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It was everything my gran had warned me showbiz would be
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Stewart Lee: Tornado

It was everything my gran hadwarned me showbiz would be

It was everything my gran had
warned me showbiz would be

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It was everything my gran had warned me showbiz would be.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:49:02
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.
It was chair-based activity of the very worst... kind. - Stewart Lee: Tornado 00:05
It was chair-based activity of the very worst... kind.
And as I stood there in that doorway, drunk, shivering, - Stewart Lee: Tornado 00:18
And as I stood there in that doorway, drunk, shivering,
Paul Ramon and Johnny Immaterial, Malcolm Hardy, - Stewart Lee: Tornado 00:09
Paul Ramon and Johnny Immaterial, Malcolm Hardy,
These lists of the 100 best comics of all time, everyone in those - Stewart Lee: Tornado 00:14
These lists of the 100 best comics of all time, everyone in ...
I felt this hand on my shoulder, and I thought, "Well, this is it. This is payback time." - Stewart Lee: Tornado 00:10
I felt this hand on my shoulder, and I thought, "Well, ...
And he said, "Stewart Lee?" I said, "Yeah. Do you know my act?" - Stewart Lee: Tornado 00:09
And he said, "Stewart Lee?" I said, "Yeah. Do...
"All Dave does every night is ridicule the transgender community, but... - Stewart Lee: Tornado 00:06
"All Dave does every night is ridicule the transgender ...
"How do you even do that in a tight seven-minute club showcase?" - Stewart Lee: Tornado 00:11
"How do you even do that in a tight seven-minute club s...
"When you shouted out in that show, we should have got you, - Stewart Lee: Tornado 00:10
"When you shouted out in that show, we should have got ...
"But you know what, son? I'm going to let you leave this place - Stewart Lee: Tornado 00:16
"But you know what, son? I'm going to let you leav...
So I went away, York, and I Googled the phrase, "Reports of sharks - Stewart Lee: Tornado 00:29
So I went away, York, and I Googled the phrase, "Report...
And for some reason, - Stewart Lee: Tornado 00:08
And for some reason,
Right? I don't know if the same was true in reverse. - Stewart Lee: Tornado 00:05
Right? I don't know if the same was true in reverse.
I don't know if on the Sharknado page, - Stewart Lee: Tornado 00:09
I don't know if on the Sharknado page,
"..from Britain's master of the multiple call-back ending." - Stewart Lee: Tornado 00:08
"..from Britain's master of the multiple call-back...
So I carried on looking into it - Stewart Lee: Tornado 00:21
So I carried on looking into it
That was based on British source material as well. - Stewart Lee: Tornado 00:04
That was based on British source material as well.
In fact, in 1959, when he was appearing on Broadway, - Stewart Lee: Tornado 00:08
In fact, in 1959, when he was appearing on Broadway,
He supplemented his income by writing horror - Stewart Lee: Tornado 00:18
He supplemented his income by writing horror
"..watched the gathering breeze blow the dandelions bare - Stewart Lee: Tornado 00:09
"..watched the gathering breeze blow the dandelions bar...