With Stewart Lee’s show (Four stars, Underbelly, 8.40pm), the satirical edge cuts in a variety of directions.
Although he starts with 9/11, a date he insists on calling November 9 — “Reclaim the date from American imperialism” — Lee slides effortlessly between attacks on America, Scotland, himself and even the idea of stand-up itself. His greatest bile is reserved for Ben Elton, and he manages to get the audience to offer more praise for Osama bin Laden than for Elton. Top joke, however, was his riff on William Wallace’s invention of Pez sweets with collectable heads, including one set of pretenders to the throne of Edward II. The room giggled uncontrollably like schoolchildren hearing their teacher fart.
Superb.
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Peter Ould, Youtube
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Lee Mack, Mack The Life, 2012
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Iain, eatenbymissionaries
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12dgdgdgdgdgdg, Youtube
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BBC iPlayer edition of discussion of Stewart Lee on A Good Read
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Anonymous, The Northfield Patriot
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Mini-x2, readytogo.net
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Johnny Kitkat, dontstartmeoff.com
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Alwyn, Digiguide.tv
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Nicetime, Guardian.co.uk
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Anon, westhamonline.com
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Yukio Mishima, dontstartmeoff.com
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Lents, redandwhitekop.com
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Dominic Cavendish, Telegraph
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Len Firewood, Twitter
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Contrapuntal, Twitter
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Whoiscuriousgeorge, Youtube
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Joe, Independent.co.uk
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Maninabananasuit, Guardian.co.uk
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Joycey, readytogo.net
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Rowing Rob, Guardian.co.uk
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Robert Gavin, Twitter
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Tweeter Kyriakou, Twitter
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Anon, BBC Complaints Log
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98rosjon, Twitter
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Aiden Hearn, Twitter
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NevW47479, UKTV.co.uk
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Lenny Darksphere, Twitter
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Wharto15, Twitter
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Patrick Kavanagh, Guardian.co.uk