tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270024178512866290.post2881189281874355103..comments2023-10-27T07:29:26.285+00:00Comments on Polyolbion: The 41st Best Stand-up EverMatt Merritthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12371656447328595720noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270024178512866290.post-75682981371113143102008-02-18T08:50:00.000+00:002008-02-18T08:50:00.000+00:00I haven't seen that, Ben, but after the other nigh...I haven't seen that, Ben, but after the other night I was thinking I should look for some DVDs, so I'll hunt it down.<BR/>It was slightly depressing that Lee had sold maybe 200 tickets at the Y (he made the near-but-not-quite-sellout a big part of the act) while Jimmy Carr had sold out the massive De Montfort Hall just down the road.Matt Merritthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12371656447328595720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270024178512866290.post-19119277245954133622008-02-15T15:44:00.000+00:002008-02-15T15:44:00.000+00:00I've seen Lee live twice before: once at the Alber...I've seen Lee live twice before: once at the Albert Hall and once when I was reviewing Latitude Festival last year, and I completely agree, Matt: he deserves more TV appearances if only to bolster his minimal (though undoubtedly dedicated) fanbase.<BR/><BR/>His comedy is really something else: though he's been known to wryly and ironically mock stand-up's artistic cultural standing, he recognises - unlike many of his contemporaries - the potential for comedy to be a truly groundbreaking means of questioning social, political and cultural mores and values. Which is more than can be said for the likes of Russell Brand and Jimmy Carr, who are seemingly never off the box.<BR/><BR/>Though if you want a real treat beyond the safe, corporate, though nonetheless impressive DVD offering of Lee, <I>Stand-Up Comedian</I>, it might be worth investing in <I>90s Comedian</I>, a lesser known, small label DVD that is worth buying and watching for audience reaction alone.<BR/><BR/>It's available here: http://www.gofasterstripe.com/<BR/>cgi-bin/website.cgi?page=videofull&id=6<BR/><BR/>If you do buy it, or have seen it already, I'd be interested to known what you think. It came out shortly after the somewhat terrifying backlash to his direction of <I>Jerry Springer - The Opera</I>.Ben Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11077824416777371117noreply@blogger.com