Stewart Lee: If You Prefer a Milder Comedian, Please Ask for One
TV's Frankie Boyle has declared that no-one over 40 must do stand-up, as the old comedians lose their edge and their anger. Stewart Lee is 42 as well as Frankie's ruthless Scottish words have made him wonder if it deserves carrying on. Unflinching, the intensely baffled comic attempts to win round the legendarily harsh Glasgow target market with a crowd-pleasing Mcintyre-style regular about coffee shops, yet is sidetracked by ratings of imaginary pirates; he tries to talk about each day middle aged guys's issues, however is attracted right into a forty min tirade against Leading Gear and all it represents; he attempts to locate some commonalities with happy childhood years memories that he and the target market can share, however is rather eaten with loathing and anguish as a result of a Magners' Cider advertising campaign.