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Lee & Herring perform at Comic Relief's Drop The Debt show at the Brixton Academy in June 1999. This performance was later released, alongside performances from David Baddiel, Sean Lock, Lenny Henry & many more as "Rude For A Reason". This tape is now deleted, but here's Lee & Herring's contribution to the show.
More info here:
http://www.ganyme de.tv/indepth/rude-f or-a-reason
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Today on Fringecast.com we're talking to TV's Richard Herring about appearing at every one of the 60 Edinburgh Festivals, how a fart can transform a joke, and how comedy double acts make for gritty Channel 4 dramas.
Stay tuned to fringecast.com for robot impressions, Back to the Future, Dr Who and Victorian card sharks.
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Cheeky Richard Herring tries to get lolly for lolly.
From show 2 of the Lee and Herring Radio 1 series, broadcast 25th July 1994.
(Information from www.fistoffun.net)
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The lost Simon Quinlank hobby, deemed Too Hot For TV, in its original incarnation on Lee and Herring's Radio 1 show where it was apparently alright.
Rubbishly edited by me with pages from the Fist of Fun book, courtesy of www.fistoffun.net
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Stew on stage in Montreal discussing John Denver, Princess Diana & Alien Abductions in the late 1990s.
The Diana material would later be reworked & appear on his "Stand Up Comedian DVD" in 2005.
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The Comedian Stewart Lee guests on the Des & Mel Show, where they discuss the reaction to Jerry Springer The Opera, the German "Stand Up Opera" that (at the time) had recently been completed, and promote his (upcoming at the time) tour (later to be released as the "Stand Up Comedian" DVD).
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An unintentionally hilarious piece here as Richard Herring is interviewed by mediocre presenter Iain Lee about his show, "Christ On A Bike" at the Edinburgh Festival. From 2001.
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A Short clip from the unbroadcast pilot of Lee & Herring's BBC2 show "Fist Of Fun".
This item asks the question, "Why Not Try Going To Prison?" and features the comedian Al Murray.
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Richard Herring guests on old Channel 4 breakfast show casting his eyes over the newspapers. Apologies for the quality of the files - the original source is a real media file, and quite blocky.
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Richard Herring appears in this feature for BBC4's Late Edition in which Andre Vincent investigates the cost of putting a show on at the Edinburgh Fringe.
The audio is a little echoey - but that is as broadcast. This went out as part of a live programme from the fringe.
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Stewart Lee is officially crowned 41st Best Standup Ever, by Channel 4 in March 2007. http://www.channel4. com/entertainment/tv /microsites/C/comedy _standups/
The clips used are from Stew's "Stand Up Comedian" DVD - available here:
http://www.play.c om/DVD/DVD/4-/710053 /Stewart-Lee-Stand-U p-Comedian/Product.h tml
Stewart Lee, script editor of Harry Hill's Channel 4 show, appears as Stewart Flea, fictional script editor of Harry Hill's fictional Channel 4 show. From Harry's Christmas Special in 2000