Stewart Lee - Values of the Car Phone Warehouse

A clip about the Big Brother racism scandal. I've never laughed so hard at just the word "no."
From Stewart Lee's hilarious "41st Best Stand Up".

[@collectorduck9061]

As a Norwegian I hadn't heart of Stewart Lee before this year. Now I'm consuming everything he's ever done and loving it. I had to look up the car phone warehouse and what it was. But I really like how Lee gives it to you, as we say where I'm from, "Som en pærecider som er laget av 100% pærer" . I'm not sure if you're familiar with the expression, but it's a really old one over here. It basically means that he's giving it to you straight.

[@bz2886]

Like a cider made from 100% pear...

[@cumbriacam5742]

Maybe add Flavva beans,with his liver, as you’ve had his heart,...

[@robbaldwin2402]

We have the same saying in my family - amazing how closely we're bound when we stop to examine things closely.

[@f1l4nn1m]

Like a cider made from 100% 🍐

[@hainsay]

@@bz2886 It's pears!

[@ASKpq]

He can wring out humour from seemingly innocuous statements, using just the perfect tone and delivery for the words. And he coaxes you into this twisty, unsure lull of a feeling, where you begin to question the bizarreness of the supposed normality of everyday life. And that is properly funny. He's very good.

[@dhalsim-1]

Aran Knowles Grow up

[@Jay-Kay-Em]

Yeah, but hasn’t he let himself go?

[@prnfl]

speak for yourself you tosser

[@stuartparsons4948]

Aran Knowles Very accurate assessment.

[@zivanajadresic8604]

Truely intelligent.

[@winchester92stevebrook44]

"what a missed opportunity for product placement" priceless .

[@alansmith4655]

Probably the best delivery of an absurd statement I've ever heard.

[@richardthelionheart8656]

I like how even he can't keep his composure at "entirely at odds" lol.

[@BigCrimson]

Well this has become incredibly relevant again

[@joecrow7666]

The large hadron collider has sent us askew into an alternative dimension of living satire.

[@eta2670]

So many examples in the last 2 years x)

[@leepeters9282]

Yes but that was 12 mouths ago

[@basedchimera5859]

What was this comment in reference to

[@zorantaylor3190]

Give it to me straight like a a phone that's made from 100% cars....

[@dansaunders1655]

CAR!!! ONE MASSIVE CAR?!?!?

[@alexstorr5511]

😂😂😂

[@bryzs2154]

brilliant

[@mrbtapir]

Or a warehouse that's made from 100% carphones

[@julianbailey2749]

When KZbin has so many presenters that I speed up to get to the point. Stuart Lee is the slowest speaker that I never speed up. The pacing of the message is perfection.

[@ketchup5344]

When he's good.....he's my favourite stand up of all time. I told him this when I met him in Camden Town tube station recently, and implied that Im dissapointed on the occasions when I dont think he's on form- to which he replied instantly:"oooh yes, I know, Im awful sometimes arent I....." and went on hilariously aknowledging the point in such a manner that had me cracking up right there on the station platform. A brilliant man ✌

[@mrbtapir]

It's almost like you've used his own techniques to imply he's sometimes crap, which is of course a great compliment

[@Clutnuckle]

More and more this seems to be the most evergreen Stewart Lee bit.

[@benday1218]

this and the UKIPs I reckon.

[@warwickclark2143]

Evergreen? what’s a car phone again?

[@TheEvilCheesecake]

as if there's anything different between each stewart lee bit, really.

[@sirobb]

This has aged well like a fine pear cider made 100% from vacuous Carphone Warehouse press releases.

[@TheEvilCheesecake]

stewart lee's comment sections have really let themselves go.

[@JohnSmith-el2nj]

Mark Kermode has got his shit together

[@Ciborium]

I didn't realize it until watching this video that I have been living my life by the values of the Car Phone Warehouse. Lo! I have accepted the Car Phone Warehouse into my life. I have accepted the Car Phone Warehouse as my personal Lord and Savior. Join us, brothers and sisters, and revel in the warmth of the values of the Car Phone Warehouse.

[@dickweeeeeeeeeed]

could you recommend a tangy wine ?

[@mjsander2941]

Hallelujah!!! Sell more phones

[@mioufie23]

The values of the carphone warehouse have really let themselves go

[@hazelwalsh3269]

mioufie23 Ha Ha Ha Ha

[@bravetherainbow]

Aaaaaaah shit you got me good

[@steerpike66]

Lee's comedy is as musical as it is social, with his mordant cadences and repetition a vital part of the 'song', Eventually you are just waiting for him to say Those Three Words again

[@henryleopard1066]

+Chazbot *tips fedora*

[@steerpike66]

Yes i know we'd all like to think he was just rambling off the cuff.

