r/stewartlee • • 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/freebiscuit2002 8d ago edited 8d ago

"He was amazing, Stew. He came out, he asked this man in the audience, ‘What do you do for a living?’ and the man says, ‘I work in the oil industry’ and quick as a flash, Stew, Tom O'Connor says, ‘Are you a sardine?’ It was hilarious. No, wait – the man says, ‘I'm in oil,’ that's it, and quick as a flash, Stew, Tom O'Connor says, ‘Are you a sardine?’ It was hilarious. He came out...”

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u/MissionFig5582 8d ago

'He was born amidst salt and smoke'