“I assure you, within three minutes, on this television programme, on this stage, a Muslim will have been lampooned.” Well, sort of.
This is a Stewart Lee joint, after all: a safe space for a complicit audience well-versed in the man’s ziggurats of irony and meta-commentaries of unending depths.
This week, then: Islamophobia, a deft high-wire act, further riffing on everything from Quakerism to Dapper Laughs (“What kind of person gets dropped by ITV2? It’s like being barred from a pub that’s already on fire”).
Joskins, Leeds Music Forum
Joskins, Leeds Music Forum
Iain, eatenbymissionaries
Iain, eatenbymissionaries
Henry Howard Fun, Twitter
Henry Howard Fun, Twitter
Lucinda Locketts, Twitter
Lucinda Locketts, Twitter
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Joe, Independent.co.uk
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Anonymous, don'tstartmeoff.com
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Z-factor, Twitter.
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Bobby Bhoy, Twitter
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Hiewy, Youtube
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Leach Juice, Twitter
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Dominic Cavendish, Daily Telegraph
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Zombie Hamster, Twitter
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Shit Crit, Twitter
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Maninabananasuit, Guardian.co.uk
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Deepbass, Guardian.co.uk
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Ishamayura Byrd, Twitter
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Spanner, dontstartmeoff.com
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NevW47479, UKTV.co.uk
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Mini-x2, readytogo.net
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Visualiser1, Twitter
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Yukio Mishima, dontstartmeoff.com
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Etienne, Chortle.com
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Meanstreetelite, Peoplesrepublicofcork
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Danazawa, Youtube
BBC iPlayer edition of discussion of Stewart Lee on A Good Read
BBC iPlayer edition of discussion of Stewart Lee on A Good Read
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World Without End, Twitter
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Keilloh, Twitter
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DVDhth's grandparents, Twitter
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Rudeness, Youtube
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Cyberbloke, Twitter
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Mrdavisn01, Twitter
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Coxy, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Jackmumf, Twitter
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Karen Laidlaw, Edfringe. com.
Alex Quarmby, Edfringe.com
Alex Quarmby, Edfringe.com
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Emilyistrendy, Youtube
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Birmingham Sunday Mercury
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Dominic Cavendish, Telegraph
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Someoneyoudon'tknow, Chortle.com
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Guest1001, Youtube
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Peter Fears, Twitter
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Carla, St Albans, Dailymail.co.uk
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Lancethrustworthy, Youtube
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Secretdeveloper, Youtube
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Joycey, readytogo.net
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Anon, westhamonline.com
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Clampdown59, Twitter.
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Guest, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Gabrielle, Chortle.com
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Peter Ould, Youtube
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Whoiscuriousgeorge, Youtube
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Genghis McKahn, Guardian.co.uk
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Rubyshoes, Twitter
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Neva2busy, dontstartmeoff.com
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Johnny Kitkat, dontstartmeoff.com
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Dahoum, Guardian.co.uk
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Alwyn, Digiguide.tv
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Kozzy06, Youtube
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Anamatronix, Youtube
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98rosjon, Twitter
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Tokyofist, Youtube
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Cabluigi, Guardian.co.uk
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John Robins, Comedian
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Idrie, Youtube
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Stokeylitfest, Twitter
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Anon, dontstartmeoff.com
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Neolab, Guardian.co.uk
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Cojones2, Guardian.co.uk
Fairy Pingu, Twitter
Fairy Pingu, Twitter
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Sweeping Curves, Twitter
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Brendon, Vauxhallownersnetwork.co.uk
Frankie Boyle, Comedian
Frankie Boyle, Comedian
Sam Rooney, Youtube
Sam Rooney, Youtube
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Jamespearse, Twitter
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Robert Gavin, Twitter
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Lee Mack, Mack The Life, 2012
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Sidsings000, Youtube
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Lenny Darksphere, Twitter
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Wharto15, Twitter
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Aaron, comedy.co.uk
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Nicetime, Guardian.co.uk
Len Firewood, Twitter
Len Firewood, Twitter
Stuart, Chortle
Stuart, Chortle
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Esme Folley, Actress, cellist, Twitter
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Tweeterkiryakou, Twitter
Pnethor, pne-online.com
Pnethor, pne-online.com
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Rowing Rob, Guardian.co.uk
Horatio Melvin, Twitter
Horatio Melvin, Twitter
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Funday’schild, youtube.
Lents, redandwhitekop.com
Lents, redandwhitekop.com
Pirate Crocodile, Twitter
Pirate Crocodile, Twitter
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Borathigh5, Youtube
Meninblack, Twitter
Meninblack, Twitter
Patrick Kavanagh, Guardian.co.uk
Patrick Kavanagh, Guardian.co.uk
Microcuts 22, Twitter
Microcuts 22, Twitter
Tweeter Kyriakou, Twitter
Tweeter Kyriakou, Twitter
Peter Ould, Twitter
Peter Ould, Twitter
FBC, finalgear.com
FBC, finalgear.com
Syhr, breakbeat.co.uk
Syhr, breakbeat.co.uk
Tres Ryan, Twitter
Tres Ryan, Twitter
Aiden Hearn, Twitter
Aiden Hearn, Twitter
GRTak, finalgear.com
GRTak, finalgear.com
Dave Wilson, Chortle.com
Dave Wilson, Chortle.com
Gmanthedemon, bbc.co.uk
Gmanthedemon, bbc.co.uk
James Dellingpole, Daily Telegraph
James Dellingpole, Daily Telegraph
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Shane, Beverley, Dailymail.co.uk
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Bosco239, youtube
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Mearecate, Youtube
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Gwaites, Digitalspy
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Foxfoxton, Youtube
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12dgdgdgdgdgdg, Youtube
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Al Murray, Comedian
Brighton Argus
Brighton Argus
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Contrapuntal, Twitter
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Carcrazychica, Youtube
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Fowkes81, Twitter
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Anonymous, The Northfield Patriot
Anon, BBC Complaints Log
Anon, BBC Complaints Log
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Richard Herring, Comedian
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Dick Socrates, Twitter
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Pudabaya, Twitter
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A D Ward, Twitter
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Tin Frog, Twitter
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Chez, Chortle.com
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Slothy Matt, Twitter
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Mpf1947, Youtube
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Pudabaya, beexcellenttoeachother.com
Liam Travitt, Twitter
Liam Travitt, Twitter
General Lurko 36, Guardian.co.uk
General Lurko 36, Guardian.co.uk