STEWART Lee is past it. Ensconced in comfortable middle-age, the essential anger of comedy has deserted him. It's time for him, at 41, to retire gracefully.
The show's title, If you prefer a milder Comedian please ask for one, serves as a warning for those who like their humour less challenging to stay away.
It's easy to focus on Lee's techniques; the deadpan delivery, the constant reiteration of his themes and the aloof demeanour. But there's also a playfulness that imitators often miss, while the intelligent but unpretentious writing builds skilfully to make punchlines out of the most unexpected places.
Stewart Lee is a regular guest on Mock the Week and as a benchmark of controversy also co-wrote Jerry Springer the Opera. Comedy not for the easily offended. Sunday, February 28 at 8pm. Box office 01793 524481 or www.wyverntheatre.org.uk
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