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The man Ricky Gervais has described as “the funniest, most cliché-free comedian on the circuit” returns to reinvent stand-up comedy television. Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle marks the return of arguably one of Britain’s finest stand up comedians and shows him at his masterful and hilarious best. Each of the six episodes sees Stewart explore a different theme, in a stand-up routine illustrated with sketches featuring an ensemble cast of well known comic talent. In each episode Stewart sets out to answer a question that addresses a specific aspect of modern life; “Why”, for example, “is there a tide of banal books in bookshops threatening to engulf us? Does the world really need celebrity hardbacks?” Stewart’s on a journey to find out – and meets some interesting authors along the way. “Has political correctness really gone mad, or is it just that a lot of people confuse political correctness with health and safety legislation?” Stewart tries to pick his way through the PC minefield, and reveals how it only made him put on weight. Stewart sets out to discover the truth about popular television duo Ant and Dec, and visits a quaint English village where The Funniest Thing That’s Ever Been On Television Ever has given rise to a unique rural tradition. Sort of. Whatever the topic, Stewart addresses it with razor sharp wit, using every argument at his disposal to convey his point. And you’ll have learned something along the way (which may or may not be true). Written by and starring Stewart Lee (Jerry Springer the Opera, Fist of Fun, This Morning with Richard, Not Judy) Also starring Kevin Eldon (Nighty Night, Jam, Hyperdrive), Paul Putner (Little Britain, The Peter Serafinowicz Show), Stephen K. Amos (In my Country) Richard Webb (Dead Ringers, Man Stroke Woman) Executive Producer Armando Iannucci (The Thick of It, I'm Alan Patridge).
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United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 2.4 DVD: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital Stereo ), English ( Subtitles ), WIDESCREEN (1.78:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: 2-DVD Set, Behind the scenes, Commentary, Interactive Menu, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: The man Ricky Gervais has described as "The funniest, most cliché-free comedian on the circuit" returns to reinvent stand-up comedy television. Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle marks the return of arguably one of Britain's finest stand up comedians and shows him at his masterful and hilarious best. Each of the six episodes sees Stewart explore a different theme, in a stand-up routine illustrated with sketches featuring an ensemble cast of well known comic talent. In each episode Stewart sets out to answer a question that addresses a specific aspect of modern life; "Why", for example, "is there a tide of banal books in bookshops threatening to engulf us? Does the world really need celebrity hardbacks?" Stewart's on a journey to find out - and meets some interesting authors along the way. "Has political correctness really gone mad, or is it just that a lot of people confuse political correctness with health and safety legislation?" Stewart tries to pick his way through the PC minefield, and reveals how it only made him put on weight. Stewart sets out to discover the truth about popular television duo Ant and Dec, and visits a quaint English village where The Funniest Thing That's Ever Been On Television Ever has given rise to a unique rural tradition. Sort of. Whatever the topic, Stewart addresses it with razor sharp wit, using every argument at his disposal to convey his point. And you'l have learned something along the way (which may or may not be true). ...Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle - Complete Series - 2-DVD Set
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46 of 47 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
The episodes are all excellent, and I enjoyed each one when they were broadcast. Top work, Mr Lee.
However, it is the extras supplied that enticed me into buying this 2 disk set.
Commentaries on each episode (Stew plus support), interviews with Armando Iannucci, and a 16 minute documentary about the making of the series.
I must warn Daily Mail readers against purchasing this DVD though. You may insult its intelligence.
However, it is the extras supplied that enticed me into buying this 2 disk set.
Commentaries on each episode (Stew plus support), interviews with Armando Iannucci, and a 16 minute documentary about the making of the series.
I must warn Daily Mail readers against purchasing this DVD though. You may insult its intelligence.
