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Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle

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Comedy

Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle is a comedy series created by Stewart Lee. The BBC Two series debuted on 16 March 2009, and featured stand-up routines filmed at The Mildmay Club in Newington Green, and sketches based on a weekly theme, featuring amongst others Simon Munnery, Kevin Eldon and Paul Putner with voice-over parts recorded by Peter Serafinowicz. The series is produced by Richard Webb and directed by Tim Kirkby. The programme is executive-produced by Armando Iannucci and script-edited by Chris Morris, marking a rare reformation of their creative double-act.

Created by:
Stewart Lee
Cast:
Stewart Lee, Chris Morris
Language:
English
Network:
BBC Two

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Seasons

5 available

Season 2

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Episode 1

★ 8.5

Charity

2011-05-04 · 30m

In the first of six themed shows, Stewart sets out to explore some ideas about charity, but instead gets sidetracked and ends up talking mostly about crisps.

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Episode 2

★ 9.0

London

2011-05-11 · 30m

Stewart Lee looks at why more and more people are thinking about moving out of London for a taste of life in the countryside and why, upon reflection, that might not be as idyllic as they thought.

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Episode 3

★ 8.5

Charity

2011-05-18 · 30m

Charity is the topic for Stewart Lee's unique brand of stand-up this week, during which he gives Adrian "Toby Jug" Chiles and Russell "Ninjas" Howard a thorough drubbing. Charity was also the topic of the first show in the series, but he was waylaid by different varieties of crisps so they've made him do it again.

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Episode 4

★ 7.0

Stand-Up

2011-05-25 · 30m

Stewart talks about stand-up comedy, adding variety by choosing to sit down and throwing in some guitar-driven songs as a result of his exposure to fellow comedian Tim Minchin, who in a surprising turn of events he actually likes.

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Episode 5

★ 8.5

Identity

2011-06-01 · 30m

Stewart looks at the notion of identity, how different nations define themselves and debunks the myth of one of Britain's greatest national heroes.

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Episode 6

★ 9.0

Democracy

2011-06-08 · 30m

In this final show in the series, Stewart Lee gives a uniquely personal insight into the workings of government.

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Stewart Lee

Stewart Lee

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Chris Morris

Chris Morris

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