Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle - BBC2 10pm from 16th March

[stavros]

Thats because the actor Kevin Eldon is a superb actor

Agreed. Definitely an actor though and not a comedian.

 

[editor]

The Apple Shop scene was absolutely brilliant.

 

[rikwakefield]

I'm so glad Stuart Lee is back on screen. He's really underrated, IMO he's one of the greatest comedians of his generation.

 

[FabricLiveBaby!]

I loved all the sketches this week.

Especially the apple scene one. But the firemen were great too... "this porn won't watch itself."

I'm really enjoying this show. Nice to see something so different to boring one line catchphrase characters.

 

[Goatherd]

I thought the Bill Hicks sketch was a bit lazy and obvious. Other than that it was good stuff.

 

[sam/phallocrat]

"this porn won't watch itself."

*thwack*

*baaaa*

 

[Sadken]

I thought the Bill Hicks sketch was a bit lazy and obvious. Other than that it was good stuff.

Weird too, cos he eulogised about Bill Hicks on TMWRNJ, although around about the same time I was probably eulogising about Shed Seven or something. It definitely wouldn't have actually been Shed Seven but you get the point.

 

[fubert]

I'm so glad Stuart Lee is back on screen. He's really underrated, IMO he's one of the greatest comedians of his generation.

41st best stand up of all time apparently

 

[andy2002]

Weird too, cos he eulogised about Bill Hicks on TMWRNJ, although around about the same time I was probably eulogising about Shed Seven or something. It definitely wouldn't have actually been Shed Seven but you get the point.

I'm sure he likes Hicks – he's probably just incredibly fed-up with the way in which a very, very good comedian has been turned into some kind of prophet/saint/messiah/political visionary after his death. A lot of Hicks' best gags were about fucking and hating celebrities – he wasn't terribly deep a lot of the time.

 

[Sadken]

I'm sure he likes Hicks – he's probably just incredibly fed-up with the way in which a very, very good comedian has been turned into some kind of prophet/saint/messiah/political visionary after his death. A lot of Hicks' best gags were about fucking and hating celebrities – he wasn't terribly deep a lot of the time.

B-b-b-but in TMWRNJ a tape played of Bill Hicks's voice whilst celestial light shone upon Stewart Lee's face as he told everyone that he was a prophet of truth. It wasn't even ironic.

 

[Onket]

The Apple Shop scene was absolutely brilliant.

Do you ever shut up about apple?! etc

 

[sam/phallocrat]

chortle

 

[rikwakefield]

41st best stand up of all time apparently

Who voted for that?

 

[Winston Legthigh]

Bill Hicks was a bit shit but gets fawned over cos he was ranty and died early.

he robbed one of his jokes tonight, though! (or at least referenced it - the bit about fossils being there to test our faith)

 

[El Jefe]

last night's was ace (and of course i enjoyed being part of the tiny hipster demographic who got The Jesus Lizard gag)

 

[DRINK?]

Has anyone else noticed that he seems to be looking more like Morrisey every week? Funniest thing are his suits. Would it kill him to get the next size..... still don't really like him though each to his own...have not sat through a whole episode yet...dithering and painfully long pauses do not great comedy make

 

[El Jefe]

it's not dithering, it's deliberately drawn out to create comedic tension.

 

[DRINK?]

it's not dithering, it's deliberately drawn out to create comedic tension.

it irritates me....don't get me wrong I like that he is a different, intelligent and more importantly not another Gavin and Stacey though for whatever reason as a comedian he doesn't float my boat...horses for courses and all that

 

[El Jefe]

fair enough

 

[madzone]

I thought it was better - wouldn't go so far as ace.

 

[Goatherd]

I loved the Francis Bacon/fart cushion joke.

Edit : Also I wonder if there was some irony intended in having Jerry Sadowitz as Jimmy Saville?

 

[DotCommunist]

Has anyone else noticed that he seems to be looking more like Morrisey every week?

they're both going grey in the same manner, i.e at the temples.

I did notice that last week.

Good ep, preferred the book/comedy/political correctness 3 though

 

[mrsfran]

Last nights was definitely my favourite so far.

 

[Paul Russell]

Last nights was definitely my favourite so far.

That was the last one though, wasn't it?

I forgot to watch last night's one -- is it repeated on the TV at all?

 

[Onket]

Edit : Also I wonder if there was some irony intended in having Jerry Sadowitz as Jimmy Saville?

Didn't see last night's & I'd forgotten that was going to be in it.

 

[onenameshelley]

last night's was ace (and of course i enjoyed being part of the tiny hipster demographic who got The Jesus Lizard gag)

I was quite proud of myself that i knew who they were

I have really enjoyed this series i hope he gets another one, and i really like the theme tune and i want the little car but only if it comes with a stewart lee who is a total hottie. And i am also pleased that we got to see some more Kevin Eldon too

 

[clandestino]

just watched it on iplayer. enjoyable again, but really the entire series has been worth it just for jerry sadowitz as jimmy saville.

 

[tangerinedream]

The highlight of the series for me was the trashing of the apple shop, which was just beautiful. Really well done.

I thought this was great, though some of the sketches were a bit weak, all in all the stand up was excellent, he didn't recycle that much material from his DVD stuff and some of the sketches had an edge of oddness about them that was really enjoyable.

I love Stewart Lee though.

 

[Part 2]

The highlight of the series for me was the trashing of the apple shop, which was just beautiful. Really well done.

My favourite bit too.

 

[Jon-of-arc]

fuck knows if anyone ever linked to that, and buggered if I'm gonna try and search for it. I'm a armando iannucci fan - stu lee I can take or leave. But cast your mind back to episode one and then check that link out. Well worth a gander....