‘Perth, you’ve been... worst audience yet’
the Victorian monarchy will be on display, along with some of the set costumes from the Victoria television series.
Entry to the exhibition is included in the entry ticket price, which costs £12 for adults, with concessions at £10.30 and children at £7.70. The castle will be open from 9.30am until 5.30pm each day with the final admission at 4.30pm. In his first live show since the end of his critically-acclaimed BBC show “Comedy Vehicle”, Stewart Lee delighted Perth audiences last week with his latest stand-up “Content Provider”.
The Fair City audience had their sides splitting with Lee’s characteristically dry and sardonic wit, with gags on subjects ranging from Game of Thrones to Boris Johnston and everything in between.
Stewart Lee is a comedian who takes joy in getting laughter from his audience, whether that is obvious or just a collective nervousness from the crowd.
This was highlighted by an uproarious interconnected web involving a rail against the under 40s, the difficulties of pursuing your hobbies in a pre-internet age and an exploration of modern-day selfie-based narcissism through the recreation of a 19th century romantic painting using Amazon DVDs.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, the audience itself did not escape Lee’s trademark disappointment, with the comedian labelling the Perth crowd as the worst audience of the tour.
Although the superior nature of Stewart Lee’s character was apparent, after he spent a section of the show trampling on the work of other comedians, he may even have been playing this for laughs.
Stewart Lee’s stellar performance is just the tip of the comedy iceberg on offer at Perth Concert Hall this spring.
Big names such as Russell Brand, Ruby Wax, Ed Byrne, Joe Lycett and local funny man Fred MacAulay will take to the Perth stage over the coming months. Contact Horsecross box office on 01738 621031 for more comedy gold.
STV’s hit TV show Victoria has inspired a new exhibition
The Fair City audience got the brunt of Lee’s acerbic humour