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Comedy Central 2013 - 2014 2 seasons 25 eps 18 Ended

The Alternative Comedy Experience

2013 - 2014 2 seasons 25 eps 18

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Season 2

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Season 1

Season 2

25 min

S2 · E1 · Jul 15, 2014

Career Suicide Episode 1

Tonight's opener sees Tony Law, Bridget Christie, and Kevin Eldon included in the line-up. Stewart Lee meets them backstage.

25 min

S2 · E2 · Jul 22, 2014

Mistaken Identity Episode 2

Tonight the madcap Paul Foot is joined by the musical David O'Doherty, Nish Kumar, Michael Legge and Josie Long. Backstage chat with Stewart Lee.

25 min

S2 · E3 · Jul 29, 2014

Derek Acorah Episode 3

Tonight we see David O'Doherty, Kevin Eldon, Susan Calman, and Josie Long, while Stewart Lee talks to the acts backstage in this fast moving series.

25 min

S2 · E4 · Aug 5, 2014

A Minute Of Silence Episode 4

Tonight's episode of the 'connoisseurs stand-up show of choice' features Tony Law, David Kay, Susan Calman, Michael Legge, and musical storytellers Ginger & Black. Stewart Lee meets them backstage.

25 min

S2 · E5 · Aug 12, 2014

Nerds Episode 5

Kevin Eldon shares tonight's bill with performance poet Paul Hamilton, Trevor Lock, Paul Foot, and superbly funny science nerd Helen Arney. Backstage interviews by Stewart Lee.

25 min

S2 · E6 · Aug 19, 2014

Kevin Episode 6

Maeve Higgins, Josie Long, Bridget Christie, Helen Keen, and Helen Arney conspire in the first ever all-female stand up show on TV, ruined only by backstage interviews with man Stewart Lee.

25 min

S2 · E7 · Aug 27, 2014

Mrs Brown's Boys Episode 7

On tonight's bill Robin Ince is joined by David O'Doherty, Josie Long, Isy Suttie, Helen Keen, and Mrs Brown's Boys No1 fan Michael Legge. Backstage interviews conducted by old comedian Stewart Lee.

25 min

S2 · E8 · Sep 3, 2014

The One With The German Episode 8

Tonight's show features alternative comedy legend Kevin McAleer, plus ace stand-ups Stephen Carlin, Fern Brady, Isy Suttie, and Henning Wehn (who is German). Stewart Lee meets them backstage.

25 min

S2 · E9 · Sep 10, 2014

Low Standards Episode 9

Tonight's episode of the Stewart Lee-curated stand-up show features Simon Munnery, Stephen Carlin, Hattie Hayridge, plus performance poet Paul Hamilton and some dancing from Gráinne Maguire.

25 min

S2 · E10 · Sep 17, 2014

Niche Comedy Episode 10

Satirist Andy Zaltzman is joined on tonight's line up by Alan Parker, Liam Mullone, Simon Munnery, Tony Law, Hattie Hayridge, and glasses wearing John Hegley. Backstage interviews from Stewart Lee.

25 min

S2 · E11 · Sep 24, 2014

Stag Night Episode 11

Acclaimed comedy show filmed in a proper comedy club with a real live audience. Tonight featuring Josie Long, Robin Ince, Alan Parker, David Kay, and Tony Law. Stewart Lee meets the acts backstage.

25 min

S2 · E12 · Oct 1, 2014

Charity Episode 12

Uncharitable comedian Henning Wehn is joined tonight by Stephen Carlin, Josie Long, science geek Helen Arney and quiz show supremo Paul Sinha. With interviews from the charitable comedian Stewart Lee.

25 min

S2 · E13 · Oct 8, 2014

Silent Reflection Episode 13

Paul Hamilton, Andy Zaltzman, Henning Wehn, Josie Long, and Helen Arney feature and Paul Foot has the last word.

13 episodes in Season 2

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Over thirty years ago, a new wave of stand-ups spearheaded the Alternative Comedy movement, marking themselves out as different from the safe television turns, the Oxbridge satirists, and the racist and sexist Working Men’s Club comics of the time. The Alternative Comedy Experience captures that same schism happening again. An advance raiding party of modern day Alternative Comedians offering material too clever, thoughtful, radical, satirical, strange, or downright stupid to make it onto the stand-up outlets of contemporary television. Filmed in front of a real comedy club audience, with its fast-moving distinctive visual style and unique cast The Alternative Comedy Experience is original, unpredictable, and unlike any other live stand-up show on our screens.

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Cast

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Stewart Lee

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Time Trumpet

Arthur Christmas

Josie Long

Occasional Guest

Tony Law

Occasional Guest

Bridget Christie

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Stewart Lee Creator · Tim Kirkby Director

Creator

Stewart Lee

Director

Tim Kirkby

Total runtime 10h 25m · Episode length 25 min · Country United Kingdom, United States

Show info

Premiered

February 5, 2013

Final episode

October 8, 2014

Status

Ended

Network

Comedy Central

Country

United Kingdom · United States

Type

Scripted

Episode length

25 min

Total runtime

10h 25m

Original language

English

Languages

Spoken on screen

English

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