Stewart Lee - The Rap Singers

Stewart Lee describes Rappers

[@andycain4351]

Everytime I watch this video, I pause it towards the end when I've got 21 seconds to go

[@marlondaniels7912]

Underrated comment 😂

[@JJ62]

This shouldn't be funny, but I saw him do this live a couple of years back, and I was nearly sick laughing. Funniest man I've seen in ages.

[@JohannesLabusch]

I was just going to say that this is weirdly funny on KZbin, but when you're in the room, it probably nearly kills you dead.

[@onlythebiggesthitsoneleano8461]

I like Stewart’s jokes. All the jokes. Paul Nuttalls.

[@tested211]

I understand that there's a level of comedy in there referencing people out of touch with popular culture. Beyond that, though I have no idea why this is so funny. It's way funnier than it should be. It's also bizarrely soothing to listen to - I even like the 1 hour version someone made.

[@ToolManDan82]

Such genius delivery, the way he builds humour is fantastic

[@dtutssel]

These days if you see the rap singers on the top of the pops they throw you in jail.

[@crumdog]

In jail…? Really…? When did this come in??

[@johnsaunders6510]

"The top of the pops". So well crafted.

[@robinj6137]

"The pictures"

[@Anygodwilldo]

Plz explain, I don't get it

[@jupitermoongauge4055]

This is funny on so many levels that I cant decide what I'm laughing about

[@jrm1077]

My friends said that at the interval when they took me to see him

[@fiveredpears]

Srewart Lee has several performance "modes" that he slips in and out of seemlessly, constantly false footing the audience. Best stand up around.

[@sluttybutt]

im agruire with thits

[@standardbrah]

@@sluttybutt lol wut

[@vestibulate]

fiveredpairs "that he slips in and out of seemlessly" A surrealist's typo. We need more of them.

[@nickmazonowicz511]

You’ve seen him haven’t you? On the BBC, they have him. And on Sky Arts they might have him, the Stewart Lee. He might be on the BBC talking about something like some chips or Rhod Gilbert. And he’ll talk about it for 30 mins. You know, the Stewart Lee they have now on BBC and Sky Arts. And Radio 6. You’ve heard him on the Radio 6. Talking to Mr Radmac. And Mr Radmac will say ‘you like this obscure post punk band don’t you?’ And Stewart Lee will say ‘Yes I think this obscure post punk band is very good and I’m making a film in which I’ll say they’re very good for an hour’ and Mr Radmac will say ‘Thank you Stewart Lee. Tomorrow we’ll have British Sea Power’. You know the Stewart Lee Now I don’t think his comedy is aimed at me

[@therub2191]

oi mate, mate, you're well copying him mate, do something original mate yeah, he's been doing this since the 80's, under Thatcher

[@nickmazonowicz511]

The Rub Maahte!!!!!!

[@ifnyou]

@@therub2191 Terrible decline in canyon vine rope bridges, under Thatcher

[@therub2191]

@ifnyou tell me about it! There weren't any basically

[@guymann1660]

@@ifnyou you ever see the pirate zombie infestations in birmingham?

[@finegentlemanincrocs]

The hour long version of this can't be beaten

[@cow_tools_]

God, I love observational comedy.

[@TheMeeesterT]

It's brilliant isn't it? Have you ever noticed... no but have you noticed... when you want to play spin the bottle but all your drunk friends have either smashed their bottles or thrown them away so they turn to you and say "lend us your brass hand" and then you forget to ask for it back and you only remember it when you trying to fish some change from your pocket to pay for the bus ride home... have you noticed that?.... I have..

[@missydee6085]

It's not observational comedy unless the comedian is running about the stage - whilst observing in a comedic fashion. You know, like Michael McIntyre does.

[@dielaughing73]

"What's the deal, with rap singers?"

[@kingsrd1]

@@dielaughing73 you must have seen em, on the top of the pops? The rap singers?

[@MJ-sm2yu]

@@kingsrd1 On the ramp there?

[@buteverybodycallsmegiorgio]

this is a fucking masterclass in stand up

[@ToolManDan82]

It's not random, it's specifically written so that the humour builds out of the recognition of a gradually more absurd parody of the sort of conversation one can have with somebody who is not part of a subculture and doesn't understand it, which ends on the punchline, underlining the point :)

[@Bladesmobile]

ToolManDan82 so well put. Like a conversation with your gran who is pretending to know about something she doesn't

[@thisnicklldo]

Some op that I guess. But mostly I think he is rapping. Rhythmic phrasing, always returning to the same line, minor variations in between. And banal.

