Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle Ep 1 - March 2009 The Medium Is Not Enough TV Blog - March 16th, 2009

They’re wrong of course: the lowest form of wit is punning, and if they’d watched Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle on Monday they’d have realised they’re wrong, too. Because Stewart Lee has perfected sarcasm. Officially, the 41st best stand-up in Britain, Lee – for slightly old-timers like me – is one of the man-gods of comedy:…

Pick Of The Day: Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle - March 2009 The Mirror - By Jane Simon - March 16th, 2009

Stewart Lee’s comedy vehicle looks like a clown car. His show appears to be a stand-up gig in a nightclub, with added sketches, and Stewart Lee himself looks like a middle-aged man in a suit that’s straining at the buttons. It’s not a comedy suit though, like Harry Hill’s trademark collars. It’s more like the…

Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle - March 2009 The Radio Times - March 14th, 2009

Comedy Of The Week - March 2009 Radio Times - March 14th, 2009

Comic’s Flush With Delight At His Own Show - March 2009 The Daily Record - March 14th, 2009

Thinking person’s stand-up Stewart Lee has been in the wilderness for years in terms of his TV career and it seems he is as surprised as anyone at the BBC that he has suddenly been restored to the box in his own series. After trying out material for a projected series last year while performing…

41st Best Standup Ever! DVD - December 2008 Chortle - By Steve Bennett - December 22nd, 2008

This is an extended version of sardonic Stewart Lee’s acclaimed 2007 Edinburgh show, prompted by his ranking in a Channel 4 run-down. His rating got him pondering the importance of popularity – particularly given that his own mother doesn’t think he’s in the same league as Tom O’Connor, whom she once saw perform on a…