Who says you can’t do jokes about religion on the BBC? - March 2009 The Independent - By Rob Sharp - March 16th, 2009

Stewart Lee is not a happy man – at least, he doesn’t seem that way. The blood vessels run close to the surface of his face, giving him the appearance of having a permanent, self-loathing blush. He talks in hushed tones, occasionally giving out a harsh, maniacal cackle. Say the wrong thing and he jumps…

Labour of lav - March 2009 THE NORTHERN ECHO - March 16th, 2009

GO into any bookshop and you’ll see the shelves are groaning under the weight of celebrity books. They’re big business in the publishing world, but Stewart Lee isn’t impressed. The stand-up comedian turns the pages of “toilet books”, his opening topic in his new BBC2 series. He explores a different theme each week, beginning with…

Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle - March 2009 OTT - By TJ Worthington - March 16th, 2009

Not long ago, Stewart Lee was trading on the fact he hadn’t been on TV in a long time. Though his double act with Richard Herring had a huge following both on television and radio, they disappeared from the nation’s screens at the end of the decade, for reasons that have never been clear –…

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 on his Comedy Vehicle - March 2009 The Sunday Times - By Stephen Armstrong - March 15th, 2009

Stewart Lee, widely regarded as one of the UK’s most influential live performers by comedians from big names such as Ricky Gervais to newcomers such as Josie Long, ended his stand-up career in 2000 shortly after a gig in Fulham where a bloke kept shouting: “Tell more jokes! We’ve paid to hear jokes!” “I thought,…