BBC Two will soon be showing Stewart Lee's new show. The BBC haven't given an airdate yet, just sometime between 14th and 20th of March, but I'm looking forward to it.
From BBC Press Office
Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle Ep 1/6
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"What does it say about our culture that the word toilet can be appended to the word 'book' to form the compound word toilet book? Toilet seat, yes. Toilet paper, yes. Toilet duck – you can even have toilet duck. But toilet book – surely not?"
Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle marks the return to television of one of the finest stand-ups working in Britain today. Each of the six episodes sees Stewart exploring a different theme in a stand-up routine, illustrated with sketches featuring an ensemble cast.
In the first episode of this new series, Stewart looks at the phenomenon of toilet books. Where did they come from? And why? For some reason, someone, somewhere, thought history, fiction, poetry and the like weren't enough any more, and so they invented celebrity hardbacks, tragic lives and Dan Brown. Stewart takes a look at some of this new lavatory literature, including works by Asher D and Paddy McGinty's Goat, and finds out what would happen if Dan Brown got a job where he had to break bad news.
Starring alongside Stewart are: Tony Law, Tara Flynn, Paul Putner, Kevin Eldon, Miles Jupp, Simon Munnery, Job Angus and Michael Redmond. Peter Serafinowicz provides the voiceover.