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Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle (2009)

Comedy

Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle is a comedy series created by Stewart Lee. The BBC Two series debuted on 16 March 2009, and featured stand-up routines filmed at The Mildmay Club in Newington Green, and sketches based on a weekly theme, featuring amongst others Simon Munnery, Kevin Eldon and Paul Putner with voice-over parts recorded by Peter Serafinowicz. The series is produced by Richard Webb and directed by Tim Kirkby. The programme is executive-produced by Armando Iannucci and script-edited by Chris Morris, marking a rare reformation of their creative double-act.

IMDb rating
8.7 (1,841 votes)
Episode average
8.6 -0.1 vs IMDb
Seasons
4
Language
EN
Type
TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 4 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2009)

8.60 avg 6 episodes 8.8 → 8.7 28 min avg

Ep 1: 8.8 · 76 votesEp 2: 8.6 · 68 votesEp 3: 8.8 · 61 votesEp 4: 8.3 · 54 votesEp 5: 8.4 · 56 votesEp 6: 8.7 · 55 votes
Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Toilet Books8.876
2Television8.668
3Political Correctness8.861
4Global Financial Crisis8.354
5Comedy8.456
6Religion8.755

Season 2 (2011)

8.77 avg 6 episodes 8.8 → 8.5 29 min avg

Ep 1: 8.8 · 45 votesEp 2: 8.6 · 41 votesEp 3: 8.8 · 40 votesEp 4: 9.3 · 50 votesEp 5: 8.6 · 41 votesEp 6: 8.5 · 34 votes
Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Charity8.845
2London8.641
3Charity 28.840
4Stand Up9.350
5Identity8.641
6Democracy8.534

Season 3 (2014)

8.63 avg 6 episodes 8.3 → 8.6 28 min avg

Ep 1: 8.3 · 66 votesEp 2: 8.8 · 63 votesEp 3: 8.8 · 57 votesEp 4: 9.0 · 53 votesEp 5: 8.3 · 45 votesEp 6: 8.6 · 42 votes
Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Shilbottle8.366
2England8.863
3Satire8.857
4Context9.053
5London8.345
6Marriage8.642

Season 4 (2016)

8.20 avg 6 episodes 8.5 → 8.5 29 min avg

Ep 1: 8.5 · 50 votesEp 2: 8.3 · 42 votesEp 3: 7.6 · 40 votesEp 4: 8.7 · 33 votesEp 5: 7.6 · 39 votesEp 6: 8.5 · 47 votes
Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Wealth8.550
2Islamophobia8.342
3Patriotism7.640
4Death8.733
5Migrants7.639
6Childhood8.547

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