British comedian Stewart Lee has a funny bit about how insane it is that people have turned housing, a basic necessity of life, into an investment opportunity.
"basically what's happened is that somewhere along the line as a society we've confused the notion of home with the possibility of an investment opportunity. What kind of creature wants to live in an investment opportunity? Only man. The fox has his den. [Lee lists several more animals living in their spaces, eliciting polite laughter from his crowd]. But only man, ladies and gentlemen, the worst animal of all, chooses to make his nest in an investment opportunity. mm snuggle down in the lovely credit, oh all warm in the mortgage payment." Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle series 1 episode 4 "Global Financial Crisis"
The bit goes on like this. He imagines what it would be like if realtors were dogs selling bones. He compares realtors to cockroaches and some vague eldritch monstrosity that drives people to suicide.
You know, it's more of a spoken act, really. Probably doesn't work quite as well in this textual format.
That's the thing with Stewart Lee, probably the best comedian going but it's so difficult to explain why any particular bit is funny because its all timing and playing with exceptions and absurdity.
British comedian Stewart Lee has a funny bit about how insane it is that people have turned housing, a basic necessity of life, into an investment opportunity.
"basically what's happened is that somewhere along the line as a society we've confused the notion of home with the possibility of an investment opportunity. What kind of creature wants to live in an investment opportunity? Only man. The fox has his den. [Lee lists several more animals living in their spaces, eliciting polite laughter from his crowd]. But only man, ladies and gentlemen, the worst animal of all, chooses to make his nest in an investment opportunity. mm snuggle down in the lovely credit, oh all warm in the mortgage payment." Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle series 1 episode 4 "Global Financial Crisis"
The bit goes on like this. He imagines what it would be like if realtors were dogs selling bones. He compares realtors to cockroaches and some vague eldritch monstrosity that drives people to suicide.
You know, it's more of a spoken act, really. Probably doesn't work quite as well in this textual format.
Here's a gag that plays off of the quoted stand-up .
That's the thing with Stewart Lee, probably the best comedian going but it's so difficult to explain why any particular bit is funny because its all timing and playing with exceptions and absurdity.
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