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This is a normal post The problem I have with him
Is that he genuinely seems to dislike, sneer and pour scorn on the people he talks about in his act. Almost as if he wishes they would go away.
But if he got his wish, he wouldn't have an act. So I therefore know he loves them really. Bit of a paradox.
 (I helped save b3ta! TheSundaeLunch I'm a fucking shrub, alright?, Sat 3 Nov 2012, 17:42, , Reply)
This is a normal post Hmmm.
The "... but he genuinely seems..." bit of this is puzzling. Suppose you went to the theatre to see another performance, and at the end complained that Iago genuinely seemed to hate Othello. That would be strange: genuinely seeming to hate Othello would be a mark of success in that context.

And since a comedian on a stage is playing a role, that he or she should genuinely seem like they think φ - where "φ" stands for any attitude whatsoever - could also be a mark of success, couldn't it?

I can see how Lee's comedy isn't to everyone's taste. It's not jokey; it's not the sort of thing you could recount down at the pub with your mates. It's cerebral and it knows its way around a library. I happen to think that those qualities are virtues - not the only possible comic virtues, but virtues nonetheless - but I can see why people would think them vicious. It's often comedy about comedy; I guess it's something like the difference between watchmaking and striking the hour that defines what he's up to. That's what I like about him, anyway.

Also, I like paradoxes; so if you're right, then that's all groovy with me.
:)
 (I helped save b3ta! Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Sat 3 Nov 2012, 18:32, , Reply)
This is a normal post Eh?

(pissflaps. FSPW, Sat 3 Nov 2012, 19:01, , Reply)
This is a normal post Totally agree with this.
It's clearly a political thing with those inbred cross-eyed types at DGMS, but there are a lot of Lee haters on lots of comedy sites. He must be doing something right to upset all those Jethro fans.
 (I helped save b3ta! brb Learn Ukrainian and prepare for a referendum, Sat 3 Nov 2012, 21:36, , Reply)
This is a normal post I take your point.
Perhaps his performance is so good that he doesn't appear to be playing a role. But even so, that role is a parasitical one which somehow doesn't sit well with me.
I know that without a pompous and corrupt Civil Service we never would have had Yes, Minister, and therefore a lot of good comedy relies on the things they mimic being bad. It is very often the essence of good comedy. But Mr Lee somehow just seems to cross the line from parody and mimicing to nasty and snobbish.
 (I helped save b3ta! TheSundaeLunch I'm a fucking shrub, alright?, Sat 3 Nov 2012, 22:16, , Reply)