Comedy Vehicle - May 2011 waituntilnextyear.com - By Steve - May 18th, 2011

Most of the television I watch has some sort of soporific purpose, or at the very least is kind of there for passive enjoyment, to help me unwind, to offer mild escapism etc etc. And this is not necessarily a slight on the majority of what I watch. We’re not huge TV-watchers in my household,…

Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle - May 2011 This Is Matt Barber.co.uk - By Matt Barber - May 16th, 2011

Hmmm… writing about stand-up comedy when you’re not a stand-up comedian is tricky… Like writing about sausage production when you aren’t involved in the production of sausages – what you end up with is a piece that probably puts you off the product whatever you say. Lee is a comedian who frequently requires perseverance (a…

Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle - May 2011 Pocket Jury.net - May 16th, 2011

Series Two of Stewart Lee’s alternative stand-up comedy show. The idea of irreverent stand-up comedian Stewart Lee being given a BBC series was hard to believe several years ago and its return for a second curtain call is borderline unimaginable. Since the original series of Comedy Vehicle aired back in 2009, Lee has toured constantly,…

Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle - May 2011 The Guardian - May 12th, 2011

Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle (BBC2) is back, with conditions. The conceit of the new series is that Lee was only allowed another go if he promised to put more jokes in and be more accessible. The idea that Series 2, which started last week, is Lee at his most accessible is itself part of the…

Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle - May 2011 The Arts Desk - By Veronica Lee - May 5th, 2011

One of the great pleasures of being a critic is watching a career develop, and Stewart Lee’s is one that I’ve had the pleasure of, so to speak, for many years. I’m not a Stewart Lee completist but I enjoyed his early days on television with comedy partner Richard Herring in Fist of Fun (just…

“Comedians are meant to be funny” - May 2011 Holy Moly - By TimC - May 5th, 2011

On the day it was announced that Fist of Fun would finally be released on DVD it was a curious coincidence that Stewart Lee gave us perhaps his silliest work since that much loved, but mostly ignored then axed BBC comedy series. Against the odds, Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle has returned for another series. And…