Stewart Lee interview, BBC 5 Live, November 13th 2012 

I'm always surprised how different/humble he comes across in interviews. Zero arrogance, totally unassuming; will laugh like a child at the drop of a hat. Im impressive he can switch that off on stage. I think some of the folks who hate him maybe don't realise how much of a deliberate act all that is.

stu's got such a great laugh, i think he pitches himself really well in interviews - he's a very intelligent man who articulates his thoughts really clearly - we should all listen to him a lot more

i love his laugh so much

Quite a good interview. Last 7 minutes were a bit short on content tho.

Thanks for the upload

Thanks for posting GT

Thanks for this!

Has Stewart lee ever managed to complete an interview without quoting Simon Munnerry?

Mark Kermode has let himself go.

The best stand up in the U.K. and has been for a while

I couldn't find a Richard Bacon calender anywhere in The Works.

i think its kind of adorable lol

i think lee doesn't like him and resents his popularity because it highlights his own lack of wide commercial success. i don't blame lee at all if this is how he feels, i would feel the same in his position. lee is one of my favourite living comics but i don't think he gets enough credit for what he does. he deserves much more. seeing populist cheery fare like mcyntire selling dvd's and tickets by the warehouse load must be irritating. but mcyntire will come n go. lee will be around in 30 years.

When asked if he admires Michael McIntyre, I wish he would just say - No.

Yes.

cant beleive i never knew this was on

I love that moment at 26'45''.

That bag of crisps has let itself go.

yeah but i couldn't be bothered looking it up...if you did not know who it was then you would not have known even if i had spelt it correctly but well done for pointing that out...

......and Trigger made a face.

it's a john cage concert

I'm pissed out of my head right now , sitting in Balbao in Barcelona with Claude AKA MC Solaar. I hate Spanish wine.

From 23:24 onwards is amazing.

Yes, he probably thinks it's a predictable thing to say and that he'd be suspected of jealousy

I think he means Anders Behring Breivik. Someone whose name deserves to be forgotten and misspelled in any event...

That's right.

who is anders brevitt?

It's funny how you can hear Plinny when he laughs. Laughs like how a bird laughs!

Love this man but he always struggles when challenged on his criticisms of others. It's fascinating that both Lee & Herring harbour these little resentments towards some of those with more mass popularity. Shapes both of their personas in some ways.

I sure wish people would let go of 'has let himself go'.

You see what happened there? It was a bit of a smart arse question, on the basis I assume he means Anders Breivik. You are right though I am definitely on the internet; in fact I’m on the internet right now

imagine that.

He basically did say no

AND IT'S THE FUNNIEST THING...

him off grange hill has let himself go, (Tod Carty?)

Hmm. It's almost as if terse comments on the net aren't a great method of communicating things.

As I said to my wife, trim that shit, (before making her a cup of tea and the best slice of dundee cake she'd ever eaten)

Stewart Lee has let himself go

I thought it was quite amusing.

Morrissey has LHG

Ha ha ha, you said bird

Great interview, but I was really bothered by Lee's laugh... it's kinda weird.

Like a fool, I believed you.

23:24 onwards has let himself go

25 year old Stewart Lee has let himself go

Jim Davidson has let himself go.

Mark Kermode's let himself go.

Lawrence Llewwelyn Bowen has let himself go...

anders brevitt has let himself go...

art never being complete; merely abandoned is not an original sentiment by simon munnery. it is a famous aphorism credited to the late 19th century/ early 20th century french poet paul valery which in itself was paraphrasing a quote by leonardo da vinci several centuries before him. it is possible that da vinci himself was not being wholly original but alluding to the greek and roman men of letters and they their predecessors. but it was definitely not simon munnery, as much as i love him!

Brexit has let himself go

I hope the BBC commissions another series. If they are willing to spend ££££ on unfunny pricks like McIntyre and Carr we deserve some more SL as compensation.

I know. It's pretty painful to listen to him avoid the simple answer.

You're on the internet...

Terry Christians lost his accent!

gandhi has let himself go

It was hilarious! It was my 28th birthday and I was just getting off a crowded bus. Or a cub meeting, can't remember. Ah ha! Hilarious. A normal person wouldn't have been emailed a conformation of a job they'd been trying to get for ages and got it as they listened to Fleet Foxes as they got ruined on decent Chardonnay.

KD Lang's let himself go.

no

i dont no wear stuart lee gets of slaging michal macintire!!!!! jokes about broken toasters is reely funy!!!!!

You're drunk

Speak for yourself.

Joseph Merrick's let himself go