The fourth wall as a performance convention in which an invisible, imagined wall separates actors from the audience has let itself go.

@charlesalan5999

3 жыл бұрын

And BK gets 14 likes......!

@sarahp871

Жыл бұрын

Whilst I think the comparison joke has…. The fourth wall post when read properly - as opposed to…. Is well thought through. congratulations! Your cheque will not be in the post as I can’t find the button on the you tube.

@fergusobrien9337

Жыл бұрын

👏

@eridgeboy

Жыл бұрын

Convoluted posts evoking Brechtian alienation that lull the reader into a false yet somehow uneasy sense of security before delivering a punchline comprised of a rehashed version of an old catchphrase have........

He’s giving it to us straight

@Jesse__H

4 жыл бұрын

Like a pear cider ...

@dargosian

4 жыл бұрын

@@Jesse__H Made from 100% pear...

@johnredmond1318

4 жыл бұрын

Like a pear cider-made out of 100% pears!

@AA-hg5fk

4 жыл бұрын

@Midnight Son unnecessary apostrophe.

@nnnnsaakadamanas218

3 жыл бұрын

@@AA-hg5fk unnecessary unnecessary apostrophe

The more Stewart Lee 'lets himself go' the better he gets, middle-age has given him a lot more to say. The last few years have seen him really hit his stride imo, no one makes me laugh more

@ivorbigonee

8 жыл бұрын

TheDaddyO44 carpet remnant world is him at his very best. doubt he will top that.

@TheDaddyO44

8 жыл бұрын

+Chris “cd” D Couldn't agree more :) For example his routine about the Ukips (Ep 2 'England', series 3 of Comedy Vehicle) is not only hilarious and brilliantly delivered, but quite profound. It's a million miles ahead of the likes of Michael McIntyre 'spoonfeeding you his warm diarrhea'!!!

@OzzRondo

6 жыл бұрын

ivorbigonee I know this comment is 2 years old, but I've been to his current Content Provider tour, and can confirm he's topped CRW

@Littlehickish

6 жыл бұрын

One more expensive medical emergency and I think he’ll *really* hit his stride

@Littlehickish

6 жыл бұрын

TheDaddyO44 I saw content provider live and I’ve seen bits of CRW, but I think I prefer CRW (cp is still amazing tho)

Its the level of commitment ,actual research and amazing detail that defines everything he does ! Whatever he does or say you can bet it’s going to be complete!

It's really wonderful to just listen to Stewart Lee describe the beauty of the comedic art-form. He's extremely eloquent and thoughtful.

@9yearoldUmar

2 жыл бұрын

Yes...but he’s not funny in real life

@artphong9908

2 жыл бұрын

Still haven't forgiven him for promoting the Johnson government.

@biseinerheult78

2 жыл бұрын

@@artphong9908 he did what?

@graypaul4

2 жыл бұрын

@@artphong9908 how so?

@artphong9908

2 жыл бұрын

@@graypaul4 I'm under the impression he was a furious Corbyn critic, HIGNFY and Twitter, part of the Corbyn pile-on. Can't find examples now, hope I'm not wrong.

Unfortunately due to government funding cuts, Darlington Arts center had to be closed and was derelict for a few years before it was sold off and turned into apartments. The staircase Stewart is referring to also used to have a classroom on it where we used to do our music 'listening' lessons as the sixth form college is next door and they shared spaces. Spent many hours sat waiting for lessons in that corridor looking at the posters. Its a great loss to the town and was an incredible hub of creativity.

@biggusdickus5986

Жыл бұрын

Yeah.. But..Darlington.?

@realBarronTrump

Жыл бұрын

@@biggusdickus5986Head

@markdrury4287

Жыл бұрын

Tory cuts! 😆

Dan Abnett and Stewart Lee, by coincidence my favourite examples of the things they are. Top blokes.

Love this interview, beautifully human, open and honest.

Who doesn't want to know who's on a toilet and where? I came to this video because I love Stewart Lee, I watched it from the viewpoint of an aspiring musician and I leave with a clearer view of the direction I'm stumbling in. "Many are prepared to suffer for their art; few are prepared to learn how to draw"

The Space Battleship "Yamato" has let itself go.

I could listen to Stew talk about comedy all day.

@World_Yourz

Жыл бұрын

How man I was bored

Stewart is so impressively knowledgable and fluent. Really good to hear him speaking like this, away from his stage shows.

Jesus I could listen to Stewart for hours. Tell me once more about these pint size Ninjas.

Very smart man, enjoyed his comedy in the nineties, the curious orange was brilliant!

I've watched this several times. So brave to unpick this stuff. Oh, our Stu ... gotta love him. and fun too. thanks for the brain food.