18 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I have been a fan of Stewart Lee since the 90's when he was in "Fist of Fun" and recently found his newer stand up DVD's on Amazon so soon had them all and was refreshingly suprised by the amount of material he has been busy making in the mean time. SO I typed his name into google and found this series was being filmed in London and that if you lived far enough away you could even apply for free tickets! Well before I knew it id recieved a very appreciated Email and was on my way to see him. It was a night I will never forget, he was even more witty and insightful than I remebered or had seen on his DVD's.
Brave, masterful, and subtle with surgically accurate sarcasm.
Brave, masterful, and subtle with surgically accurate sarcasm.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
In a world that celebrates idiocy and allows certain people the chance to make a comfortable living out of having no talent whatsoever, its comforting to know that someone as funny, cynical, and - damn it- intelligent, as Stewart Lee is fighting the corner for us non-morons. It saddens me that the likes of Lee Evans and Michael Macintyre (as nice to their mothers as they surely are) have become superstars with their safe, banal comedy while Lee and other luminaries e.g. Peter Serafinowicz seem constantly overlooked. (Nobody I know had heard of Stewart Lee or Serafinowicz's gem 'Look Around You' till I spread the word, unless I was just unlucky to work in a cultural desert.) What draws me to Lee is that he is unashamed about being clever, or being cynical. And in this X Factor/Britain's Got Talent culture where no one dares to criticize any more (I mean, look at Stavros Flatley; their awful, pointless act would have been laughed off stage 20 years ago) it is so refreshing to finally have someone see things the way I see them. His routine about celebrity books and celebrities in general is without doubt the funniest piece of stand up I have ever seen. I guess the best way to describe his humour is to descend into cliche: it's funny because its true. He sees things for what they are, and not how they would like to be seen. Anyway, buy this, discover there's more to 'alternative' comedy than Jimmy Carr and maybe one day soon there'll be a Stewart Lee Comedy Roadshow in a prime time schedule rather than a wonderful but unseen Vehicle tucked away in a graveyard slot.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Superb entertainment with very good extras
First up, Stewart Lee isn't your three minute stand-up but somehow he still highly listenable and delivers the punchline from a lenghty monologue in a kind of take it or leave it... Read more
Published 4 months ago by L. Miller
Dan Brown says...
Stewart Lee is a funny man that makes good jokes. They are nice.
Buy the DVD of him and he will make money and get fat.
Buy the DVD of him and he will make money and get fat.
Published 4 months ago by Mr. S. J. A. Hayward
My Favourite Comedian
Stewart Lee occupies a position relative to the rest of comedy that is analogous to the position I feel I occupy relative to the rest of society as a whole. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Clynt Keelan
Perfection
I accidentally stumbled across 'Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle' series two recently and I thought the episode I watched, which was an incredibly subtle and funny swipe at Cameron's... Read more
Published 11 months ago by dannydiddle
So funny, a little bit of wee came out.
Stewart lee isn't everyone's cup of tea (that rhymes!), and fans of Peter Kay should leave now. He readily admits that he hardly ever tells a joke, and that his style is laboured... Read more
Published 12 months ago by Alistair
You are his foil
Six episodes of fantastic standup interspersed with a couple of sketches.
Absolute comedy gold. Read more
Absolute comedy gold. Read more
Published 20 months ago by John Edward Colman
A vital object
There's some things you own which are just stuff, and some things which are really important stuff. This is definitely in the latter category for me. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Alex
Brilliant!
Stewart Lee at his best. If you missed the TV show this is a must. If you saw the TV show you will know that this deserves repeated viewing. Can't wait for series two.
Published on 9 May 2010 by paul gilronan
Beware snobbish reviews
A great many reviews of Lee's work are from those who swear by him in a frankly smug style not unlike his own, quick to dismiss other comedians and so on. Read more
Published on 4 Jan 2010 by Magnum Valentino
Worth it for the extras alone
The stand-up and the sketches were great, as they were when broadcast on TV.
However, what I really love about this are the commentaries and the interviews with Armando... Read more
However, what I really love about this are the commentaries and the interviews with Armando... Read more
Published on 3 Jan 2010 by M. W. Ellwood
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