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Stewart Lee: Tornado

"Erving Goffman... Erving Goffmanwould have liked Stewart Lee." I Googled Erving Goffman

"Erving Goffman... Erving Goffman
would have liked Stewart Lee." I Googled Erving Goffman

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"Erving Goffman... Erving Goffman would have liked Stewart Lee."
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I Googled Erving Goffman.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:26:32
Uploaded
May 05, 2025
Genres
comedy
Production
BBC

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Movie Summary

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.
"Erving Goffman was the most influential American sociologist - Stewart Lee: Tornado 00:07
"Erving Goffman was the most influential American socio...
"His major areas of study include social interaction, - Stewart Lee: Tornado 00:16
"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 00:05
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 00:05
"Stewart Lee is the JL Austin of comedy." Right, &...
"..was a British philosopher of language, - Stewart Lee: Tornado 00:06
"..was a British philosopher of language,
"Austin's work ultimately suggests that all speech and all utterance - Stewart Lee: Tornado 00:14
"Austin's work ultimately suggests that all speech...
And if you've come along here tonight, York, - Stewart Lee: Tornado 00:14
And if you've come along here tonight, York,
This is the kiss of death, this Alan Bennett review. - Stewart Lee: Tornado 00:04
This is the kiss of death, this Alan Bennett review.
This is worse, isn't it, than, - Stewart Lee: Tornado 00:08
This is worse, isn't it, than,
You know, this Dave Chappelle bloke from America - Stewart Lee: Tornado 00:10
You know, this Dave Chappelle bloke from America
This Dave Chappelle bloke, and Jimmy Carr, - Stewart Lee: Tornado 00:09
This Dave Chappelle bloke, and Jimmy Carr,
Doesn't say on Netflix, does it, - Stewart Lee: Tornado 00:06
Doesn't say on Netflix, does it,
"..and a woman in Hitchin is bewildered." - Stewart Lee: Tornado 00:09
"..and a woman in Hitchin is bewildered."
Cos this Dave Chappelle bloke from America, he's a Hollywood superstar - Stewart Lee: Tornado 00:08
Cos this Dave Chappelle bloke from America, he's a Holl...
In fact, last year, Dave Chappelle's Hollywood people, - Stewart Lee: Tornado 00:11
In fact, last year, Dave Chappelle's Hollywood people,
That's more than one show a day, which is possible, - Stewart Lee: Tornado 00:11
That's more than one show a day, which is possible,
It's sort of garbled, - Stewart Lee: Tornado 00:06
It's sort of garbled,
And when you see that, you'll go, - Stewart Lee: Tornado 00:05
And when you see that, you'll go,
Hollywood superstar comedian, he's got status, Dave Chappelle. - Stewart Lee: Tornado 00:04
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 00:06
And I saw how this status worked close at hand. I'll te...