The Louis Theroux Podcast

In this episode, Louis speaks to comedian, writer and 41st best stand-up ever, Stewart Lee. Stewart tells Louis about taking aim at “Netflix comedians” in his new show, Stewart Lee vs. The Man-Wulf, what went wrong at a disastrous gig at the Royal Albert Hall, and what Elon Musk doesn't understand about comedy.

Warnings: Very strong language and adult themes.

Links/Attachments:

Live Show: Stewart Lee vs. The Man-Wulf, Stewart Lee (2024 – 2026)

⁠https://www.stewartlee.co.uk/live-dates/

Easy Rider (1969)

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064276/

Song: ‘Jiggle Jiggle’, Louis Theroux with Duke & Jones, (2022)

https://open.spotify.com/track/1I4lCSP69P74nU3a6Su5L2

TV Show Episode: ‘Louis Theroux’s Weird Weekends’, S3 EP6 “Rap” (2000) - BBC

https://tv.apple.com/gb/episode/rap/umc.cmc.7a0aczr1rzkn7k9lhxgks08d1?showId=umc.cmc.1fujlj3xkbu70iu0kh0fmwgd0

TV Show: ‘Blue Peter’ (1958 – present) - CBBC

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b006md2v/blue-peter

National Security Strategy of The United States of America (November 2025)

https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-National-Security-Strategy.pdf

Live Show: Stewart Lee on Brexit, (2017)

https://www.stewartlee.co.uk/content-provider/satirical-standup-dissects-brexit-and-the-selfie-generation-as-only-he-can-with-mocking-exasperation/

Thelonious Monk’s Advice:

https://www.openculture.com/2017/12/thelonious-monks-25-tips-for-musicians-1960.html

Stewart Lee, Basic Lee: Live at the Lowry (2022)

https://www.nowtv.com/ie/online/stewart-lee-basic-lee-live-at-the-lowry/A5EK6949itCVNKaChrDXN

TV Show Episode: Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle, S4 EP5 ‘Migrants’ (2016)

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5218362/

Song: ‘Comin’ Over Here’, Asian Dub Foundation ft. Stewart Lee (2020)

https://open.spotify.com/track/4fZdsSko9ScgWoVN6oKUF7

Stewart’s Joke about James Corden:

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/_zjRzgj88HA

Live Show: A Night of Comedy, Teenage Cancer Trust (2026)

https://www.royalalberthall.com/tickets/events/2026/a-night-of-comedy

TV Show: ‘Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle’ (2009-2016)

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1227802/

Book: How I Escaped My Certain Fate, Stewart Lee (2011)

https://www.faber.co.uk/product/9780571254811-how-i-escaped-my-certain-fate/?srsltid=AfmBOor4Z6u2BWF9rR8s7qKz2unYdxREkzS7an0f3Le9r6Yoh0UOqbV4

Jerry Springer: The Opera (2005)

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0441324/

The Wizard of Oz (1939)

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032138/

TV Special: ‘Dara Ó Briain: So Where Are We? (2023) - BBC

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31070622/

Elon Musk’s Speech in Trafalgar Square

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSETb5QRLW0

Elon Musk’s Tolkien Bit on The Joe Rogan Podcast

https://metro.co.uk/2025/11/04/elon-musk-branded-dangerous-saying-people-small-town-england-like-hobbits-24609795/

Lord of the Rings Trilogy

https://www.warnerbros.co.uk/movies/lord-rings-trilogy

TV Show: ‘Star Trek’ (1966-1969) - NBC

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060028/

TV Show: ‘Star Trek: Next Generation’ (1987-1994) - CBS

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092455/

 

Live Show: ‘90s Comedian’ (2006)

https://www.stewartlee.co.uk/merch_download/90s-comedian/

 

TV Show: ‘Seinfeld’ (1989-1998)

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098904/

King Rocker (2020)

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10451082/

TV Special: ‘Stewart Lee: Snowflake’ (2022)

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt22030334/

TV Special: ‘Stewart Lee: Tornado’ (2022)

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt22030350/

Album: Back Door, Back Door (1975)

https://open.spotify.com/album/5j1apHg2nmljcLH2UIKPLq

Credits:

Producer: Millie Chu 

Assistant Producer: Mark Maughan

Production Manager: Francesca Bassett

Music: Miguel D’Oliveira

Audio Mixer: Tom Guest

Video Mixer: Scott Edwards

Shownotes compiled by Elly Young

Executive Producer: Arron Fellows

A Mindhouse Studios Production for Spotify

www.mindhouse.co.uk
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Louis is joined in the Spotify studio by Scottish singer, actor and TV personality Lulu. The pair discuss her struggles with alcoholism, being married to a Bee Gee, and her intimate knowledge of David Bowie’s thighs.

Warnings: Strong language and adult themes.  

