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It's almost impossible to imagine that once upon a time Stewart Lee was in a creative and critical bunker. But after doing the Fringe for two decades he can look back on those days with wistful fondness. even remarking during this set that he half expects the downturn to take hold shortly with the nature of popularity being such a fickle cycle. For now. he deserves to be milking all the plaudits he can get after the glorious stage success of Jerry Springer and the vapid TV storm provoked by unforgiving Christian thugs.
One of the things about Lee is that he's not so fond of the televisual medium. Having been mercilessly dumped by the BBC along with his mate Richard Herring in the 905. it was to his amazement that he was invited back into the fold last year to produce a series centred on his own stand-up. Naturally. there's a tragic yet simultaneously hilarious conclusion to that story, though Lee's real small screen wrath is trained upon Channel 4. who gave him the title for this year‘s show. 415! Best Stand-Up Everl. based on their recent poll of the greatest stage comics in history. They should try telling that to his mum who clearly believes Torn O'Connor is more deserving of such a ranking.
Lee. as with Herring, has a genius for confrontational material which tests the audience's resilience. not through its offensiveness. but for repeating phrases and skits until the crowd bleed for forgiveness. Here. though, there‘s the sense that he‘s playing to a gallery of devotees willing to accompany him on this awkward ride. Last week. Stewart Lee was quoted as saying that controversy is not always the key to selling tickets. He‘s right. Raw. bravado talent like his should be more of a guarantee. (Brian Donaldson)
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