Dear Stewart Lee Mailing List

Excuse this imposition

These dates have just been announced of the new show PRONOUN TROUBLE by the performance artist BEN MOOR, who is funny, graceful and clever.
You will know him best as the uncredited and unpaid body model for the eponymous hero of the blockbusting Disney film Arthur Christmas.

I urge you to attend this event, especially at Jane Bom-Bayne’s in Brighton, the perfect venue for Ben, where it is a dbl bill with a show by the nutty Joanna Neary.

Stewart Lee
MESSAGE FROM BEN MOOR

Hello!
This year has seen two main blizzards up to now.
Firstly that correctly-named snow one, where we all went, “Ooh, snow!”
Then came the more metaphorical blossom one, which somehow always surprises us, but it shouldn’t because trees.
But, what, hey, look out, there’s another blizzard comin’ atcha.
An even more metaphorical blizzard that doesn’t involve white stuff throwing around in the air, but rather a set of places and dates and facts.
And they’re all to do with my show Pronoun Trouble (and then there’s some extra things tacked on the end there).
So please dress blizzard-appropriate (actually, dress how you like) and enjoy the following information-weather.

Pronoun Trouble is my current piece of live comedy.
It is mainly a lecture about Chuck Jones’s Hunting Trilogy: the wonderful Merrie Melodies cartoons from the early 1950s, in which Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck befuddle Elmer Fudd as to whether it’s Duck Season or Rabbit Season.
But I sometimes go off-subject, and dip into reflections on watching lectures, on pareidolia, on friendship, and on the spelling of certain shop signs on the high street.
It’s been described by discerning folk on the Twitter Channel as “Funny, clever and beautifully crafted,” “A very special thing,” and “Brilliant.”
I performed it in February at Chapter Arts in Cardiff, at Trouble at Mill in Farsley, and at The Hen and Chickens in London, but I wanted to let you know about a slew of upcoming dates – OK, if not exactly a blizzard, then let’s call it a squall – in the Spring and Summer and how to come and see it.
Yeah, because there’s badges too.
Everyone loves badges.

17th & 31st May 2018
8.00pm (Arrive early if eating!)
Brighton Fringe Festival
Bom-Bane’s Cafe
24 George St,
Brighton BN2 1RH
As part of a great value double bill with the fantastic Joanna Neary and her show “Celia’s Guide to Being a Wife.”
When you email Jane Bom-Bane to book your tickets, you should definitely order a delicious meal to go with the delicious entertainment.
TICKETS

23rd May, 24th May, 30th May, 1st June 2018
7.30pm
Hen and Chickens Theatre Bar
109 St Paul’s Road,
London N1 2NA
A lovely pub theatre on Highbury Corner in Islington, conveniently close to the smartly named Highbury and Islington tube station.
Previous performances here have been quick to sell out, so please don’t delay and buy your tickets today.
TICKETS

29th May 2018
7.30pm
An Evening of Unnecessary Detail
Backyard Comedy Club,
231 Cambridge Heath Road
London E2 0EL
Just a 10 minute excerpt of Pronoun Trouble at this wonderfully programmed night of comedy and learning things, presented by the folks behind Festival of the Spoken Nerd.
TICKETS

13th June 2018
7.30pm
Crystal Palace Festival
Bookseller Crow on the Hill
50 Westow Street
London SE19 3AF
A wonderful bookshop, and you’ll be able to buy some of the books mentioned in the talk here.
Just £5 tickets, and that will get you a drink and nibbles too!
TICKETS ON SALE SOON

5th July 2018
7.30pm
Greater Manchester Fringe Festival
Anthony Burgess Foundation
3 Cambridge Street
Manchester M1 5BY
The most academic place I have so far found to give the talk, and maybe the coolest.
There are lots of other great things going on during the Greater Manchester Fringe Festival too – why not check out the full programme?
TICKETS

29th June – 1st July 2018
Also Festival
Compton Verney
Warwickshire
A compact weekend of terrific speakers, musicians, performers and makers – I’m thrilled to be invited.
TICKETS

15th July 2018
Idler Festival
Fenton House
Hampstead Grove,
London NW3 6SP
This will be a wonderful weekend of talks by fascinating folk like Michael Palin, Sally Phillips and Carole Cadwalladr.
And I’ll be performing a gentle Sunday morning version as part of the celebration of intelligent distraction.
TICKETS

16th – 19th August 2018
Green Man Festival
Crickhowell
Brecon Beacons
The lecture can be located in the brainy enclave of Einstein’s Garden.
I’m so glad to be returning to Green Man; this is always an amazing weekend of music, inspiration, fresh air and laughter.
TICKETS