nickjb
Stewart Lee’s latest show is very much aimed at Stewart Lee fans.
Find it hard to picture him ditching that approach and trying to appeal to the masses.
Not much recently, but we've just booked to see Mark Steele at the Hafren in Newtown. The last comedy gig we went to, a good 18 month ago was Rich Hall who was very, very funny. Love Stewart Lee but never seen him live, I might have to remedy that.
Stewart Lee’s latest show is very much aimed at Stewart Lee fans. Thoroughly enjoyed it.
Whereas we thought it was a huge pile of steaming piss, but then we are not Stewart Lee fans & can't really see why anyone would be.
but then we are not Stewart Lee fans & can’t really see why anyone would be.
I understand the first part of that, but not the second. I can't believe you are genuinely surprised that some people like different things to you? Just comedy or do you find differing tastes in music, food, sport, fashion equally baffling? Life must be very confusing for you🤔😉
Find it hard to picture him ditching that approach and trying to appeal to the masses.
Well, yes, he's not going to chuck it all in and start playing to the Michael MacIntyre crowd, but his new Basic Lee show is more of a friendly chat with his fans than his usual thing
Love Stewart Lee but never seen him live, I might have to remedy that.
Do it. He's great live (if you like him 🙂 ). He also only usually plays small venues for a better atmosphere and often reasonable price.
Saw the I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue tour the other night, interesting to see it even though it was billed as a "Greatest Hits" show.
Sadly Samantha couldn't make it....
@blokeuptheroad I can't see why anyone would be a fan of a comedian that just isn't funny, that alright with you 😉
Found it very much akin to the office, oh you just don't get it blah blah & stretching out jokes for ever, having to explain jokes & trying oh so hard to be clever, just dull & boring really.
Stand-ups Ive seen locally that you may have heard of:
Katherine Ryan - (a few years ago) Her stand-up is a bit hit-and-miss, particularly when she ventures into political jokes. She's much better when with others. I wouldn't rush back.
Henning Wehn - (Nov 22) What you'd expect, playing on his accent and nationality, but very good when sailing close to the wind. Definitely worthwhile.
Ricky Gervais - (Feb 23) Loves pushing the boundaries and deliberately going over them "for academic purposes", with some proper belly-aching laughs, made even betterer if you're next to someone who doesn't find it funny (why did they go?). 99% brilliant.
Russell Howard - (Mar 23) Don't know yet, he's often good on telly; I'll report back tomorrow.
We saw Janey Godley and her daughter Ashley Storrie at the weekend. Too late to see Janey now but I would recommend seeing Ashley if you get the chance.
Dara Ó Briain, last wednesday, fantastic live
Jim Jeffries tonight
Jim Jeffries tonight
My face is still sore from laughing. Last night was actually the first gig of his new tour and all brand new material. I'm assuming he's playing the rest of the UK. Highly recommended if he's your type of comedian
Russell Howard... I’ll report back tomorrow.
Well he was bloomin' excellent. He can read the crowd, is surprisingly at home and relaxed on stage and is incredibly smart when going off piste then bringing it back on topic.
He sometimes does the Billy Connolly thing where he suddenly thinks of something really funny but is laughing too much to say it out loud. 😀
I saw Gary Delaney a couple of weeks ago – he was very, very funny. He keeps adding extra dates to his tour (Gary in Plunderland) so worth looking out for.
It was Machynlleth Comedy Festival the the weekend (without the Dyfi Enduro) so we got in quite a few excellent live acts. Stand outs were probably Christopher Bliss (Superb character comedy) and Mike Wozniak (Wonderful rambling story about his great aunt Zusa). Both thoroughly recommended if you like the alternative end of comedy.
