Stewart Lee on Morgan Freeman - BBC

Morgan Freeman's narration of the wildlife film March of the Penguins comes under Stewart Lee's close scrutiny in this clip from his Comedy Vehicle series. Contains adult humour. Watch more high quality videos on the BBC Worldwide YouTube channel here: http://www.youtube.com/bbcworldwide

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Comedy

Tags:

• BBC
• Comedy
• Standup
• Stewart Lee
• Celebrities
• Movies
• Ducks
• Penguins
• Mallards
• David Attenborough
• Morgan Freeman

[interminablecreature]

Why do people... look up stewart lee on you tube... watch it... then say... "I have never found this man funny, he is not funny, I have watched him loads, he does not make me laugh"

It suggests a certain mentalism. I don't look up Michael McIntyre videos for the same purpose.

I think maybe, not finding Stewart Lee funny makes people feel stupid and that bothers them. And that is sad. I wish they didn't feel like that. Because it does make them stupid and they should learn to accept it...

[bettyswumcrack]

Did the narrating mallard at 2:44 remind anybody else of Ann from Little Britain?

[SouthSeaWolfman]

After watching this clip, I felt I needed to research the mallard duck. Turns out Lee's facts were all true. They always struck me as such peaceful creatures, too.

[ChrisCantHaveItAll]

@iamthegreatest2006 so just because this is a youtube comments section and not something like a televised political debate, people aren't allowed to be intelligent? Just out of curiosity, what comedian were you watching to get sent here?

[thedivers100]

@romannosejob As I said, if you see any comments of mine on youtube in future, please don't reply to them, because I have no interest in what you think. thanks.

[romannosejob]

@thedivers100 but other people might, and I intend to make a special point of finding your comments and replying to them now, and I will definitely be responding to any further replies you send me here.

[thedivers100]

@romannosejob As I said, if you see any comments of mine on youtube in future, please don't reply to them, because I have no interest in what you think. Thanks.

[romannosejob]

@thedivers100 well it shouldn't matter if I reply to them or not. and public debate isn't necessarily about changing your mind, it's also because I think your initial statement was a load of bollocks and it doesn't deserve to go uncommented on in the public domain. if you don't want someone to critique your opinions, keep them private.

[thedivers100]

@romannosejob If you ever see any comments of mine on youtube in future, please don't reply to them, because I have no interest in what you think.

[romannosejob]

@thedivers100 the funny phrase I was referencing was "right on" and it was a criticism of your baseless attack on his belief system. I think your last sentence speaks volumes "you were trying to justify" maybe it's not justifiable, maybe i just find this funny and you don't. maybe i like different music and films too. you're not going to argue me into disliking it so why bother? stop projecting snobbery on to me, it's your issue, not mine.

[thedivers100]

@romannosejob I don't find anything intrinsically funny from this clip. The only reason I can imagine anyone wishing to laugh out aloud at this is to gain peer approval, and that is what I feel Stewart lee's 'comedy' act is based on.You may think comedy is a matter of the use of a 'funny phrase' but I think it goes deeper than that. I only watched this clip because I was puzzled as to why people consider Lee's material to be funny, and was trying to find something to justify that opinion.

[Grundibular]

@mm1k3y

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