[@steveforest8385]

Like a teenage rap fan trying to understand a Stewart Lee comedy routine.

[@khoyrulislam]

@@thisnicklldo Very good. Never thought of it like that.

[@janosk8392]

@A J I'm a Gran and when I saw a couple of skateboarders flying into the street I had to tell them 'That looked like the building spat you into the street.' They ran off expressionless, we old folk are rather scary apparently.

[@stephensmith799]

‘Not aimed at me’ broke me up totally...

[@YourPalHDee]

What a fascinatingly unique approach to humour. I'm addicted

[@cbarclay99]

There's an easy antidote to your addiction. Try watching someone who's funny.

[@TheSummoner]

@@cbarclay99 Do you do stand-up comedy? That little bait-and-switch you made in your reply was truly amazing.

[@friendgray1]

@@TheSummoner he’s probably learned from Peter Kay

[@SpecialBrewCan]

This seems so dated now that Rapsinger is no longer the Pope.

[@imnotgayyy8489]

😂

[@misterbonzoid5623]

👍🏼

[@DruggedBunny]

Jesus.

[@stephen227]

Good god ; )

[@bojanlopez621]

Good. He didn't have a very lickable face anyway.

[@steviegbcool]

love the way he can even turn the setups of jokes into jokes.

[@stephenhall2980]

Stewart Lee,a clued in dude with his finger constantly on the pulse of new developments in music.

[@DJDarrenGregory]

I've watched this about 10 times and it actually gets funnier each time.

[@danteshydratshirt2360]

have you seen the video where it repeats it about 20 times?

[@f1l4nn1m]

I've been living in different countries and I feel blessed to have lived in the UK because I've come to know this comedian. It's so good!

[@KaitainCPS]

This makes me cry with laughter.

[@Dripfed]

Essentially. If you ever see a comedian ranting at high speed about things from back in the past that they remember...Whilst an audience of simpletons fall about laughing...This is the exact opposite. A slow rambling mockery of a comic convention.

[@foljs5858]

It's also a slow rambling mockery of the BS of the novelty of hip hop and pushing commercial rap BS down our throats...

[@buttlerubbies747]

This is one of the reasons it’s funny, but there’s so many other reasons I don’t even know where to begin... lol

[@standardbrah]

@@foljs5858 novelty of hip hop? its been big for three decades and they're still "top of the pops" bruv

[@janosk8392]

@@standardbrah To each generation a musical variant is born. I saw a hip hop man enjoying a piece of 18th century opera recently, he was ecstatic. I was delighted his mind was not shut to music in general.

[@swanningabout]

@@standardbrah Bruv?

[@SingaporeSkaterSam]

For those who don’t really think it’s that good a bit, come back in 5 years when it’s still going round your head. You know, by the Corn Exchange. You’ve seen them. He’s using hypnotic techniques.

[@danieldiver11]

By the, er, multi-storey?

[@janosk8392]

You may hear commentary like this if you wait at bus stops often. People wanting to converse without gusto.

[@EdiDrums]

Come back in five years, when it's still going round in my head? Like a pear cider that's made from a hundred percent pears?

[@theinqov]

or watch his full sketch here, for true hypnotism: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z3upiXuplKqZm5o

[@itookallthenames]

@@EdiDrumswhat do you mean by that? Give it to me straight

[@GetTheFunkOut46]

Then they go 'ooh' like that

[@bubo1]

The Parkour Free Running fraternity has let itself go

[@chronicdrugwasp9846]

Each time I watch this it's a little bit funnier than the last time.

[@meldme]

I love the way Lee refers to the rappers as if they are just pets, commodities or just a mild cold.

[@ZaPpaul]

Not when one's there... Genius..

[@54CFL]

Probably my favourite standup routine ever.

[@vestibulate]

brazen 54 I'm also partial to, "These days, if you say you're English..."

[@54CFL]

@@vestibulate classic build up to the final reply of "No". He wore him down...

[@galesito1733]

My favourite is the "Braveheart" routine performed in front of a "Scotch" audience.

[@popeyenick]

Stewart Lee is absolutely brilliant...such a clever fella...people who have a goat him just haven't got the brain power to realise what he does is a class act

[@keithklassen5320]

I like goats.

[@misterjammypants2404]

@@keithklassen5320 Yep, those with goats take heed, lol. 🐐✨

[@AlBarzUK]

Goats have let themselves go.

[@misterjammypants2404]

When he goes off on one like this he gives me terrible butterflies.

[@crocsonletsgo9665]

This was awesome!

