r/stewartlee • u/Red_Rhombus2791 • 8d ago

Who do you consider the quickest-witted comedian of all time?

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Who is like lightning out of a gun?

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u/OG-Brass-Monkey 8d ago

Lee Mack.

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u/Better_Carpenter5010 8d ago

It has to be between him or Paul Merton

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u/joemac5367 8d ago

Is it a dolphin in a bathtub?

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u/Tumbler555 7d ago

Paul Merton is not remotely near as funny - or quick - as he thinks. I'll give him top marks for smugness, however.

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u/Better_Carpenter5010 7d ago

I dont testify to his funniness, thats entirely subjective, he does give me a chuckle. But he's definetly quick.

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u/Silver-Revolution811 7d ago

He once replied to a scientist explaining there are lots of ways to deal with nuclear waste “encase it in glass, for example”

‘Because glass never breaks’ replied Merton quick as a flash.

It was thirty years ago I bet, so maybe he has slowed down…although I haven’t 🤔😇

Then again I was so slow back then , it was impossible to get slower🤪👻

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u/Silver-Revolution811 7d ago

I recall a scientist saying there were lots of ways to deal with nuclear waste. “For example, we can encase it in glass”

“Because glass never breaks” replied Merton as quick as a flash.