London Paper Review

Stewart Lee is one of those comics who can sometimes be a bit too clever-clever for his own good. And by clever-clever, I mean finding irony-within-irony, making jokes about jokes, and being so self-referential he's in danger of disappearing up his own allusions. But fear not, because Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle is one of the funniest 30 minutes of TV you'll have seen in a while.

Stewart Lee Interview

Veteran comic Stewart Lee has been described as a 'crumpled Morrissey' and he's officially the 41st best stand up of all time.

Stewart Lee on his Comedy Vehicle

The man behind Fist of Fun (with Richard Herring) and Jerry Springer - The Opera is back on screen in his own 'Comedy Vehicle'. He talks to The Times.

Taking a stand pays off for Stewart Lee

Stewart Lee has had something of a tumultuous relationship with television. Widely regarded as one of this country's riskiest and most insightful stand-up comedians, the last time Lee fronted a TV show of any kind was ten years ago, when he appeared with Richard Herring in BBC2 show This Morning With Richard Not Judy.

Stewart Lee, when on form, is almost untouchable. Recent stand-up shows have seen critics, fans and innocent bystanders agog at the stream of brilliant words tumbling out of that weary gob. He's tackled weight issues, made light of the death of Princess Diana and told Scottish people that Braveheart was a child-abuser. He's brave and darkly comic. Lee turns his eye to the TV world after a decade of absence, starting off with peering at the phenomenon of books you keep in the bog. Where did these books come from? Who decided that we needed books in the lavatory? Lee will have all the answers. Just don't expect him to be nice about it...

Putting his neck on the line

The last time a show penned by the veteran stand-up comic Stewart Lee was broadcast by the BBC, it was no laughing matter. The channel's executives received death threats and one of them was placed under police protection. Fast forward four years and BBC2 will broadcast the first episode of a six-part series called Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle.