“Riotous fun.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.

Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle, BBC2
“Only around a million of you watched the first episode of Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle. What's the matter, don't you want to be entertained by one of the best stand-up comedians in Britain, in a programme executive-produced and script-edited by Armando Iannucci and Chris Morris, two of the most important comedy talents of the last 20 years?”
Paul Whitelaw, The Scotsman

Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle, BBC2
“Riotous fun.”
Brian Viner, The Independent

Cleopatra, Portrait of a Killer, BBC1
“Neil Oliver got worked up about everything in this overwrought documentary.”
Brian Viner, The Independent

Fish: a Japanese Obsession, BBC4
“It's all lovely. I was a pushover because I too have a thing about fish, and although I've never been to Japan I've always wanted to. It looks beautiful, of course, and Charles brings a nice dry amusement to it all - not mocking, just sometimes a little surprised.”
Sam Wollaston, The Guardian

The Great Sperm Race, C4
“Quite informative, but also slightly tiresome and annoying.”
Sam Wollaston, The Guardian

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