[@smegma42]

+Chazbot It's like Jazz. It's really clever.

[@pushthetempo2]

+stephen wigmore improvised and seemingly directionless, but with a purpose.

[@pushthetempo2]

+stephen wigmore like Charlie Mingus

[@pharoahrussell]

I want Stewart Lee to host the golden globes

[@sploogloo6892]

Omg yes

[@Mr4thahaters]

His best bit. I repeat that to myself all day everyday this week: “the values of the car phone warehouse. The values of the car phone warehouse.” Nonstop.

[@StefanTravis]

Remember British Rail? In 1988-89, they issued a statement saying "Promoting homosexuality is incompatible with our values".

[@jordangayle7794]

😂

[@ericboxer3053]

What happened? Can we go back to 1950 where we just threw them in prison

[@Spunjji]

​@@ericboxer3053shit: eat it!

[@jedisalsohere]

​@@ericboxer3053hey maybe don't

[@thedolphin5428]

As soon as you see him take out a piece of paper you know its going to be good (eg the Pirate's Letter).

[@warrenleming9049]

spot on critique of capitalism and no product placement but for the occasional scrap of paper

[@normalizedinsanity4873]

yep, its mind numbingly toxic

[@TheIkaraCult]

"Deny the Holocaust again, this time by txtin ur m8s" absolutely destroys me every time

[@BarnsleysOwnIdiot]

"The values of the Car phone warehouse, of which there are none"

[@minsqueeno2]

“Sell phones to cars!”

[@joeb2487]

A 1930s drawing of Tarzan has let himself go

[@stumbling]

The Battle of Verdun has let himself go.

[@mizofan]

ah yes, I used to live next to the cop shop at Verdun (overlooking the river Meuse), the battle had already let himself go

[@jeffstone2136]

Nice one, sic.

[@TheEvilCheesecake]

The Stewart Lee fanbase has really let themselves have only one joke. I'm sure the man is thrilled at how his fans have become exactly what they love him for mocking.

[@MacIntoshMann]

i love that one woman’s screechy laugh. i doubt i’d love it if i were sitting next to her but it adds an additional air of derangement to the video.

[@HARRi81_UK]

Same, it always makes me chuckle

[@thadtuiol1717]

I thought she sounded like Mutley at times. A real keeper.

[@MacIntoshMann]

@@thadtuiol1717 you’re right, there’s something oddly attractive about a woman with a fucked up laugh.

[@lvaxb24]

The values of the Car Phone Warehouse, my foot

[@RedSkyHorizon]

my foot, that's a call-back.

[@chrisoliver3642]

@@RedSkyHorizon Mon pied, that's a callback in French.

[@RedSkyHorizon]

@@chrisoliver3642 😄

[@thedolphin5428]

One word for Stu's humour: Savage.

[@ProjectFlashlight612]

The docking ring on the International Space Station has let itself go

[@KarlHamilton]

Best one I've ever seen in my life

[@200swilson]

I often find these tiresome but this one is great!

[@onlythebiggesthitsoneleano8461]

I love crisps, I love all the crisps. Plain.

[@Littlehickish]

The 41st best comedian is definitely my favourite set of his. Ik his whole character is often cynical and angry and I love that too but in this it feels like he’s less of a character and I like seeing that side of stew

[@ackerjawaka4742]

My favourite to...he came in stew...who...tom O'connor like a wolf

[@peterh1353]

He is a brilliant explainer of the stupidity and nonsense of modern life. Deconstruction limb by limb, organ by organ, until it is in bits before your eyes. The intent of sponsorship is to tie things you care little about (even when you consume) to those you do is long established. However modern marketeers are too crass and obvious.

[@georgemasson6125]

Indeed. Any free thinking individual does this daily, and understands the hypocrisy of the big companies using the power of advertising to tell us how good they are, when we know they are full of shit. Stuart here is making light of real issues. That's what he's paid to do. I'm in Glasgow incidentally and cannot remember the last time I laughed out loud.

[@MordechaiTheFoul]

Brilliant ! Just watched this again.

[@tinmachine693]

That bloke who edited the newspaper in the early superman movies has let himself go.

[@starfire451]

This was a great piece of stand up, but it seems like reality now. We've got companies from videogame console manufacturers to cheaply made DIY furniture outlets constantly posting about what's against their values. Only humanity could do something as looney as turn moral values into a commercialised marketing commodity.

[@johnmartinez7440]

It makes sense from a commercial standpoint - you don't want to be seen sponsoring and endorsing terrible stuff. But it's funny to see companies explaining that, no, they're not actually run by racists and sexists believe it or not, when they should just be selecting who they sponsor more carefully.

