Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle
- TV stand-up / sketch show
- BBC Two
- 2009 - 2016
- 24 episodes (4 series)
Stand-up comedy show, punctuated with sketches. Stewart Lee tackle a different topic each week in his own inimitable fashion. Also features Chris Morris, Armando Iannucci, Peter Serafinowicz, Paul Putner, Kevin Eldon and more.
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 4 - Global Financial Crisis
Further details
"What kind of creature makes his home in an investment opportunity? Only man. Home and investment are not the same thing. Home is a basic requirement of life. Like food. When squirrels hide acorns they are not trying to play the acorn market."
Stewart comments that it's not easy making a comedy show about a global financial crisis. But he's going to give it a go, trying to find out how the financial markets got themselves into this mess and who's going to get them out of it.
He also discovers that destroying your own home just might pay off; that those who put money under the bed and not in the bank were right all along; and - most horrifying of all - in London, one is never more than 10 ft from an estate agent. At least he's got fond memories of Woolworths, MFI and Zavvi...
Broadcast details
- Date
- Monday 6th April 2009
- Time
- 10pm
- Channel
- BBC Two
- Length
- 30 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
Date | Time | Channel |
---|---|---|
Monday 23rd November 2009 | 11:10pm | Dave |
Friday 27th May 2011 | 1:00am | Dave |
Saturday 9th July 2011 | 1:00am | Dave |
Tuesday 12th July 2011 | 1:10am | Dave |
Thursday 4th August 2011 | 1:35am | Dave |
Saturday 17th September 2011 | 1:35am | Dave |
Thursday 29th September 2011 | 1:35am | Dave |
Sunday 26th April 2015 | 11:40pm | Gold |
Monday 27th April 2015 | 2:20am | Gold |
Thursday 6th August 2015 | 1:00am | Gold |
Thursday 6th August 2015 | 3:30am | Gold |
Saturday 17th October 2015 | 11:40pm | Gold |
Sunday 18th October 2015 | 2:50am | Gold |
Monday 8th February 2016 | 12:50am | Gold |
Monday 8th February 2016 | 3:30am | Gold |
Sunday 22nd May 2016 | 1:45am | Gold |
Saturday 14th January 2017 | 11:40pm | Gold |
Cast & crew
Stewart Lee | Host / Presenter |
Paul Putner | Ensemble Actor |
Kevin Eldon | Ensemble Actor |
Tara Flynn | Ensemble Actor |
Miles Jupp | Ensemble Actor |
Simon Munnery | Ensemble Actor |
Cathryn Bradshaw | Ensemble Actor |
Sarah Thom | Ensemble Actor |
Arnold Brown | Pensioner |
Tim Vine | War Reporter |
Paul Jay (as Eugene Cheese) | Ensemble Actor |
Stewart Lee | Writer |
Chris Morris | Script Editor |
Tim Kirkby | Director |
Richard Webb | Producer |
Armando Iannucci | Executive Producer |
Anthony Boys (as Ant 'Pants' Boys) | Editor |
Simon Rogers | Production Designer |
Videos
Lee and Iannucci - Global Financial Crisis
Stewart and Armando chat about the current state of the economy.
Featuring: Armando Iannucci & Stewart Lee.