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Stewart Lee: Tornado

The Bafta-winning Stewart Lee performs his latest touring show, focusing on a bizarrely erroneous description of his work on Netflix and a mind-boggling review from Alan Bennett.

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Al Campbell

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What happened was, we were both
on this sort of charity bill - Stewart Lee: Tornado

What happened was, we were both on this sort of charity bill

I thought, great, I'll get
to meet the young TV comedian, - Stewart Lee: Tornado

I thought, great, I'll get to meet the young TV comedia...

I thought, what I'll do is,
when he's on, I will sort of hide - Stewart Lee: Tornado

I thought, what I'll do is, when he's on, I will s...

He's a young TV comedian,
he's on stage, he's doing his act, - Stewart Lee: Tornado

He's a young TV comedian, he's on stage, he's...

"Down in the front bit, like,
where all the stuff is... - Stewart Lee: Tornado

"Down in the front bit, like, where all the stuff is...

"There's loads...
It's all cramped up in the front, - Stewart Lee: Tornado

"There's loads... It's all cramped up in the ...

"But then out the back,
behind the counter, - Stewart Lee: Tornado

"But then out the back, behind the counter,

And all the audience are going,
"Ah, ha-ha! Ha-ha! Ha!" - Stewart Lee: Tornado

And all the audience are going, "Ah, ha-ha! Ha-ha! Ha!&...

Does anyone here tonight know
why it's in the financial interest - Stewart Lee: Tornado

Does anyone here tonight know why it's in the financial...

It isn't that. It's not...
Whatever that was... - Stewart Lee: Tornado

It isn't that. It's not... Whatever that was...

No. Well, how do you...?
Do you just know things? - Stewart Lee: Tornado

No. Well, how do you...? Do you just know things?

Did you just say Reginald Farrell?
That's what it sounded like. - Stewart Lee: Tornado

Did you just say Reginald Farrell? That's what it sound...

It's not Reginald Farrell, no.
What it is, um... - Stewart Lee: Tornado

It's not Reginald Farrell, no. What it is, um...

So, the... Reginald Farrell?
Who shouts that out at a...?! - Stewart Lee: Tornado

So, the... Reginald Farrell? Who shouts that out at a...?!

"Cos he'll think it's someone
he should have heard of, - Stewart Lee: Tornado

"Cos he'll think it's someone he should have ...

"It sounds like a historic person,
doesn't it, from York, - Stewart Lee: Tornado

"It sounds like a historic person, doesn't it, fro...

Right... It's not Reginald Farrell.
What it is is... - Stewart Lee: Tornado

Right... It's not Reginald Farrell. What it is is...

It's business rates, right?
You pay a higher business rate - Stewart Lee: Tornado

It's business rates, right? You pay a higher business r...

And I thought I'd better tell this
young comedian that, right? - Stewart Lee: Tornado

And I thought I'd better tell this young comedian that,...

In case he came here to do his act
and someone went... - Stewart Lee: Tornado

In case he came here to do his act and someone went...

I thought I'd better tell him,
but I've got a problem - Stewart Lee: Tornado

I thought I'd better tell him, but I've got a prob...

Luckily, I've been able to
monetise it, professionally. - Stewart Lee: Tornado

Luckily, I've been able to monetise it, professionally.

I was in Nottingham about a year ago - Stewart Lee: Tornado

I was in Nottingham about a year ago

...and the baked potato woman,
Nottingham woman, she said, - Stewart Lee: Tornado

...and the baked potato woman, Nottingham woman, she said,

"Was it your idea to call it
Robin Hood's Jacket Potatoes?" - Stewart Lee: Tornado

"Was it your idea to call it Robin Hood's Jacket P...

"If Robin Hood was a real
historical character, - Stewart Lee: Tornado

"If Robin Hood was a real historical character,

"..didn't even come to Britain
until the mid-1500s." - Stewart Lee: Tornado

"..didn't even come to Britain until the mid-1500s...

"The point is that Robin Hood - Stewart Lee: Tornado

"The point is that Robin Hood

"I'll just get one out of a dog-muck
bin on the way home, you know, - Stewart Lee: Tornado

"I'll just get one out of a dog-muck bin on the wa...

So anyway, he's finished his act,
this young comic, - Stewart Lee: Tornado

So anyway, he's finished his act, this young comic,

"Do you know why that is?" - Stewart Lee: Tornado

"Do you know why that is?"

It was, it was Josh Widdicombe.
And it's a shame, right, - Stewart Lee: Tornado

It was, it was Josh Widdicombe. And it's a shame, right...

Because about 15 years ago,
he inspired me not to quit, right? - Stewart Lee: Tornado

Because about 15 years ago, he inspired me not to quit, righ...

What happened was, I didn't know, - Stewart Lee: Tornado

What happened was, I didn't know,

Actually, the gigs were going
a lot better than I realised. - Stewart Lee: Tornado

Actually, the gigs were going a lot better than I realised.

But there was a point where
I couldn't really work - Stewart Lee: Tornado

But there was a point where I couldn't really work

I don't know what it is,
but it must be really bad, - Stewart Lee: Tornado

I don't know what it is, but it must be really bad,

So I went out and I bought
a copy of the London Review of Books - Stewart Lee: Tornado

So I went out and I bought a copy of the London Review of Bo...

"Lee makes stand-up..." - Stewart Lee: Tornado

"Lee makes stand-up..."

"Lee makes stand-up - Stewart Lee: Tornado

"Lee makes stand-up

"..to his material in a way
that makes other stand-ups - Stewart Lee: Tornado

"..to his material in a way that makes other stand-ups

That's people responding! - Stewart Lee: Tornado

That's people responding!

What does that mean?!
Who's Erving Goffman?! - Stewart Lee: Tornado

What does that mean?! Who's Erving Goffman?!

"Erving Goffman would have
liked Stewart Lee." - Stewart Lee: Tornado

"Erving Goffman would have liked Stewart Lee."

"it's austere stuff. Stewart Lee
is the JL Austin of comedy." - Stewart Lee: Tornado

"it's austere stuff. Stewart Lee is the JL Austin ...

"Erving Goffman... Erving Goffman
would have liked Stewart Lee." - Stewart Lee: Tornado

"Erving Goffman... Erving Goffman would have liked Stew...

"Erving Goffman was the most
influential American sociologist - Stewart Lee: Tornado

"Erving Goffman was the most influential American socio...

"His major areas of study include
social interaction, - Stewart Lee: Tornado

"His major areas of study include social interaction,

He'd be rolling around in a tsunami
of his own urine by now! - Stewart Lee: Tornado

He'd be rolling around in a tsunami of his own urine by...

"Stewart Lee is the JL Austin
of comedy." Right, "JL Austin... - Stewart Lee: Tornado

"Stewart Lee is the JL Austin of comedy." Right, &...

"..was a British
philosopher of language, - Stewart Lee: Tornado

"..was a British philosopher of language,

"Austin's work ultimately suggests
that all speech and all utterance - Stewart Lee: Tornado

"Austin's work ultimately suggests that all speech...

And if you've come along here
tonight, York, - Stewart Lee: Tornado

And if you've come along here tonight, York,

This is the kiss of death,
this Alan Bennett review. - Stewart Lee: Tornado

This is the kiss of death, this Alan Bennett review.

This is worse, isn't it, than, - Stewart Lee: Tornado

This is worse, isn't it, than,

You know, this Dave Chappelle
bloke from America - Stewart Lee: Tornado

You know, this Dave Chappelle bloke from America

This Dave Chappelle bloke,
and Jimmy Carr, - Stewart Lee: Tornado

This Dave Chappelle bloke, and Jimmy Carr,

Doesn't say on Netflix, does it, - Stewart Lee: Tornado

Doesn't say on Netflix, does it,

"..and a woman in Hitchin
is bewildered." - Stewart Lee: Tornado

"..and a woman in Hitchin is bewildered."

Cos this Dave Chappelle bloke from
America, he's a Hollywood superstar - Stewart Lee: Tornado

Cos this Dave Chappelle bloke from America, he's a Holl...

