Andy defends Top Gear Stuntman in his latest blog post:

[...] and Top Gear stuntman gets his second outing.

Now let me just dwell on him for a second. People watched him last week, and we knew what would happen - nobody got the point of him.

But stick with him, because hopefully he gets funnier with repetition. Think back to the Fast Show - Jessie’s diets or Unlucky Alf only got funny after they did the same thing 20 times.

I remember during the first series of Top Gear in 2002, the crashing sound of uncomprehending silence from the audience as we introduced the Stig. And now, where would we all be without that lovely backward speedy fellow?