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Stewart Lee

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1038 total appearances

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The Louis Theroux Podcast
S7 EP4: Stewart Lee on "Netflix comedians”, disastrous gigs, and Elon Musk

And it wasn't a nappy, it was a loincloth.

The Louis Theroux Podcast
S7 EP4: Stewart Lee on "Netflix comedians”, disastrous gigs, and Elon Musk

But the story became that it was a nappy.

The Louis Theroux Podcast
S7 EP4: Stewart Lee on "Netflix comedians”, disastrous gigs, and Elon Musk

But also with Stephen Green, there was a very specific agenda, which is that you wouldn't have done this about another religion, specifically Islam.

The Louis Theroux Podcast
S7 EP4: Stewart Lee on "Netflix comedians”, disastrous gigs, and Elon Musk

And actually you wouldn't have done it.

The Louis Theroux Podcast
S7 EP4: Stewart Lee on "Netflix comedians”, disastrous gigs, and Elon Musk

Now the reason I wouldn't have done it about Islam

The Louis Theroux Podcast
S7 EP4: Stewart Lee on "Netflix comedians”, disastrous gigs, and Elon Musk

was that you wanted something that was commonly understood, right?

The Louis Theroux Podcast
S7 EP4: Stewart Lee on "Netflix comedians”, disastrous gigs, and Elon Musk

And in the West, whether it's Milton or Nick Cave, a commonly understood trope is the Christian religion.

The Louis Theroux Podcast
S7 EP4: Stewart Lee on "Netflix comedians”, disastrous gigs, and Elon Musk

It's a commonly understood thing where you can...

The Louis Theroux Podcast
S7 EP4: Stewart Lee on "Netflix comedians”, disastrous gigs, and Elon Musk

You can use elements of those stories to tell a story.

The Louis Theroux Podcast
S7 EP4: Stewart Lee on "Netflix comedians”, disastrous gigs, and Elon Musk

Islam's not commonly understood.

The Louis Theroux Podcast
S7 EP4: Stewart Lee on "Netflix comedians”, disastrous gigs, and Elon Musk

Of course, what became immediately clear sometime later is another reason you wouldn't have done it about Islam is because some supporters of that religion would have taken violent retribution on any representation of it.

The Louis Theroux Podcast
S7 EP4: Stewart Lee on "Netflix comedians”, disastrous gigs, and Elon Musk

Although I think the South Park depiction of Muhammad is still knocking about somewhere.

The Louis Theroux Podcast
S7 EP4: Stewart Lee on "Netflix comedians”, disastrous gigs, and Elon Musk

But the people surrounding Christian Voice had a whole...

The Louis Theroux Podcast
S7 EP4: Stewart Lee on "Netflix comedians”, disastrous gigs, and Elon Musk

ragbag of things.

The Louis Theroux Podcast
S7 EP4: Stewart Lee on "Netflix comedians”, disastrous gigs, and Elon Musk

They were homophobic.

The Louis Theroux Podcast
S7 EP4: Stewart Lee on "Netflix comedians”, disastrous gigs, and Elon Musk

Yeah, they were.

The Louis Theroux Podcast
S7 EP4: Stewart Lee on "Netflix comedians”, disastrous gigs, and Elon Musk

Is he still knocking around?

The Louis Theroux Podcast
S7 EP4: Stewart Lee on "Netflix comedians”, disastrous gigs, and Elon Musk

Well, yeah.

The Louis Theroux Podcast
S7 EP4: Stewart Lee on "Netflix comedians”, disastrous gigs, and Elon Musk

I mean, Tufton Street tried to get him on the board of the National Trust three years ago.

The Louis Theroux Podcast
S7 EP4: Stewart Lee on "Netflix comedians”, disastrous gigs, and Elon Musk

So he's still knocking around.