@MortimerDuke83

4 жыл бұрын

Marc Walton I was going to write some words but I'll just agree with you instead #perfect

@robrob9250

3 жыл бұрын

Stu? Is this not Morrissey?

@arsebiscuits560

2 жыл бұрын

If it is he's let himself go Is Ali Campbell?

Excellent talk, Stewart Lee rocks my world

Being clever and being elitist aren't mutually inclusive. He's a much-needed antidote to the Michael McIntyre school of prancing, observational bollocks. Lee describes his comedy as sometimes being overly clever as a device to appear self-conscious - "smug" even - 20 minutes into this video. It's all part of the act. He's obviously a very humble human being and not part of any elitist Oxbridge favouritism. I see huge optimism in his so-called bitterness.

@Slechy_Lesh

Жыл бұрын

9:55

@JohnPreston888

Жыл бұрын

Spot on! I can't believe that McIntyre has been getting away with "spoon-feeding his warm diarrhoea" for so long. And "antidote" is such an apt description. When I first heard Stewart Lee voice the oblique derision, having long been bemused by the incredible success of "prancing, observational bollocks", I mentally punched the air and shouted "YES!"

I realized I enjoy his style in a way that's like enjoying that Ansel Adams picture of the Grand Tetons: the subject's alright, but the real satisfaction's in the dynamic range. Astonishing how one could think they're looking at some snapshot when what they're witnessing is more like a master craftsman stretching out the medium.

The best, funniest comedian of the last 50 years at least. Utter genius.

This is brilliant. Stew is a national treasure who's material ages like fine wine.

@norfolknchance657

Жыл бұрын

whose

@finncullen

3 ай бұрын

Or 100% pear cider

Honestly, this is so important. His views are learned, they can be argued but he has a lot to say from his own personal experience and research. I gather, from his vast knowledge, that we were always progressing, humanity was moving. Social media came along and really fu3ked everything up. I stand by this. I mean it...

An hour of my life incredibly well spent.

Stewart Lee, what a boss.

Really enjoyed this, despite not being a graduate or knowing many of the references Stewart uses. It's a joy to be entertained and educated at the same time. I'm unsure if you'll see these comments Stewart, but if you do, thank you! I look forward to seeing your next tour.

Funnily enough I remember reading Stewart Lee locked himself in his flat for 6 whole months watching back to back Monty Python, the whole experience only came to an end when he let himself go.

@vandolmatzis8146

Жыл бұрын

I have just discovered this guy and let myself go.

Fascinating and absorbing. I have always had massive respect for Stewart Lee but I have even more now due to his candid and articulate way of unpicking a very personal process. One I will watch again and be sharing. Thanks so much for posting this.

@kobalt77

2 жыл бұрын

what a wonderful comment.

As someone from Doncaster I would have loved to have seen you from that time, but I do see your point. There are some of us with the same ideas questioning society and norms that you speak of, but so many people from my hometown are happy to just get along without any issue

This is great- thank you for uploading and sharing.

28 years old! Yesss!

Marvelous. Simply marvelous.

What a wonderful history piece by a master! I envy the only guy in the audience who seems to get it, no doubt he had the time of his life...

I really enjoy listening to him talk, as much as I do his comedy, which is meant with full respect. His intelligence is so tangible, fascinating man

I'm watching this yet another 10 years later

I am and always will be impressed by this mans genius. There is no comedian out there previously or even presently that manages to hold your hand, take you on a completely random journey and places you never imagined being funny and still holds your attention throughout. He's not only clever, hes challenging, self deprecating and clearly a cut above some of the moronic comments on here.

@johnpanter9714

3 жыл бұрын

Penis

@kobalt77

2 жыл бұрын

well said Sir.

@Jordannadroj20

2 жыл бұрын

Norm Macdonald

@0228christian

Жыл бұрын

@@Jordannadroj20 Norm and Stew are my two favorite comedians for exactly this reason. They play opposite characters to achieve similar results (Norm plays the dumbest guy in the room and Stew plays the smartest).

@Jordannadroj20

Жыл бұрын

@@0228christian That's exactly it

thanks! this looks great; looking forward to watching it.

Fantastic to see that this online now - I watched it at the event where this was filmed and in an earlier form at the previous writing event. Excellent both times, and I'm glad I can now share a link to it instead of enthusiastically misquoting it to my friends. I'd recommend Dan Abnett's talk from the same day as well. In answer to the comments below, the audience were fascinated, enthusiastic and much louder than you can hear on that recording (probably because only Stewart was mic'd!)

this was absolutely fantastic, brilliant upload

For anyone who's interested, "you can't step in the same river twice", isn't a zen saying, it's Heraclitus. (i.e. Greek).

@Koreviking

3 жыл бұрын

Max White it is Zen in essence, not in origin.

