Stewart Lee - 'Robert The Bruce' (1991)

[blackorblue92]

He is gorgeous.

[awesomefrankrapid]

Looks so much different here. He's really let himself go.

[micronationcreation]

he's like a fine wine, better with age.

[TenWhoWereTaken]

He was good looking when he was younger.

[T800System]

i can see what some people mean about how his act back then carries less "authority" but it's still remarkable standup from someone so young.

[missleahchloe]

now that hes a bit older his act seems to carry more authority. something about being younger makes him look a bit smugger or something :P. looks like Preston of preston and chantelle lol

[Sboy200]

he's good... but he delivery def get bater with age

[RichoRosai]

Isn't his accent a bit different back then?

[Monumentum616]

Stewart Lee hates Aesop!

[tony671]

FUNNY AS A BULLET IN THE BALLS

[hasa13isatwat]

His skin is super smooth.

[dazpatreg]

Stewart Lee smoking?!! Oh my God, at that age!!

[stevenuuu1212]

He was gorgeous! And funny! Still is

[withnail555]

Even 20 years ago his cuntishness was shining through. It was quite clear that this lad was going to go on to be one of our finest cunts and by jove, he didn't disappoint.

[Flabbergast3d]

even 20 years ago he fels original to me

[TheAlmightyAss]

look at that earing. bloody hell stewart. :D

[Za7Ca7]

Bold and Brilliant!

[AAAAGordon]

Holy crap--that is not funny at all!

[whitebigpolarbear]

even then ,excellent, clever cynical humour..

[tostare]

smoking a fag on telly! those were the days.

[sirmattbelios]

@tostare we can't smoke on TV anymore in case it offends a pakistani.

[ElBombastico883]

@tostare Haha, "fag,"

[Nimnil]

So pretty. Funny and that, love him, seen him a bunch of times and yes - sometimes the audience don't get him. On the whole, I laugh my ass off though.

And look how pretty. Look!

[davetay]

no 674 on the all time stand up list...

[antmartainexperience]

@davetay You're number one on my "complete fool" list.

[davetay]

@antmartainexperience ...saw him live, and he died then tooo....,only saying . Dont recall any of the greats dying on stage , do you?

[antmartainexperience]

@davetay Tommy Cooper? =D

[davetay]

@antmartainexperience and eric morecambe............lol

[antmartainexperience]

@davetay Also Sid James. At the time I was just being a bellend, but apparently the greats DO quite often die on stage.

[davetay]

@antmartainexperience come on admit it , hes very smart, articulate, even , dare I say it , vaguely amusing at times . But this it not enough!!! know what i mean?

[antmartainexperience]

@davetay I agree that his 90's material doesn't top 'vaguely amusing' for me, I guess it was more 'important' at the time but obviously looking at it now it doesn't have the same affect on me that it might've had on audiences back then but I think his 2007 onwards DVDs are outstanding. Admittedly they're a total niche thing, they're not for everybody, but personally they are some of my fave recordings of comedy standup sets.

[benrfc]

@davetay Yes, he's not popular then so everyone doesn't laugh when he even opens his mouth...he needs to be more popular to be funny

[liamag92]

wow, hes kind of dying on stage here. Much better nowadays.

[cadwalen]

aww, look at his little earring. Bless.

[hoppinonabronzeleg]

beware Anne Wilson!!!

[RanpatMcMurphy]

Thank the stars he got better. That material is awful. Think i'll just blank this from memory and enjoy his post 2000 sets.

[simmy3000]

@RanpatMcMurphy I saw him last week and it's clear to see he has stuck to his guns, he still uses exactly the same techniques, hit and miss but when he hits he hits very well!

[falcoboat]

@RanpatMcMurphy @RanpatMcMurphy

@RanpatMcMurphy

He actually uses this piece at Pestival but replaces the "punchline" - if you want to call it that - with one tailored for the entymologists. It's interesting to see how much calmer and more paced his delivery is given many years more experience. Search for Pestival Stewart Lee. I think this sketch is pretty damn good, especially for someone as young as he was. Also don't forget that comedic trends change over time.

[MSimp2k6]

@RanpatMcMurphy: His robert the bruce spiel was good, I thought :D

[lakshmimittal]

Surprised the ITV crowd can follow this. 

[vecuccio]

Flawless skin !

[tommason1984]

@vecuccio Yet smoking?? lol amazing

[ismcb4sc]

what is he 12

[CloudStrifeOfficial]

awww, ickle stewart lee, "are you doing stand up, are you?" *ruffles stewarts hair*

[MsBeany1982]

@CloudStrifeOfficial pretty too

[12345l6789]

heaven knows he's miserable now

(contentious morrissey related point)

[Osafune2]

He could be in a 90s boyband.

[ColdDadaNothing]

Stewart Lee was always funny

[Spellbinder20]

Roughly speaking

[davyjames]

Wow this is a serious piece of archive footage. Before the TMWRNJ days!

Funny to see that he had most of the routine he did at pestival worked out all these years ago.

[meu02136]

@davyjames It was all part of the well thought out plan for global domination. When I say global domination, I of course mention regional indifference.

[foxrenard]

so Ted Chippington

[benjula2008]

@foxrenard that's what i was thinking.

[fragglet]

@foxrenard Exactly what I was thinking as well. Having seen some of Ted Chippington's stuff, his influence is quite obvious.

[lunchboxattacks1]

@foxrenard Wow it really is. Right down to the speech patterns. I've never seen archive footage of Stewart Lee that was this old. It's quite something.

[pennydesouza]

@foxrenard I really don't think it is? TC is deliberately unfunny, but this is deliberately funny.