[@ghengiscant538]

Massive billboard outside our local Sainsburys telling us that Sainsburys supports the ""LGBTQ+12345 up your fucking pipe , " community . Pass the sick bag .

[@jayscollops]

jo brand has lost some weight

[@scipioafricanus5871]

The values of the Carphone Warehouse have let themselves go.

[@S7EVE_P]

"...and what a missed opportunity for product placement"😆

[@Blartyboy]

How DARE he indicate that I dont follow the values of THE CARPHONE WAREHOUSE

[@garethm3242]

Stewart Lee has let himself go. Am I doing this right?

[@chattycathydoll]

You would be if that was Stewart Lee.

[@miketaylor803]

@@chattycathydoll yes it's Parker from Thunderbirds isn't it? - mind you he has let himself go

[@Beechgoose1]

You're on the nursery slopes, but yeah...heheh

[@cacambo589]

An inmate at the world's first self-service prison....... has let himself go.

[@WhiteSleevedStu]

Bo Burnhams social brand consultant sketch in "Inside" reminded me of this

[@verzeda]

SELL PHONES TO CARS

[@woebegone_jabroni]

I liked it when he said 'the values of the carphone warehouse' in a high voice

[@chrisoliver3642]

DOG.

[@woebegone_jabroni]

@@chrisoliver3642 He doesn't think he's a dog, does he?

[@robertjsmith]

that was his gay imaginary wife

[@C64_Mat]

He's doing Ed Byrne

[@agogobell28]

Did anyone else catch the "I have in my hand a piece of paper"?

[@jude_the_apostle]

Chamberlain?

[@finosuilleabhain7781]

Yep. Actually, I listened to the whole thing.

[@douglasfree1389]

@@jude_the_apostle I'm pretty sure it's McCarthy.

[@sibadityapal1493]

@@douglasfree1389 Neville Chamberlain it is

[@ChrisMcCray1]

Neville Chamberlain has let himself go

[@jw0017]

Richard Jeni is looking surprisingly well

[@loungejay8555]

I drove past a Carphone Wharehouse today and thought of this.

[@cow_tools_]

I wonder how the Car Phone Warehouse will respond to the George Floyd killing. I NEED to know.

[@spyro1201]

Don't worry i gotchu fam: "Racism is entirely at odds with the values of the Car Phone Warehouse"

[@erik-victory]

I was just reminded of this bit after receiving an email from the Tile Shop stating, "We stand with you. Black lives matter..." So, apparently, a resolute rejection of systemic racism is imbued in the neutral-toned, porcelain-panel flooring in my kitchen. Thank you, the Tile Shop. I stand in solidarity.

[@cow_tools_]

@@erik-victory Thank goodness! I heard the old priorities of The Tile Shop were: 1. Sell tiles. 2. Sell more tiles. 3. Hold cross-burning ceremonies.

[@viscountrainbows6452]

Thank the heavens The Tile Shop are personally laying their reputations on the line to help destroy bigotry. 🤣

[@TheDrugOfTheNation]

Hasbro withdrew their card "Invoke Prejudice" from a collectible card game. So that's helped. I'm surprised Kendall Jenner didn't stride out and give the riot cops some replacement cards.

[@Drdee1]

KZbin's analytics served me up with an advert for the Google Pixel 4a at the end of watching this. Just saying

[@bluepineapples7818]

RIP the CAA-phone Warehouse, 1989-2021

[@lucyschoon5585]

8: have a name that implies that car phones are still a thing....

[@dansaunders1655]

What he's done there is, he's put the funny one third

[@joeljones8066]

I love when Stew can't contain the occasional smirk

[@jeffstone2136]

Baroness Callaghan of Cardiff's second favourite dentist has let himself go.

[@onlythebiggesthitsoneleano8461]

You’ve seen them on The Top Of The Pops

[@danielbanks9589]

what's Tinita Tikaram doing in the gents?

[@scipioafricanus5871]

Dunno. But she has let herself go.

[@redshovel]

'Product placement' 😂

[@stevetwoshedsbrough7871]

John Shuttleworth is looking good

[@gardnerandy]

Mimi from Allo Allo has let herself go

[@firstnamelastname5369]

"A missed opportunity for product placement" 🤣

[@jpc443]

Lockdowns been hard on Ricky from EastEnders.

[@illiteratethug3305]

Roland Gift has actually got a new album out this year

[@hoppinonabronzeleg9477]

Pliny (from off Histor's eye off TMWRNJ) has let himself go

[@normalizedinsanity4873]

love it

[@danzai]

"product placement" beautiful

[@bitchoflivingblah]

Mark Lamar has let himself go.

[@thlifethlife-cf1wc]

If only Terry Waite had let himself go.