@Johnconno

3 жыл бұрын

@@Koreviking Actually it's a quote from Heart of Darkness by Conrad.

@kenhutley971

3 жыл бұрын

@@Johnconno Where did Conrad get it from? It's probably one of those universal 'thingys'.

@Johnconno

3 жыл бұрын

@@kenhutley971 Conrad thought it up and then wrote it down. No Zen. No Greeks. No Thingys. The End. (Beautiful Friend) ; )

@kenhutley971

3 жыл бұрын

@@Johnconno I am in awe sir, of your certainty. You knew Joseph well then? ( ;

Really fascinating, love when he reads that he's 44 then realsises he's actually 45 now! Gonna have to watch that economics episode of Comedy Vehicle now!

thank you for posting!

Love Stu.

The little "scams and tricks" he mentions were the ways that our society in the UK used to nurture artists. Now we don't and we are reaping the rewards of neglecting our culture: a devastated cultural wasteland. Such a shame. :(

A really good lecture with a good insight into contemporary culture, there's not enough of this.

@beakfordflappering4647

3 жыл бұрын

the cultural insight was huis weakest game... where as his artistic one was birlliant. his cultural "insights" seem saomewhat standard left wing tho liberal, partyline. and therefore how i dont agree with his otherwise valid and somewhat important comedy

@cahillgreg

2 жыл бұрын

@@beakfordflappering4647 Shush now

That was wonderful, I'll be referring to this a very lot.

Wonderful to have an insight into his writing process. He's also quite insightful about the history of comedy too. I've always favoured writers as comedians from Beyond The Fringe through to Python, the Young Ones and Mitchell and Webb (for example).

enjoyed this so much

Your description is totally accurate but that's why some of us like him. I think at some point in his long career, he thought I'm bored of telling jokes, I'm going to see if I can do a whole set on Crisps or stretch out a mediocre punchline (which everyone already knows) for ten minutes. Some how, he pulls it off. That said, he's definitely not for everyone. Sun readers for example.

@martinburrows6844

2 жыл бұрын

Got to admire the art, even if its not funny.

Totally agree with stewart lee. If im gonna watch a comedian i wanna hear him talk about his view on life like, pryor, carlin, hicks, cosby, stewart lee, and a few others.

Wow I think its incredibly fearless the way that he goes for his 'peers' calling them out for using writers. I wonder if that had a backlash for him (forgive my ignorance). I used to think of comics as these scrupulous artists who were terribly jealous of their own material. But now...

Tough crowd !

I was convinced,that he was pretending to read his old speach,in fact memorised the whole thing,just acted reading out!!!!And laughed lots through out,turned out he was reading ,Facinating suff cheers kid.

Brilliant . . . a masterclass this.

GENIUS

good call. i really really enjoyed watching that. i've been a fan for years and even i was somewhat cautious when i saw how long it was, however, loved it

I didn't think that Stewart Lee would be the sort of person who comments on KZread videos. But now I see that I am wrong. In order to gather more material for a forthcoming show, he has adopted the persona Stefan G, someone who supposedly hates his stuff and resents his Oxbridge education whilst paradoxically loving Monty Python and ignoring their Oxbridge educations. It should be a promising routine.

@flappospammo

7 жыл бұрын

i doubt he knows how to work an ipad

@martymah9326

7 жыл бұрын

George Carlin is my favorite intellectual comedian

@bumgardenerkreme1044

5 жыл бұрын

Yes but has Stefan G let himself go ?

@newforestpixie5297

5 жыл бұрын

Bumgardener Kreme I’m Stephen G and certainly have.

He doesn't mention Eddie Izzard, whose autobiog. I have just read, but he also is a stand-up who learned to write his own material and how to make the most out of it. Now he is an actor/entertainer. They are clever people. I am a snob with my stand-ups; I only want to see the ones who are smarter than I am; who say things I haven't thought myself.

If I'd had professors like this I might have finished college.

@Rufusdos

2 жыл бұрын

At least you can form a third conditional correctly.

@cahillgreg

Жыл бұрын

You must own your failings - the shame is yours - attributing it to a convenient scapegoat is just another of your failings. Take stock, take responsibility & take back your life - best foot forward now.

@Rufusdos

Жыл бұрын

@@cahillgreg God, you must be fun at parties.

@DoctorFurioso

Жыл бұрын

@@cahillgreg It's in no way your "failing" if you quit school because your professors are pedagogically unsound or socially irrelevant. In reality, that's their problem.

@johnmartinez7440

Жыл бұрын

@@Rufusdos People who type this are ironically usually not very fun at parties.

Excellent references.

