Stewart Lee Stand Up

“I need this. I need this. I need Pestival”

Post by | May 24, 2019

“I need this. I need Pestival”

Stewart Lee describes his idea to perform as an insect, costume and all, after being asked to appear at Pestival, “Now, I’m known as a maverick within the world of comedy, I play by my own rules, not the rules of entomologists. If I want to do a joke about a spider, no amount of entomologists are going to stop me. You can threaten me with court and I’m still not scared . . . except with that TV thing cancelled I need this to work out, I need this. I need this. I need Pestival’

Watch a clip from Stewart Lee’s stand up below and read more about his involvement with Pestival in his publication here.

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