HBO Favourite "The Wire" to be adapted for British audiences - First look

[guitarreilly]

lol lenny henry as stringer bell

[kungfufreddy]

youtube comments dissolve my faith in humanity

[chunk74]

I watched Stewart Lee's stand up,after giving it about 30 min, I imagined all the BBC lovees who gave him an chance to impress a wider audience.Just rubbish.I,m actually jealous this guy can fool so many people into thinking he's funny.

[grandmastarflash]

@chunk74 please give us some examples of better comedians

[chunk74]

@grandmastarflash no problem if you would put stewart's best standup skit, on a link, here first,the one that tickles you most.thankyou x

[MrRationalgaze]

@chunk74 This video is not a Stewart Lee 'skit'. The Uploader took footage from his show and applied his own description to it. He does slow burning clever satire. Two good examples of this are his Richard Hammond set and his Chris Moyles set. There are plenty of links on the side. He has also been on the BBC in one form or other for years. He is not a new discovery and his stand-up, which I have had the pleasure of seeing in person, is highly regarded and thought provoking.

[chunk74]

@MrRationalgaze

I don't know how long Doug' Stanhopes been around and how he is regarded makes me laugh tho.I just watched a couple more of stew's clip out of respect for this post.

[MrRationalgaze]

@chunk74 uh, right.

[chunk74]

@MrRationalgaze Your welcome x

[kungfufreddy]

@chunk74 "fool people into thinking he's funny"

what... so? it's all an act!?

[ukbloke28]

@chunk74 Wouldn't you say that the ability to fool people into thinking you are funny, IS being funny?

[jimmyrules989]

@chunk74 "fool so many people into thinking he's funny"

That is quite possibly the most stupid thing I've ever read. However, I do approve of the arrogance it takes to believe that your own opinion is the barometer of what's funny and that everyone else is being fooled.

[chunk74]

@jimmyrules989 No second places in my world,your right,believe in what you say or don't say it,thankyou x

[rigs345]

@chunk74 you're a toby jug filled with hot piss

[chunk74]

@rigs345 You're a 'toby' filled with hot piss,you don't do the full rhyme,thats the point of slang.

[arseymcpherson]

@chunk74 Ah, taking things at face value. The common error of the immature. Go watch a bit of Lenny Henry, he's more up your street.

[chunk74]

@arseymcpherson lenny henry,yes thats my point,perfect thankyou. x

[creadcharles]

I have no idea why I found that sausage on a stick so funny

[modestmouse7]

@RedabowAndBusmalis This is Stewart Lee, who is pretty much a comic genius, try watching more of him in a context of one of his shows and then apologise to yourself for being such a reactionary cunt.

[53104]

@RedabowAndBusmalis

Utter Tripe lol wtf

[neoexotica]

Idris Elda would pull off the best british Stringer Bell :P

[mnyblr]

Lenny Henry as Stringer Bell. You know you'd want to watch that.

[roeroe305]

im sorry but after reading the description i still dont get it maybe cause i was born and raised in Miami and this is a English joke. im sure its funny, that kids facial expression shows it all lmao but i dont know what the hell happened. lol

[TwoTube2]

@roeroe305 I don't really get it either and I'm British. I could hazard a guess that it's supposed to be a sort of trend-reversal; lots of British programs have been remade in America for American audiences, maybe this is meant to be what it would be like if the opposite way round was true? But... turning The Wire into a farce. I don't really understand :D

[hordichuck]

the wire is shit. end of. any american show except the sopranos is. a broad statement yes, but fair.

how much of their stuff do we copy....oh yeah jack shit.

[robEls911]

@hordichuck Have you actually watched the wire? properly? cos i'm english and id say its the best tv show ever made

[hordichuck]

@robEls911 OK to be fair ive only watched one episode, but i thought it wasnt worth the hype. maybe i should start. where can i watch online?

[RockBottomRiser21]

@hordichuck you wouldn't judge a classic novel just by opening it on a random page and starting to read, would you?

[hordichuck]

@RockBottomRiser21 look this clip has nothing to do with the wire. its a subtle comedy called satire

[RockBottomRiser21]

@hordichuck You don't have to point that out to me, Stewart Lee is my favorite comedian after all.

[trooper40below]

@hordichuck Bro...watch the Wire. Its damn good. Besidestwo well known British actors have important roles in it. But seriously you will not be disappointed at all in any way. Its real gritty and raw and truthful.

[hordichuck]

@trooper40below DAMN OK. i'll watch the wire before any further commenting! the media grips tight these days!!!

[Destro7000]

Stewart Lee!

[wiseguyz123]

From what I've heard, British people love The Wire. Everyone loves The Wire. I am totally not kidding: The police chief of Rejkyavik makes new city trainees watch it. A city with no crime, and he makes the new cops watch a show about Baltimore (aka, Bodymore).

[blakmagik4]

makes no sense.

[Stupoider]

Hahaha, the Grange Hill sausage makes an appearance!

[MsLadybones]

The funniest thing about this is the *incredibly* detailed description above of why and how The Wire is being remade!

And the little kid's face, obviously.

[DarkKnightBob1o1]

Just to explain this has nothing to do with the wire and to do with stewart lee taking the piss out of some british rapper who was famous on grange hill once.... in his miserable LIFE!

[chemicalxi6]

stewart lee oooooooooo

[jageiosjgaeiojg]

the wire is my favourite tv show and stewart lee is my favourite comedian so this is obviously the best thing i have ever seen

[Redsparrowe123]

I want that comedy vehicle

[ZacharyHBlock]

What's wrong with that kid's face, he looks like humphrey bogart or something.

[bobeagle007]

@ZacharyHBlock ..well spotted he does have that bogart look about him when he pulls up..

[jageiosjgaeiojg]

this is fantastic haha

[monightwolf]

Stupidity, just like the brits cant roast they should refrain from ruining an amazing series, stick to coro street, apart from snatch we suck.

[livianasultana]

@monightwolf

It's a joke, you daft sod.

[monightwolf]

@livianasultana Seriously? i never knew that! I

[frusciante39]

@monightwolf lol if you think Snatch represents some artistic high point in British cultural output then you really shouldn't be insulting anybody else...

[chalkus]

@monightwolf you're not the sharpest tool on the laundry are you

[whitebigpolarbear]

@monightwolf you cock ,the yanks ruined steptoe and son,skins ,shameless,worst week of my life,till death us do part,being human,cracker,on the buses....countless more ...finally the wire is hugely overrated ,i personally think its shit ..and tell your mom i left my boots under her bed , love dad !!! p.s you are an embarressement to the family .....

[monightwolf]

@whitebigpolarbear What's embarrassing is despite me not being English my grammar is still superior to yours, and yet its your first language but not mine. Use subtitles next time your watching your rubbish soaps you might improve, you council house dwelling working class zit proned white twat.

[whitebigpolarbear]

@monightwolf listen leeroy !!! do your chores before mum gets home ...dont watch 'the wire' again (cause its shit) and make me some tea,or i,ll sneak into youre room again and make you do 'things' to me ...

[knaan163]

@whitebigpolarbear come on man don't be bitter - samson and son's alright, skins is shit in both countries, i accept the point about shameless and I don't know the other shows.

But the wire is the greatest television drama ever created - it deserves a nobel prize for literature in my opinion

[bainesjake]

@whitebigpolarbear Well if 'Being Human', 'Shameless' and 'The Worst Week of my Life' are among your repertoire of favourite shows, then I don't imagine you WOULD like 'The Wire'.

[knaan163]

@monightwolf its not actually a remake of the wire you know, its a joke