GET ON WITH IT!!!

the "let himself go" is a bit of a long-running stewart lee gag, where he talks about how comments online say things like "KD Lang's let herself go", "Morrissey's let himself go", etc.

Stewart Lee is much better than it is necessary to be given his typical audience.

I didnt even know Billy the fish had such an eloquence with words and timing

some gleaningful gems, whatever that means.

Good to see Mark Kermode doing so well.

You extrapolate things,,,,in a way I have taken on board and made me laugh on the way. Job Done.

Sadly the Darlington Arts Centre has been empty for the last couple of years, it's being sold to be converted into flats. Same as the beautiful library. :-(

@thegreatsalad

4 жыл бұрын

Nirvana Sanctuary that's a shame :(

@Tarteh

3 жыл бұрын

That's what happens when you lose God. Planet of the Apes incoming.

@rowanmorrison7022

3 жыл бұрын

Please tell me you're joking. Arts centres closing are a result of government cuts, absolutely nothing to do with God. Planet of the apes is a satire on society using blind faith as a tool of oppression. That should have been obvious, it had animals in it!

@Tarteh

3 жыл бұрын

@@rowanmorrison7022 Man without acknowledgement of the divine is but an animal. It's why the devil and the evil things in religious iconography have horns, tails etc - beastly qualities. Art is about forms, forms are transcendental etc this all plays into a higher power.

@rowanmorrison7022

3 жыл бұрын

Oh I am sorry, I didn't realise you were logic challenged. Be well x

Letting yourself go has let itself go.

"On Not Writing", which is accidentally verbose. Love this Man!

Looking at him from almost a decade ago I can't help thinking "Stewart Lee's made himself come".

That was great... He should also do one on 'Not Being Funny".

Great talk. Subtitles for the audiences questions would have been nice.

Every time Stewart Lee looks at his watch the audience should start asking their question again.

I'd love for Stewart Lee to do a few minutes of stand-up on this Stefan G.

Great! Great! Great!

35:36, great advice.

it was an informative and entertaining lecture. the fact you didn't like it says a lot more about you than it does about Stew.

Delightfully interesting. My actual comment.

that being said he is giving really interesting speech

Not one minute of this made me Ang Lee

That henny youngman line is from the goodfellas

And his fingers have grown back nice one terry

He's actually the 41st best standup.

@thinkingsincerely7260

2 жыл бұрын

41st best in based on what measure? Certainly not based on intelligence. He's much smarter than that.

@ShoeLube

2 жыл бұрын

@@thinkingsincerely7260 According to some Channel 4 poll. He's made reference to the ranking a few times and even used it to name one of his shows. I made this comment before KZread had direct replies. It was a sarcastic dig at a hater so is out context now.

If all of my lectures at (Aberystwyth) university were this good I wouldn't have let myself go drinking too much pear cider made from 100% pears.

I used to think i wanted to be a stand-up... but the fact that i keep laughing out loud whenever the audience isnt laughing at lines that arent apparently funny leaves me thinking i should be a writer... or a fireman. Thankyou Steven Lee, ill remember this lesson.

Stewart looks simultaneously like.. Actor Martin Shaw (The Professionals), Terry Christian (The Word) Absolute Gentleman.

KZread commenters are unwilling to let go.

@sprotte6665

7 жыл бұрын

+

@rienpost3145

4 жыл бұрын

Exactly. Endlessly recycling an old Lee joke is not very funny.

@AlecChalmers

3 жыл бұрын

The battleship Yamoto one did make me giggle though

@0ceanicify

3 жыл бұрын

Sort of like a pear cider then

By "let himself go" I presume you mean "is acting naturally without pretense of an inflated ego, one which might cause someone to dye there hair and wear fashionable clothing at the expense of their credibility." In which case I can but agree with you.

Yes.

Saw him on the tube last year

Dan is an excellent, EXCELLENT writer

Wait! I gotta write that down

God he's smart.

Are you referring to the show in Dublin?

"Shakespeare - many people think he's great." Lovely.

super dooper... whooooooppppeeee.

23:23 and on is particularly poinient. All of it is. For the music industry too of course, but disheartening and refreshingly honest to hear of the current sta eof standup comedy. Im very much into standup as my future, anyone else who is should probably click on the numbers I posted.

@uremawifenowdave

7 жыл бұрын

Stan Dando poignant?

I thought Terry nutkins had passed on ..nice to see him on the telly again..surprised he hasn't brought an otter

That is one thing comedy can be about. That is what comedy is about for you.

what book is he referring to when he talks about writing about the mechanics of comedy, for faber & faber? - I just looked up his written work and can't work out which one it is....

@FP_Newcastle

3 жыл бұрын

It's called 'How I Escaped My Certain Fate'.

I don't find the video quality lacking in any way for the purpose of a talk like this.