it entertaining, whether or not you choose to believe his jealousy

 

[matticus]

So, finally saw the great man live (almost 4 years to the day from watching Alexei in the same theatre, a week before lockdown. I enjoyed this more :P )
"I know what you're thinking - Will Shatner has let himself go." the opener set a high bar for the night.

Didn't quite meet the high expectations I'd built up, but a very fun couple of hours. I was surprised by how much chat he did with individuals* in the crowd, unexpected but good fun. There wasn't the same level of (amusingly fake) pure anger that I see on telly.

He did a funny bit about his demographics, and the typical age present, which highlighted to me that (in the lobby/street) there was a surprisingly large number of young people. So I asked a guy in the loos "How old are you?"
"I'm 28."
"oh OK, good. I admit I was expecting hardly anyone here to be much younger than me,"
"Don't worry, at least you've still got hair!" He replied, with an encouraging smile.

*Some here will be pleased to know he called one guy a cúnt.

 

[Ian H]

...So I asked a guy in the loos "How old are you?"
"I'm 28."
"oh OK, good. I admit I was expecting hardly anyone here to be much younger than me,"
"Don't worry, at least you've still got hair!" He replied, with an encouraging smile.

And did you pull?