[@1interesting2]

Ineffably great

[@kobalt77]

Why am I crying with laughter at this ? I love Stewart Lee.

[@colinbatchford8007]

Stewart manages to spin out a story like Ronnie Corbert used to do.

[@weaselidiotu]

i can feel iannuccițs influence in this skit. love them both

[@brutallyremastered4255]

That’s marvellous, what a punchline.

[@NamelessMute]

Oh god, you are hilarious. Keep up the good work!

[@Widmerpool99]

...sausage or some wool or something...

[@AgentMcQueen]

AMAZING!!!

[@englephat]

This is freakin amazing

[@Ianmundo]

This was a terrifying insight into what Michael McIntyre will be doing in 30 years time

[@newstreetbridge834]

Erm…. No

[@gazdavephillips]

Michael McIntyre has let himself go

[@dougieeastick7439]

and they go oh like that.

[@AliAlmossawi]

RIP, Ray Liotta.

[@sidsmiff]

When I first saw this it had me laughing hysterically (and I still love it). Now that I’ve seen a ton of his videos and seen him live it feels like one of his shorter monotonous gags. Bizarre!

[@paulshuttleworth6261]

I want to get it, I feel like I SHOULD get it. But he doesn’t actually make me laugh. Obviously very talented at what he does, but I prefer the curious orange.

[@onlythebiggesthitsoneleano8461]

You’ve seen Stewart Lee haven’t you, on that BBC1 they have now, yeah you’ve seen him, Stewart Lee on the BBC1.

[@guitarreilly]

got to say its amazing how much improvement was made in series 2

[@Tedaus5]

Funny how this is only 3 minutes long but it felt so much longer when I first watched it.

[@danieldiver11]

AGREED. Supposedly, 100,000 people turned off at this point in the first programme. Probably turned over to The Top of the Pops.

[@TheSummoner]

@@danieldiver11 Wasn't it 300000?

[@danieldiver11]

@@TheSummoner Every time we talk about directions to anywhere, we talk about the multi-storey. Near the corn exchange.

[@burndenpaddock741]

This really does get funnier the more you errr listen to it.

[@allaboutdmagic]

I was watching this the other day, realized I was impressed by the fact Stewart Lee was standing fo rextended periods of time, thought "fuck me I'm getting lazy."

[@CARLIN4737]

Sausage or some wool!

[@cashmerde]

Offfffff, my belly hurts from all the laughing. Damn you rap singers!

[@burndenpaddock741]

Bang on.

[@RalphBrooker-gn9iv]

Stewart Lee should be UK Minister of Culture.

[@lucyaliceee]

Ahh, those rap singers :')

[@jillysimmonds8545]

Genius.

[@jskd2953]

The rappers. Y'know, the rap singers. You see 'em. In the supermarket. On the chocolate bars. The wrappers. You've seen 'em...

[@creasicle]

Stewart Lee is the best comedian in the world because he doesn't give a shit, he's not afraid to make fun of his audience and people respect that

[@david552]

Why do people think that liking a certain comedian / type of comedy makes you a more intelligent / better person than other people who don't?

[@Unlixes]

Disregarding the holier-than-thou Stewart Lee appreciation, seriously, this does get funnier every time. I think, once you know the punchline, the build up just gets better and better.

[@gooneyboy89]

Genius

[@simonmoore2380]

It's the phrase "rap singers" that does it 😄

[@darkhood21]

See them there. Top a the pops.

[@SelfishShellfishFilm]

Most people will switch this off after half a minute, and never reach the brilliant punchline at 3:40. You really need a good attention span to appreciate Stewart Lee's comedy.

[@brrrrrrraseed]

paradigm shift, maaaan.

[@stevenuuu1212]

He loves the word 'Wool'

[@mrcuddles100]

stewart lee videos on youtube get the best comments. I love hearing comments from people who want to explain to everybody why they don't like stewart lee. Like they can convince anybody to change their mind "oh look dear masterSlayer666 says stewart lee is an unfunny twat let's see if we can get a refund for our tickets"

[@TitanFind]

mrcuddles100 They should just save their own time and ours by posting, “I’m slightly thick”.

[@sluttybutt]

Wow get em

[@comanchio1976]

@jedeyewarrior I think he's satirising the way that those of us perceive rappers.

[@matatmat]

ah right cheers for the response

[@pauladams1915]

"The" Top Of The Pops. So funny

[@elicohen6348]

This is totally historic. My son said “Dad. He’s good, but.....What’s totp?”

[@Torthrodhel]

You should say it was a nationwide yearly best dad contest that you got to the semi-finals of once. Then see how long it takes for the follow-up questions to develop.

