Sketches included Noel Fielding, Omid Djalili, Lee Hurst, Paul Putner, Gemma Rigg, Reece Shearsmith, Jessica Stevenson, David Walliams and Peter Serafinowicz.
Now free from any obligation to be Alexei's warm-up man, he traversed a series of other career cul-de-sacs under the appalling management of the repulsive "Edna" (played by Denise Coffey).
There is, as always, a sense of randomness to his humour, but among the failed items there are several inspired ideas, like Wrigley's bum-flavoured gum, The Ayatollah of Dibley, and further adventures of the great Bobby Chariot.
"[5] The Sydney Morning Herald's Bruce Elder stated, "If your idea of a good laugh is a moon-faced balding man delivering great verbal sprays about the absurdities of the world, then this is for you.
"[7] Uncut's Stephen Dalton said about the show, "Ranting skinhead turned observational surrealist offers a fresh selection of ill-fitting suits and post-Marxist quips".