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The last gig I did before Christmas was December 9th
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The last gig I did before Christmaswas December 9th, and I did that joke in London and...

The last gig I did before Christmas
was December 9th, and I did that joke in London and it
sort of went off half-cocked, like tonight. And I thought, well,
why is that?

Full Transcript

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The last gig I did before Christmas was December 9th,
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and I did that joke in London and it sort of went off half-cocked,
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like tonight. And I thought, well, why is that?
Duration
10 seconds
Views
43
Timestamp in Movie
00:20:49
Uploaded
Jun 26, 2025
Genres
comedy
Production
BBC Comedy,Awkward Films

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Stewart Lee's 2017/18 touring stand-up show, recorded live at the Palace Theatre, Southend-on-Sea, in April 2018.
And what had happened that day, or the day before - and I didn't know, - Stewart Lee: Content Provider 00:12
And what had happened that day, or the day before - and I di...
So, I went, "Soon-to-be-deported Eastern European workers," - Stewart Lee: Content Provider 00:14
So, I went, "Soon-to-be-deported Eastern European worke...
The next one was January 2nd and I thought, "Maybe I should cut - Stewart Lee: Content Provider 00:12
The next one was January 2nd and I thought, "Maybe I sh...
And it's a well-constructed joke, as well. - Stewart Lee: Content Provider 00:04
And it's a well-constructed joke, as well.
It goes, "Na na na na na na na na, na na na na na... - Stewart Lee: Content Provider 00:04
It goes, "Na na na na na na na na, na na na na na...
"soon-to-be-deported Eastern European workers." - Stewart Lee: Content Provider 00:05
"soon-to-be-deported Eastern European workers."
It ends on, or near, a hard consonant, - Stewart Lee: Content Provider 00:05
It ends on, or near, a hard consonant,
"Work...workers." - Stewart Lee: Content Provider 00:04
"Work...workers."
That's how you... If you look at Frankie Boyle or Jimmy Carr, - Stewart Lee: Content Provider 00:06
That's how you... If you look at Frankie Boyle or Jimmy...
And that's why a lot of you are sitting there going, - Stewart Lee: Content Provider 00:08
And that's why a lot of you are sitting there going,
The comics you go and see normally, they're sort of in 4/4 time, - Stewart Lee: Content Provider 00:07
The comics you go and see normally, they're sort of in ...
Anyway, I did it again on January 2nd, - Stewart Lee: Content Provider 00:07
Anyway, I did it again on January 2nd,
So, I thought, "Well, what's going on here?" So, I went and looked on - Stewart Lee: Content Provider 00:37
So, I thought, "Well, what's going on here?" ...
You just laugh. You don't sort of canvass opinion about people - Stewart Lee: Content Provider 00:06
You just laugh. You don't sort of canvass opinion about...
You can't write a joke in relation to it when it's not clear... - Stewart Lee: Content Provider 00:05
You can't write a joke in relation to it when it's...
The problem is, at the moment, - Stewart Lee: Content Provider 00:08
The problem is, at the moment,
Do you know, I dread to think how this is affecting people - Stewart Lee: Content Provider 00:06
Do you know, I dread to think how this is affecting people
I'm just trying to get a joke that would get me from Amazon - Stewart Lee: Content Provider 00:13
I'm just trying to get a joke that would get me from Am...
You know, whatever your politics, you've got to admit it, - Stewart Lee: Content Provider 00:05
You know, whatever your politics, you've got to admit i...
I mean, I don't know if there's enough trained negotiators - Stewart Lee: Content Provider 00:08
I mean, I don't know if there's enough trained neg...