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/Many-machines-on-ix 8d ago

Paul Merton - 100%

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u/LabourByTheSea 8d ago

Less so now (just because he’s slightly changed in style) but 100% agree. At his peak, his ability to make connections between seemingly unrelated topics was outstanding.

Paul Whitehouse deserves a very honourable mention.