Pretentious Ramblings

I have recently been re-engaged with the comedy of Stewart Lee, due to the upcoming release of his latest dvd, “41st Best Stand Up Ever” on Monday (28th of July 08). I say re-engaged, I have been a big fan of his unique brand of clique free comedy for a long-time, but with our often distracted human brains we often need to be reminded that their are things we love and enjoy, which often get hidden by the things we hate and complain about (or maybe that’s me). I unfortunately missed the tour, and to this day are still bitter about it (but I won’t open up that can of beans, as they are those expensive beans that you start eating than you realise they’re just the same as the cheaper beans which causes the enjoyment for beans to drip out your mouth, but again that might be me). Thanks to the grace of DVDs and independent distributors, the time when a comedians performance faded away is itself fading, and are now immortalized (in a way). I urge everyone to purchase Stewart lee’s 90’s comedian DVD, from Go Faster Stripe, a perfect example of a remarkable routine (act? performance? I don’t really know the best term, oh bugger it) that most major DVD companies and broadcasters ran away from, due to it generally being deemed controversal. Although that doesn’t stop companies releasing several jim davidson (he doesn’t deserve capitals) which in my opinion are not only offensive but worthless tat.

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