Oh yes. Not like a spectacular row or anything (that I know of) but Herring makes it extremely clear that Lee has always been a dick-head whenever his name gets mentioned. I’m sure jealousy plays a part but he seems like a balanced enough guy to have got over that by now, if Stewart Lee wasn’t actually a bit of a prick for real.
I genuinely thought that was all a joke. Like how he bangs on about Coogan and Partridge (I know he actually hates the producer!) He’s had Lee on his podcast a few times.
He always did want the moon on a stick.
General Ratko Maldivian has let himself go.
He does play it for laughs. You can sense there’s a real enmity there though.
Tbf Stewart Lee also thinks Stewart Lee the comedian is an arrogant prick.
I tend to think anyone who has been declared Poster of the Year on the Caf is automatically disqualified from commenting in comedy. You've been voted twice, which means you're not even allowed to comment on podcasts.
Harsh. I consider myself a podcast connoisseur. I do have terrible taste in stand-up though. The last live show I went to was Louis CK.
There you go. There’s not a punchline known to man that is worthy of a 45 minute lead in.
Is that Basic Lee? Got tickets for that next month.
No sorry, the last televised one.
Seems a bit harsh on Buxton. JC had a successful indie film followed by a box office bomb (he co-wrote Tin Tin and Ant-Man but that seems more down to Edgar Wright's involvement) whereas Buxton has been a mainstay of UK comedy circuit for years (TV and touring).
His Diana and Alf bit was absolutely hilarious.
There were a few on the way, that was the just cherry the Spectator picked.
One of the funniest routines anyone has ever done. The long uncomfortable bits are amazing. Even in the room when you know it's deliberate. Still, the tension it creates in the room makes the laughter such a release.
It’s so good, I’ve watched it multiple times and it never fails to crack me up.
Same. The ghosts of dead comedians bit on Comedy Vehicle was great too. Long winded and uncomfortable with a trademark faux breakdown.
Hmmm. Fair point. I guess it’s more that only one of them ever lived the dream they both shared growing up?
Yeah, that's fair. Cornish's CV definitely looks better on the surface, and will probably be even more impressive in 5-10 years. He has a Netflix superhero show in the works and is making a sequel to Attack the Block.
Also, TKWWBK was pretty damn good. So that’s two decent big budget Hollywood movies under his belt already.
It was but unfortunately it bombed, which is probably why he's been roped in to Attack The Block 2.
That was generally the case but I'm also pretty sure they legitimately fell out again a few years ago after Lee pulled out on a plan to release some of their old work on DVD. There was also a RHLSTP interview promoting that botched release that Herring has since said was rather unpleasant. A chunk was cut from it where Lee criticised Herring's management company at length. I think this sentiment in response to a rather snide interview Lee gave is actually genuine:
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It was funny in bits. And mostly spot on - which reduced the comedy value. Anyone who voted for something so obviously idiotic deserves ridicule though.
I thought it was an ongoing joke based on the tensions that caused them to stop working together as a double act but not a case of of a genuine falling out. But maybe Lee has pissed him off with the interview mentioned ion the above tweet. Not that I care either way.
partly because he's parodying his own routine though
I actually went back and rewatched that live show off the back of this which was plugged as raising funds for the DVD of Richard Not Judy - what I found interesting was at the start Herring says the DVD isn’t happening, doesn’t give a reason and then says “and here is the last performance of us on stage together” - and whilst Lee is funny throughout he does talk over him a lot and makes repeated jabs at his management company.
Yes there is. Stewart Lee is fecking hilarious. I love him but I know loads of people who don't like it or don't see what's funny about his act.
Yeah, it's fair to say he leans on certain aspects of his personality for comedic effect. Doesn't make his personality less dislikeable though.
