Lembit Öpik
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Lembit Opik's first stand-up gig
This was simply a non-event. All the hoopla may have ensured a weird atmosphere of anticipation, but in the event, Lembit Opik delivered a nondescript speech - for that's what it really felt like - culminating in a strange moment of self-conscious weirdness.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 3rd June 2010Former MP Lembit Opik begins comedy career in London
For many people, there's nothing new about laughing at Lembit Opik.
Paul Osbourne, BBC News, 3rd June 2010Lembit Opik stand-up review
Maybe it's post-election catharsis, perhaps even mid-life crisis. It was most definitely a publicity stunt. But perhaps we shouldn't write Lembit Opik off just yet.
Paul Fleckney, The Guardian, 3rd June 2010Review: Lembit Opik's stand-up comedy debut
You wouldn't normally review a comic on their first gig, but then normal rules don't seem to apply to Lembit Opik.
London Is Funny, 3rd June 2010Lembit Opik, standup comedian
How did the former Liberal Democrat MP fare in his first standup comedy gig?
Tom Meltzer, The Guardian, 3rd June 2010Audio: Former MP Lembit Opik begins comedy career
Ex-Lib Dem MP and Have I Got News For You panellist Lembit Opik talks about his attempt to become a stand-up comedian.
BBC News, 2nd June 2010Lembit Opik in stand-up comedy shocker
Former Lib Dem MP Lembit Opik will make his comedy club debut next month.
Spoonfed, 19th May 2010