Although Sean Lock is a familiar face on the TV, his stand up work is less well known, this has been his last tour for five years, since then some of his amazing work includes his BBC3 sitcom; 15 Stories High, which was buried in the TV listing and was always on at ’stupid O’clock’. This was the first time I had seen Sean Lock Live, unless you count the times where I have gone to watch the recording of 8 out of 10 cats. This really was an amazing gig, although Lock is quite off the cuff and surreal, he does it well, he interacts with the audience well and there is a real feeling of him tailoring his material to the venue he is playing. Also with Lock, you get the impression he is genuinely enjoying himself, which is a good trait to have.

His routine on Wizard of Oz was hilarious, as well as his take of the term: “mild peril” which can be frequently found on the back of a number of Disney films. I found recommend almost anybody is see Sean Lock live if they get the chance, although this tour is sold out so there is no point plugging him really.

Last Saturday I got to meet one of my childhood heros, Mr Stewart Lee, I was a big fan of Lee and Herring when i was younger, earlier in the year i had been extremely disappointed when i went to see Richard Herring’s show at the Warwick Art Centre, he had lost the audience from the start and as a result, many people walked out. Stewart Lee’s show contrasted strongly and was just in a completly different league to Herring, he knew exactly how to build his routines and where to stop them.

His show entitled 41st Greatest Comedian due to his baring in a Poll conduted by Channel 4 earlier this year is satirical view on theme covering Television, in particualr Big Brother as well as look on many aspects of life from a ‘thinking man’s idiot’ viewpoint. It was full of sharp witty oneliners, at one point he described Russell Brand as condeming racism on Celebrity Big Brother whilst dressed as a cartoon pirate. Although his stand up is amazing and ‘cliche-free’, his man is not a fan of Stewart’s work and belive Tom O’Connor told a much better joke about a sardine on a gig he did on a cruise ship, the rest of the show looks at his viewpoint as well as how good the public are at judging comedy. I would recommend anyone considering to see Stewart Lee on this tour to do so. The Belgrade Theatre were charging £21 a ticket but the rest of the tour is much more cheaply priced and he is definaly worth seeing.

Also the ticket price covers Lee’s warm act….the oxymoron that is a German Stand-Up Comedian.

Stewart Lee is a really good guy as well as was happy to talk to me before the show and afterwards, he even gave me a free cd!!