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Stewart Lee: Tornado

What happened was, right, when I write a new show,I run it in for six months, six nights a...

What happened was, right, when I write a new show,
I run it in for six months, six nights a week,
at this 350-seater little theatre, the Leicester Square Theatre
in London, right?

Full Transcript

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What happened was, right,
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when I write a new show, I run it in for six months,
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six nights a week, at this 350-seater little theatre,
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the Leicester Square Theatre in London, right?
Duration
11 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
00:29:44
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.
And I got to the end of a six-month run there, - Stewart Lee: Tornado 00:16
And I got to the end of a six-month run there,
And I thought I'd better see Dave Chappelle, - Stewart Lee: Tornado 00:08
And I thought I'd better see Dave Chappelle,
Normally, the whole room goes, "Ooh! That's a lot," you know? - Stewart Lee: Tornado 00:04
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 00:04
But the actual town itself, as you walk around the streets, ...
It is marked by conspicuous consumption - Stewart Lee: Tornado 00:05
It is marked by conspicuous consumption
You'd spend that on a teapot, wouldn't you? 150 quid. - Stewart Lee: Tornado 00:05
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 00:04
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 00:05
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 00:06
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 00:06
I knew I'd meet him, right? Cos there's only two d...
They're not miles away, like here, - Stewart Lee: Tornado 00:04
They're not miles away, like here,
And he couldn't get to the one he was in without going past - Stewart Lee: Tornado 00:05
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 00:09
The only awkward thing was it might be difficult, what with ...
"Hello, number nine. Number one here." - Stewart Lee: Tornado 00:11
"Hello, number nine. Number one here."
So I came in, you know, six o'clock, to set up, - Stewart Lee: Tornado 00:27
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 00:19
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 00:19
There was people carrying in buckets of champagne on ice,
Red lights, champagne on ice, - Stewart Lee: Tornado 00:11
Red lights, champagne on ice,
Now, bear in mind, Dave Chappelle's done over 1,600 gigs - Stewart Lee: Tornado 00:05
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 00:05
That's not a backstage rider. That's a pogrom agai...