[@franklingoodwin]

​@@TorthrodhelI preferred Pop Trumps

[@OMGitsLadyTangerine]

second time watching. i love this

[@chuck1prillaman]

This is rap.

[@antichris78]

wool!

[@rareroses77]

You see em , might be on a PG TIPS ADVERT.The Rappers on the Top of the Pops,the shopping trollys, the PG Tips adverts. The Rappers

[@johnwesleysargent2104]

you've seen em...the rap singers

[@cellardoor991]

0:45 "and he'd talk..."

[@ewetoo]

you know the uh the rap singers ahhh

[@SamthingGood]

best punchline ever!!

[@andrewroberts8139]

Agreed.

[@TheVimtoMoustache]

morrissey's come out of his shell.

[@robmosz]

Yeah, The Grammys aren't really aimed at me...

[@buttlerubbies747]

If Shakespeare was alive now, or mark Twain or Charles dickens... would they find this funny???? Would they be able to understand it? I like to think they would, because this is awesome and it’s just so crazy how comedy has evolved 😂

[@TheFragranceApprentice]

Eminems Death of slim shady album abridged.

[@MsCass57]

I think you do have to be English to get this Normster. It's the kind of conversation I would have had with my granddad if I'd asked him what a rapper is. He'd have a vague idea, but would get it all muddled up with skateboarders etc like Stewart Lee does here. I think he's a kind of acquired taste, some of his stuff works really well (Princess Diana one is worth checking out), but some of it doesn't translate well to other nationalities.

[@mizofan]

I'm Welsh, and I think he's great

[@j-boogiebrown9961]

It reminds me of a sketch that Reeves and Mortimer did about 6 or 7 years ago, when they showed their age by implying that free-runners are all in street gangs.

[@FearghasKelly]

Stew looks like he's playing a violin in the thumbnail.

[@jamesinhenley]

underrated comment

[@executioneer]

pretty damned accurate description of those rap singer guys, i'd say

[@kobalt77]

9 years later , me too !

[@itookallthenames]

@@kobalt77me too, I’ve seen em around

[@aewallace81]

@oldchippy Its the rap singers, you've seen them? On the top of the pops, in the shopping centres you've seen them? They run along the hand rail.

[@JohnDoe-ne4kg]

60 people didn't see the rap singers

[@kevfrombutterley]

It's not really aimed at them

[@donach9]

Cliff Hanley you're missing the point if you think he's dissing rap. I think hip hop is great but I also think this is hilarious and very well constructed, all leading to the punchline

[@atomiccritter6492]

obviously theyve never watched the top of the pops or been around the multi storey near the corn exchange and Sainsburys rolley shelter

[@pauljackson2409]

You can get the book by Asher D from 50p on Amazon. I didn't bother. I can see the rappers running along the hand-rail outside Sainsbury's every day, doing their rapping, or looking vacantly into space, with their mouths hanging open. The rappers.

[@AgentMcQueen]

@turnermichaelau Wow, very well put...

[@JonnyCooper]

That repetition is just genius timing...really emphasises the ridiculousness of the topic.

[@nutsackmania]

have you thought about analyzing comedy for a living

[@JonnyCooper]

@@nutsackmania I tried, and almost went broke

[@turnermichaelau]

for those that don't quite understand, one way to analyse this segment is that he's depicting rap as confusing to him, as he is describing it, in a confusing, repetitive buildup - similiar to his depiction of the genre... and for the record, i do enjoy rap music.

[@Stoate]

in response to the suggestion that rap music invented and/or perpetuates gang culture it makes perfect sense

[@MrBuch169169]

By the Corn Exchange.

[@sluttybutt]

I saw them bad manners down at the village pump

[@andypalmtree]

I think the comment thread is even more funny than the clip. I can't believe it went on for so long.

[@Renegademaster15]

@TheVimtoMoustache Haha He reminds me of Morrissey aswell!

[@PaulN91]

I have to say celebrity juice has always reminded me of Al Murray, he's so popular because he appeals to 2 completely different audiences. One that finds the ironies and hypocrisies hilarious, and an ignorant (sometimes biggoted) audience that find the jokes funny at face value. Celebrity juice is crap on the surface but like bo selecta I think it's a critique of celebrity obsessed culture (based on the fact everything Leigh Francis has done seems to revolve around this) I could be wrong though.

[@danaadalaide5648]

He must have went to the corn exchange when skrillex was playing in 2012

[@charcolew]

A full explanation of the emptiness of rappers and rap music - you know who they are...

[@PJBonoVox]

No, you completely missed the point.