Life “I looked away, because I didn’t want to have to agree with something racist out of politeness.”
posted by September 25 at 16:20 PM
onThe newly-returned-from-London Hari Kondabolu recently introduced me to weird, sad, politically astute British comic Stewart Lee, and I am rapidly falling in comedy love.
If you have some time, watch these two clips, in which Lee gently and elegantly dismantles a subject very near and dear to my heart: Stupid fucks (and people’s grandmas) who bitch and moan about political correctness. It involves the following: “They’re saying I can’t have an electric fire in the bath anymore, Stew, in case queers see it!”
If you really have a lot of time (and a Region 2 DVD player), I heartily recommend watching the whole thing.
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Thanks for those Lindy, I'd never heard of him until now.
Brilliant! And such a nice change from some of the really shrill and loud comics I've seen lately.
The Brits have it down. They are refined, and the comic blade's edge is terribly sharp.
Yes. More of that plz.
Hey Lindy, it's Hari. Yes, that Hari. My first ever SLOG comment. Whoa.
Stewart Lee's "41st Best Standup Ever" DVD is a REGION 0. It's universal. We can all purchase this brilliant comedian's work.
Also, Charles had blogged about another comedian earlier today. We should all see this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNeyWm64kGo
i've enjoyed these "relatively unknown comic videos" posts in the past. how about making a weekly (or even daily if possible) ritual of it? expose us to the good stuff, vett them for us. i'd appreciate it.
Yes, brilliant!
Oh, we needed them in 2000--but they were only 32, and nobody would listen to them. Now, let us unleash the 40-year-old Gen-X'ers!
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