FROM THE DESK OF STEWART LEE Octo-bra ‘16.2 - October 2016 October 6th, 2016

1) Series 4 STEWART LEE’S COMEDY VEHICLE OCT 10TH DVD https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01KM7MJBI/ Stewart Lee’s final, and most punishing, BAFTA and multiple-British Comedy Award winning BBC2 stand-up series; recorded live at The Mildmay Club in Stoke Newington, it features six half hour sets on Wealth, Islamophobia, Patriotism, Death, The Migrant Crisis, and Childhood Memories. Chris Morris returns…

The Underappreciated Genius of Stewart Lee - August 2016 Splitsider.com - By Hershal Pandya - August 16th, 2016

In a recent episode of Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle—the popular British comedian’s standup showcase that recently concluded its 4th season on The BBC—Stewart Lee takes a moment to address the camera directly after telling a rare, conventional joke. “See, I can do jokes,” he says, speaking to the critics he imagines are watching at home.…

‘Flags’ - July 2016 July 8th, 2016

IN EARLY 2015 I had a long routine about a cat named after UKIP politicians, but I had to drop it over the Summer of 2015, and re-write it to be about Jeremy Corbyn. So utterly had UKIP dropped from public consciousness that no-one was even interested enough in them to laugh at them. Of…

Stewart Lee’s series offers rare fidelity to the “warts and all” of live comedy. - July 2016 popmatters.com - By Haran Sivapalan - July 5th, 2016

Live vs. Televised Comedy A comedy audience is a capricious animal. Sometimes it cackles on cue, lapping up punchlines with an almost-Pavlovian predictability. At other times, it merely stares back at you, seemingly unresponsive to the highly crafted material it’s fed. The responses are not always binary like this. Often, the organism mutates and divides…

End of the road for Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle - May 2016 Chortle - By Steve Bennett - May 10th, 2016

BBC says ‘no more’ to acclaimed stand-up show The BBC will not be renewing Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle. BBC funding cuts have been blamed for the decision, forcing the comedy department to concentrate on scripted shows. All the other stand-up on TV is made by the corporation’s entertainment department which, Lee said: ‘I am sure…

Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle cancelled by the BBC - May 2016 The Telegraph - May 7th, 2016

Bafta-nominated comedian Stewart Lee has revealed that the BBC will not be commissioning a fifth series of his BBC Two show Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle – and has indicated that funding cuts are to blame for the decision. “On May 5th BBC Comedy told me they won’t be making a series 5 of SLCV, and I…