OFTEN described as the thinking man’s comedian or the comedian’s comedian – Stewart Lee is a performer with a strong, cult following, but has even more detractors.
This was the third time I’ve seen him, and he has made me laugh uncontrollably every time.
His latest show Carpet Remnant World pokes fun at his own reputation, and part of the show sees him reading out abuse he has received on the internet.
The theme of the show is that Lee hasn’t had time to come up with any new material because he is too busy looking after his son – which gives his internet enemies even more ammo.
He then suddenly pulls the various random strains of the show together for an ending that suggests there has been a theme all along, while attacking contemporaries “all the Russell comedians” for doing just that.
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