Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle (2009)

Directed by

Tim Kirkby

Genre

comedy television series

Country

United Kingdom

Length

4 seasons, 24 episodes

Rated

15

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 30 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Each episode of this series mixes stand-up comedy with short sketches all tied to a single topic. Stewart Lee delivers his jokes with a careful, deliberate pace and a sharp, critical eye on politics and culture.

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What happens

Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle is a British comedy series created by and starring Stewart Lee and broadcast on BBC Two. It features stand-up comedy and sketches united by a theme for each episode. It was script-edited by Chris Morris and was initially executive-produced by Armando Iannucci, marking a rare reformation of a creative team formed for On the Hour in 1991. Lee had said that this is exactly the sort of show he wanted to do, saying "I don't want to do any television that I don't have complete control of." The first series aired in 2009, with subsequent series in 2011, 2014 and 2016. Stewart Lee announced in May 2016 that the BBC had declined to make any further series. This was due primarily to cuts to BBC Two's comedy budget, which would focus instead solely on scripted comedy. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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