[@redknight1825]

In 1988 the guy who started the Car Phone Warehouse offered me to become a partner in his business. I was doing a business course and he was sat next to me. In those days mobile phones were the size of a brick and I couldn't see a future in them so I turned him down. How could anyone have predicted the invention of the silicon chip enabling phones and other technology to shrink in size. People often ask me if I regret turning down his offer considering he is now a billionaire.

[@zorantaylor3190]

The Jean Genie has LET HIMSELF GOOO, whoa-oh!

[@irnbrubhoy]

Recipes for slow cooked lamb has let himself go.

[@zetetick395]

Ah, after following the dictates of "The Art of Stew" I too can now mightily pack out a suit to its full capacity \o/

[@tomimpala]

You can see it coming, but it doesn't make it any less funny.

[@tomimpala]

Rach and Dave Yeah, his delivery is just that good.

[@ROBERTBROWN090564]

It's because you see it coming that makes it so funny....genius!

[@DCI-Frank-Burnside]

Texas Pete from Superted has let himself go!

[@willbournerv2259]

Was the exclamation mark necessary?

[@fivishfivish265]

The CPW does not sell car phones (any more) and don't operate from warehouses (any more)!

[@andrewphippsphillips1455]

Trades Description Act?

[@stephendooley857]

Unfortunately in 2021 this is how corporations think! Sad world we live in

[@johnmartinez7440]

In what way?

[@stephendooley857]

@@johnmartinez7440 Hi John, if you look at the Twitter feeds for Mercedes, BMW, Cisco, Lenovo, Bethesda all update their Twitter pictures to incorporate the LGBTQ logo for Pride month ( as they think it will imply their values (supporting of LGBTQ) and that will generate more sales for them. But yet, if they really believed in LGBTQ rights, why have they not done the same for their Twitter feeds in the Middle East? These corporations think this is brand profiling awareness marketing at it's best. But as Stuart Lee says at the end of his video.... "The values of the .. of which there are none!"

[@embecmom5863]

lmao.. wish he could do one for ben and jerrys now!

[@NickJ2473]

Utter genius

[@sb_dunk]

What's interesting is that he tells a funny line so slowly that people know exactly what he's going to say but they have to hold their laughter until he's finished the sentence. And they do it. Out of respect.

[@ashleycohen2258]

I had a golliwog as a kid

[@gerryfromthevoid8986]

This is genius.

[@Samghnagan]

‘We’re a business… and we agree with abide by the law'

[@jonathanwalsh7427]

Genius

[@danlewis-leaver8247]

The session cornet player for Mike and the Mechanics has let himself go

[@shieldedforever4619]

Right on, what more can I say that hasn't been said below

[@ashleycohen2258]

I liked the jam (at the time).

[@solipsismworld]

Can anyone say, Is there a particular reason he does the screechy voice when he says "Car Phone Warehouse?" Is that an allusion to something from an ad at the time?

[@hirstwithaneye]

solipsismworld - indeed, a series of ads narrated by Ed Byrne.

[@ashleycohen2258]

And several robertsons' badges.

[@Stubrit]

Hankook Tyres and Real Madrid. Need I say more?

[@ddaasscft]

It's like the reverse Summit Ice

[@Beechgoose1]

They're all at it now. Heheh.

[@JKROM5673]

Anyone else here from Patrick Boyle’s channel?

[@cervelo9465]

I came here from Patrick Boyle ON Finance

[@chriscolabella880]

Jake from Tweenies has let himself go.

[@jakewhittaker2512]

😂😂😂😂 one of my favourites

[@RichardStottComedy]

Sharleen Spiteri's let herself go

[@davidripley2916]

It's also a misnomer. At no point have I EVER been inside a warehouse just to buy a phone. 😎

[@harveysmith100]

Stuart is a welcome antidote to Newspeak, spin and corporate bullshit.

[@moderatefkr6666]

Product placement is going to give it to her straight, like a pear cider (bottle) made from 100% pears...?;) Don Draper has really let himself go

[@Walperion_Music]

I love you.

[@stevewynnearts]

Off screen

[@paulaus]

Can someone explain the.... Let himself go comments?

[@Walperion_Music]

paulaus Lol it's this - kzbin.info/www/bejne/rIfJl3yde9h9esk

[@ackerjawaka4742]

​@@paulauspeople have been comparing Stewart to other celebrities that look a bit like him but are bedraggled and have let themselves go 😜

[@Torthrodhel]

Product placement. :D ha!

[@onyourjackjones]

The Wanderer above the Sea of Fog has really let himself go.

[@louisbatsford8908]

Kind of sums up the values of most profit and non profit making organisations in 21st century UK.....hollow as an Easter egg.

[@names-are-for-friends]

Rewatched this after seeing Ben and Jerry's ice cream disavow white privilege and having a minor psychiatric episode as a result