| Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle | |
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| Genre | Comedy |
| Created by | Stewart Lee |
| Directed by | Tim Kirkby |
| Starring | Stewart Lee
Other performers |
| Voices of | Peter Serafinowicz |
| Opening theme | Tom Hark by Elias and His Zig-Zag Jive Flutes (series 1) |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 24 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Armando Iannucci (series 1 only) Mark Freeland (series 2 and 3 only) |
| Producer | Richard Webb |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | BBC Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC Two |
| Release | 16 March 2009 – 7 April 2016 |
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Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle is a British comedy series created by and starring Stewart Lee and broadcast on BBC Two. It features stand-up comedy and sketches[1] united by a theme for each episode. It was script-edited by Chris Morris and was initially executive-produced by Armando Iannucci, marking a rare reformation of a creative team formed for On the Hour in 1991. Lee had said that this is exactly the sort of show he wanted to do, saying "I don't want to do any television that I don't have complete control of."[2]
The first series aired in 2009, with subsequent series in 2011, 2014 and 2016. Stewart Lee announced in May 2016 that the BBC had declined to make any further series. This was due primarily to cuts to BBC 2's comedy budget which would now focus instead solely on scripted comedy.[3]
- ^ Jonathan Trew (1 March 2009). "Stewart Lee interview: Putting his neck on the line". Scotland on Sunday. Retrieved 20 April 2009.
- ^ Rob Sharp (16 March 2009). "Who says you can't do jokes about religion on the BBC?". The Independent. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2009.
- ^ "BBC cancels Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle - News". British Comedy Guide. 6 May 2016.