 

Links/Attachments: 

 

Song: ‘Shout’, the Isley Brothers (1959) 

https://open.spotify.com/track/72VH13PSrYh963lzB5NzG4 

 

To Sir, With Love (1967) 

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062376/  

 

Book: Lulu: I Don’t Want To Fight, Lulu (2020) 

https://www.waterstones.com/book/lulu-i-dont-want-to-fight/lulu/9780751546255  

 

Book: If Only You Knew, Lulu (2025) 

https://www.waterstones.com/book/if-only-you-knew/lulu/9781399744249  

 

TV Show: ‘It’s Lulu’ (1970-1973) - BBC 

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0299320/  

 

TV Show: ‘Lulu’ (1975) - BBC  

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072537/  

 

Song: ‘Getting To Know You’, Richard Rogers and Oscar Hammerstein III (1951) 

https://open.spotify.com/track/0aGN51LOR5E4zQAqhT1Ok7 (not 1951 version) 

 

Song: ‘Climb Ev’ry Mountain’, Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein III (1959) 

https://open.spotify.com/track/5ewWvQPbrBf8Z9TKmYaRY6 (not 1959 version) 

 

TV Show: ‘Happening For Lulu’ (1968-1969) - BBC 

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063926/  

 

Jimi Hendrix on Lulu’s show (1969) 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Usel2OAtQ_s&list=RDUsel2OAtQ_s&start_radio=1 

 

TV Show: ‘Not Only...But Also’ (1965-1970) - BBC 

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0128004/  

 

Article: Jimi Hendrix Banned from BBC  

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p032vp1d  

 

Song: ‘The Man Who Sold the World’, Lulu (1974) 

https://open.spotify.com/track/36jha42uJrGq7Ew9REPLIo  

 

Song: Boom Bang a Bang', Lulu (1969) written by Alan Moorhouse and Peter Warne 

https://open.spotify.com/track/67HolMSJIT9IMPhxieOHeu  

 

TV Special: ‘When Louis Met... Jimmy’ (2000) - BBC  

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0304938/  

 

Louis Theroux: Savile (2016)  

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07yc9zh  

 

TV Show: ‘Jim’ll Fix It’ (1975-2007) - BBC  

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0197163/  

 

The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart (2020) 

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9850386/  

 

Saturday Night Fever (1977) 

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076666/  

 

Song: ‘Night Fever’, The Bee Gees (1977)  

https://open.spotify.com/track/4t2euPkyLUs5n5j1HDZ2Tr  

 

Song: ‘To Love Somebody’, The Bee Gees (1967) written by Barry and Robin Gibb 

https://open.spotify.com/track/0mbS3VwRbO6HVBMPXnzOGA  

 

Song: ‘Woman In Love’, Barbra Streisand (1980) written by Barry and Robin Gibb 

https://open.spotify.com/track/1pTGc8pwyo6xtgXBKCBcFn 

 

Song: ‘Chain Reaction’, Diana Ross (1985)  

https://open.spotify.com/track/1it9umP1j9qSqzKbSLLqqy  

 

TV Special: ‘An Audience with Lulu’ (2002) - ITV 

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0788014/  

 

Lulu’s Mental Health Trust 

https://www.lulusmentalhealthtrust.com/  

 

Credits: 

Producer: Millie Chu  

Assistant Producer: Mark Maughan 

Production Manager: Francesca Bassett  

Music: Miguel D’Oliveira  

Audio Mixer: Tom Guest 

Video Mixer: Scott Edwards  

Shownotes compiled by Elly Young 

Executive Producer: Arron Fellows  

   

A Mindhouse Production for Spotify  

www.mindhouse.co.uk  
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In this episode, Louis speaks with Kyle MacLachlan, muse of iconic director David Lynch and internet “babygirl”. Kyle tells Louis about working with Lynch on Twin Peaks and Blue Velvet, why he will never watch Paul Verhoeven’s Showgirls, and going viral on TikTok.  

Watch Season 2 of Fallout on Prime Video now.  

 

Warnings: Strong language and adult themes.  

 

Links/Attachments: 

 

TV Show: ‘Fallout’ (2024 - Now) - Prime Video 

http://amazon.co.uk/gp/video/detail/B0FLT3NNDQ/ref=atv_dp_season_select_s2 

 

TV Show: Twin Peaks (1990) - ABC 

https://www.paramountplus.com/gb/shows/twin_peaks/ 

 

Blue Velvet (1986) 

https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/blue-velvet/umc.cmc.33lsrdtequl92bh2q4qufz09j?action=play 

 

Easy Rider (1969) 

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064276/  

 

Apocalypse Now (1979) 

https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/apocalypse-now/umc.cmc.34p6g8esi62ncametagl3s7ao?action=play  

 

Eraserhead (1977) 

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074486/  

 

The Elephant Man (1980) 

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080678/ 

 

