Lewis Schaffer is Free Until Famous

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The Source Below

Until Wed Jul 24

Lewis Schaffer is Free Until Famous

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Time Out says

Thu Dec 20 2012

Controversial New York stand-up comic returns with another run of his hit show. Free admission with collection made.

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The Source Below
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The Source Below 11 Lower John St
W1F 9TY

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1. The Source Below
  - 11 Lower John St
    W1F 9TY
  - 51.510848,-0.136997

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Comedy. Stand-up. Solo shows

Lewis Schaffer is Free Until Famous 2013

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(7 ratings)

Lewis on stage is an animal in its natural habitat. I've watched a lot of stand up comedians over the years but few are as honestly comfortable as he is that he'll share the deepest wells of desires with you. I've seen him a number of times and each performance could go well or badly depending on the audience on the night or the level of ennui Lewis is experiencing that day. Why not go watch him as it's free for goodness sake and you won't forget the evening whether you belly laugh out loud or chuckle naughtily inside?

Edward Hobson Wed Mar 13
Rated as: 4/5
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Lewis on stage is an animal in its natural habitat. I've watched a lot of stand up comedians over the years but few are as honestly comfortable as he is that he'll share the deepest wells of desires with you. I've seen him a number of times and each performance could go well or badly depending on the audience on the night or the level of ennui Lewis is experiencing that day. Why not go watch him as it's free for goodness sake and you won't forget the evening whether you belly laugh out loud or chuckle naughtily inside?

Edward Hobson Wed Mar 13
Rated as: 4/5
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I have probably seen Lewis about 10 times now. I've seen him do amazingly well and I've seen him struggle. Sometimes in the same gig. Lewis won't guarantee you a show that has been so immaculately constructed around getting maximum laughs, in the way the FAMOUS comedians do it, but I would much rather watch Schaffer do creative, daring comedy than 95% of the formulated stuff you see on Tv. Yes you may hate him, but that will only be because you failed to understand him. sometimes he doesn't even understand himself. But my bet is that you will love him, or at the very least, boy, you will walk out of that venue and you will KNOW that comedy happened. Go see it. It's free for God's sake. I'd pay.

Peter Zachary Tue Feb 12
Rated as: 4/5
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this man is shit-ass funny with a performance that moves to the pace of Michael J Fox and the Delorean in Back to the Future. In fact i was shaking like a Parkinsons sufferer with the oodles of laughter emanating from this gentleman's vocal chords. As they say 'where we're going, we don't need microphones'. Be prepared, there are no refiunds if you do accidentally poop yourself....

zeroheadroom Tue Feb 12
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I like comedy. I watch a lot of it. Not the cr*p that gets churned out on Saturday night TV but the upstairs/downstairs of a pub type where there is a fine line between laughter and the atmosphere of an abattoir. I know and have seen a lot of the acts on the circuit - from the open slot disasters to the criminally under-exposed. Your experience with Lewis Schaffer will ride the journey from "Who the f***?" via "What the f***?" before arriving at the conclusion of "Why the f*** is this guy not a household name?" How many comedians introduce themselves at the door with a handshake and an apology? Lewis is a master at working through the crowd, teasing responses and cajoling interaction. You are made to feel that t you are more special then he is at every turn - even when he is climbing over your seat to interrogate the guy behind you. It is audience engaged comedy. It is comedy and it is personal. You leave with the feeling that you have experienced something different and in a good way. On the way home you the "why the f***..." slaps you in the face and you realise that if Lewis does hit fame then this "thing" he has created will end. Comedy never was so ironic. Its free so you really have nothing to lose - unless you really do love watching that generic DVD you got for x-mas.

John "Leftlung" Seedhouse Tue Feb 12
Rated as: 5/5
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Why this guy isn't a global star is beyond me. Its a high speed roller coaster ride through every aspect of life - you don't know where it will turn next, but you sense he is in total control even when it feels like the comedy is in free fall. His personal charm and unique Jewish-American-Anglophile angst pull you in: brilliant insights and endlessly intelligently creative. I have gone back too many times to recalls. Superb. See him while its still free.

Arnold Wilson Tue Feb 12
Rated as: 5/5
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In total it's about an hour and 20 minutes with 15 minutes interval. A reasonably funny man, who’s comedy style is interactive and intimate. At points I thought he was really funny then he would get distracted by his mobile phone and lose his trail of thought. When the audience is laughing he should feed from it and expand on the subject instead of moving onto the next distracting thought. He would benefit from being a bit more structured as I didn’t know where the comedy was heading and at parts he was just trying to offend as many people in the audience as possible thinking it was funny. I would say reasonably good value for a free comedy gig (plus donations).

ShyGuy Thu Feb 7
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This comedian thrives on audiance interaction whether it's laughter or heckling. In parts a silver tongued and funny man. His let down was inaccurate racial and sexual stereotypes would be funny if they were brutally true.

Anon Mon Feb 4
Rated as: 3/5
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