In fact, last year,
Dave Chappelle's Hollywood people, - Stewart Lee: Tornado

In fact, last year, Dave Chappelle's Hollywood people,

That's more than one show a day,
which is possible, - Stewart Lee: Tornado

That's more than one show a day, which is possible,

It's sort of garbled, - Stewart Lee: Tornado

It's sort of garbled,

And when you see that, you'll go, - Stewart Lee: Tornado

And when you see that, you'll go,

Hollywood superstar comedian,
he's got status, Dave Chappelle. - Stewart Lee: Tornado

Hollywood superstar comedian, he's got status, Dave Cha...

And I saw how this status worked
close at hand. I'll tell you why. - Stewart Lee: Tornado

And I saw how this status worked close at hand. I'll te...

What happened was, right, - Stewart Lee: Tornado

What happened was, right,

And I got to the end
of a six-month run there, - Stewart Lee: Tornado

And I got to the end of a six-month run there,

And I thought I'd better
see Dave Chappelle, - Stewart Lee: Tornado

And I thought I'd better see Dave Chappelle,

Normally, the whole room goes,
"Ooh! That's a lot," you know? - Stewart Lee: Tornado

Normally, the whole room goes, "Ooh! That's a lot,...

But the actual town itself, as you
walk around the streets, it's... - Stewart Lee: Tornado

But the actual town itself, as you walk around the streets, ...

It is marked by
conspicuous consumption - Stewart Lee: Tornado

It is marked by conspicuous consumption

You'd spend that on a teapot,
wouldn't you? 150 quid. - Stewart Lee: Tornado

You'd spend that on a teapot, wouldn't you? 150 qu...

With a picture of Freddie Trueman's
face on it. - Stewart Lee: Tornado

With a picture of Freddie Trueman's face on it.

It's a lot of money to a normal
person, 150 quid, right? So... - Stewart Lee: Tornado

It's a lot of money to a normal person, 150 quid, right...

And I thought maybe I could meet
Dave Chappelle, you know, - Stewart Lee: Tornado

And I thought maybe I could meet Dave Chappelle, you know,

I knew I'd meet him, right? Cos
there's only two dressing rooms - Stewart Lee: Tornado

I knew I'd meet him, right? Cos there's only two d...

They're not miles away, like here, - Stewart Lee: Tornado

They're not miles away, like here,

And he couldn't get to the one
he was in without going past - Stewart Lee: Tornado

And he couldn't get to the one he was in without going ...

The only awkward thing was
it might be difficult, what with me - Stewart Lee: Tornado

The only awkward thing was it might be difficult, what with ...

"Hello, number nine.
Number one here." - Stewart Lee: Tornado

"Hello, number nine. Number one here."

So I came in, you know,
six o'clock, to set up, - Stewart Lee: Tornado

So I came in, you know, six o'clock, to set up,

She'd been told to take all the
lightbulbs out of Dave Chappelle's - Stewart Lee: Tornado

She'd been told to take all the lightbulbs out of Dave ...

There was people carrying in buckets
of champagne on ice, - Stewart Lee: Tornado

There was people carrying in buckets of champagne on ice,

Red lights, champagne on ice, - Stewart Lee: Tornado

Red lights, champagne on ice,

Now, bear in mind, Dave Chappelle's
done over 1,600 gigs - Stewart Lee: Tornado

Now, bear in mind, Dave Chappelle's done over 1,600 gig...

That's not a backstage rider.
That's a pogrom against poultry. - Stewart Lee: Tornado

That's not a backstage rider. That's a pogrom agai...

That's a shopping list
for a date with a woman - Stewart Lee: Tornado

That's a shopping list for a date with a woman

I got chilled champagne on ice... - Stewart Lee: Tornado

I got chilled champagne on ice...

I got John Coltrane on the stereo... - Stewart Lee: Tornado

I got John Coltrane on the stereo...

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The Bafta-winning Stewart Lee performs his latest touring show, focusing on a bizarrely erroneous description of his work on Netflix and a mind-boggling review from Alan Bennett.

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Director: Al Campbell

Writer: Stewart Lee

Production: BBC

Genre: comedy

Year: 2022

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 7.6

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 29 Sep 2022

Awards: N/A

Homepage: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001c2mq