Stu told us he'd spent the last three years sleeping on floors and living off crisps.

But Friday's full house proved the time out and weight gain have done nothing to diminish his popularity.

With wry self-assurance and a deadpan delivery, he provided one of the gems of the festival - imagining the emotional domestic scenes which led to the placing of an inflatable ET among the Diana memorial bouquets.

But, from Walkers man Gary Lineker being "sexually aroused by fat children dying" to some mock academic research into Braveheart's sexuality, the material was years behind schedule.

While brilliantly judged, I'm not sure the routine about smoothing the East/West divide via a messianic fart justified opening, in 2004, with a lengthy piece about 9/11.

When a punter left during a vicious mockery of Americans, Lee was quick to praise her principles. It turned out she was simply popping to the bar. There was nothing shocking here, just much which felt surprisingly out-dated for a stand-up of such intelligence.