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Stewart Lee: Tornado

"If Robin Hood was a realhistorical character, "he would have been aroundbetween about...

"If Robin Hood was a real
historical character, "he would have been around
between about 1350 and 1380

Full Transcript

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"If Robin Hood was a real historical character,
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"he would have been around between about 1350 and 1380.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
29
Timestamp in Movie
00:20:55
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.
"..didn't even come to Britain until the mid-1500s." - Stewart Lee: Tornado 00:09
"..didn't even come to Britain until the mid-1500s...
"The point is that Robin Hood - Stewart Lee: Tornado 00:18
"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 00:10
"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 00:22
So anyway, he's finished his act, this young comic,
"Do you know why that is?" - Stewart Lee: Tornado 00:49
"Do you know why that is?"
It was, it was Josh Widdicombe. And it's a shame, right, - Stewart Lee: Tornado 00:08
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 00:05
Because about 15 years ago, he inspired me not to quit, righ...
What happened was, I didn't know, - Stewart Lee: Tornado 00:12
What happened was, I didn't know,
Actually, the gigs were going a lot better than I realised. - Stewart Lee: Tornado 00:04
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 00:15
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 00:07
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 00:12
So I went out and I bought a copy of the London Review of Bo...
"Lee makes stand-up..." - Stewart Lee: Tornado 00:09
"Lee makes stand-up..."
"Lee makes stand-up - Stewart Lee: Tornado 00:11
"Lee makes stand-up
"..to his material in a way that makes other stand-ups - Stewart Lee: Tornado 00:13
"..to his material in a way that makes other stand-ups
That's people responding! - Stewart Lee: Tornado 00:05
That's people responding!
What does that mean?! Who's Erving Goffman?! - Stewart Lee: Tornado 00:04
What does that mean?! Who's Erving Goffman?!
"Erving Goffman would have liked Stewart Lee." - Stewart Lee: Tornado 00:06
"Erving Goffman would have liked Stewart Lee."
"it's austere stuff. Stewart Lee is the JL Austin of comedy." - Stewart Lee: Tornado 00:08
"it's austere stuff. Stewart Lee is the JL Austin ...
"Erving Goffman... Erving Goffman would have liked Stewart Lee." - Stewart Lee: Tornado 00:08
"Erving Goffman... Erving Goffman would have liked Stew...