Dune (1984)  

https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/dune/umc.cmc.7edgw5obp2gwx0xsyhla10zbc?action=play  

 

Instagram Post: Kyle about David Lynch 

https://www.instagram.com/p/DE5pC5RyH29/?hl=en&img_index=1  

 

Dune (2021) 

https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/dune/umc.cmc.2l7qj9p33t3jww1roxi8cgiw5?action=play  

 

White Nights (1985) 

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090319/  

 

TV Show: Portlandia (2011-2018) - IFC 

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1780441/  

 

TV Show: Desperate Housewives (2004 – 2012) - ABC 

https://tv.apple.com/gb/episode/pilot/umc.cmc.1nlhsa37c9fb3k7i79tls86l4?showId=umc.cmc.764fqtvvzfic5cig1ubycwn4&action=playSmartEpisode  

 

TV Show: Sex and the City (1989 – 2004) - HBO 

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0159206/  

 

The Hidden (1988) 

https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/the-hidden/umc.cmc.xpfv9tdbmpijtg30s9sofdq7?action=play  

 

The Doors (1991) 

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101761/  

 

Showgirls (1995) 

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114436/  

 

Podcast: What Are We Even Doing? With Kyle MacLachlan - IHeartPodcasts 

https://open.spotify.com/show/4Q0EAcipmnanJtijhZR4Id  

 

Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) 

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071853/  

 

Monty Python’s Life of Brian (1979) 

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079470/  

 

TikTok Post: Kyle’s viral post 

https://www.tiktok.com/@kyle_maclachlan/video/7561193641553726750  

 

TV Show: ‘How I Met Your Mother’ (2005 – 2014) - CBS 

https://tv.apple.com/gb/episode/pilot/umc.cmc.3gahlb7gzcf4n4vm56n4et5um?showId=umc.cmc.hrenotb7pqaz2mo61vph1gwj&action=playSmartEpisode  

 

RoboCop (1987) 

https://www.itv.com/watch/robocop/ROBOCOP/CFD2301a0001  

 

Inland Empire (2006) 

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0460829/  

 

TV Show: ‘The Last of Us’ (2023 – Now) - HBO 

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3581920/  

 

‘Dennis Hopper’s Best Moments as Frank’ - Youtube 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1CQgHeoe14 

 

M (1931)  

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0022100/  

 

Credits: 

Producer: Millie Chu  

Assistant Producer: Mark Maughan 

Production Manager: Francesca Bassett  

Music: Miguel D’Oliveira  

Audio Mixer: Tom Guest 

Video Mixer: Scott Edwards  

Shownotes compiled by Elly Young 

Executive Producer: Arron Fellows  

   

A Mindhouse Production for Spotify  

www.mindhouse.co.uk  
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Bingo cards at the ready... for the first episode of the series, Louis’s on the road again - this time in sunny Milan to sit down with tennis champion, coach, and commentator, Boris Becker. The pair discuss Boris encountering Diddy in Miami, playing mind-games with Rafael Nadal in the Wimbledon locker room, and his spell in Wandsworth prison. 

 

Warnings: Strong language and adult themes.  

 

Links/Attachments: 

 

Book: Boris Becker Inside, Boris Becker (2025) 

https://www.waterstones.com/book/inside/boris-becker/9780008782924  

 

Book: The Player, Boris Becker (2004) 

https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-player/boris-becker/9780857500274  

 

Boom! Boom! The World vs. Boris Becker, (2023) 

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10366552/  

 

Boris Becker: The Rise & Fall, (2023) 

https://www.itv.com/watch/boris-becker-the-rise-and-fall/10a2940  

 

Song: ‘Me Against The World', Tupac (1995) 

https://open.spotify.com/track/76wJIkA63AgwA92hUhpE2V?si=dcabe1b32c4947c9  

 

Song: ‘Slippin’, Lil Kim (2005) 

https://open.spotify.com/track/3xN4CIFCdrJOiCFF7NFILQ 

 

Article: Judge Ordered to Pay Fine for Racist Tweet 

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/01/16/alternative-germany-politician-ordered-pay-compensation-boris/#:~:text=Jens%20Maier%20of%20the%20AfD%20was%20ordered%20to%20pay%20%E2%82%AC,obtain%20bookings%20as%20a%20DJ  

 

  

Credits: 

Producer: Millie Chu  

Assistant Producer: Maan al-Yasiri 

Production Manager: Francesca Bassett  

Music: Miguel D’Oliveira  

Audio Mixer: Tom Guest 

Video Mixer: Scott Edwards  

Shownotes compiled by Elly Young 

Executive Producer: Arron Fellows  

   

A Mindhouse Studios Production for Spotify  

www.mindhouse.co.uk  
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People of Radioland...Louis's back with a brand new series of his podcast, 'The Louis Theroux Podcast'.

Watch exclusively on Spotify, or listen wherever you get your podcasts.
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