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“I looked away, because I didn’t want to have to agree with something racist out of politeness.”
The 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.
Comments (7)
Thanks for those Lindy, I'd never heard of him until now.
Posted by Dougsf | September 25, 2008 4:31 PMBrilliant! And such a nice change from some of the really shrill and loud comics I've seen lately.
Posted by Chris B | September 25, 2008 5:28 PMThe Brits have it down. They are refined, and the comic blade's edge is terribly sharp.
Posted by Sargon Bighorn | September 25, 2008 6:11 PMYes. More of that plz.
Posted by bearseatbeats | September 25, 2008 6:14 PMHey 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
Posted by Hari Kondabolu | September 25, 2008 6:30 PMi'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.
Posted by ellarosa | September 26, 2008 10:27 AMYes, 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!
Posted by Brandon Burt | September 28, 2008 10:16 PMComments Closed
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