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  • 2013-12-02T22:15:00Z on Sky Atlantic (UK)
  • 30m
  • 3h 30m (7 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • Comedy
Set List: Stand-Up Without A Net challenges some of the biggest names in comedy to a gig like no other, full of weird concepts and challenging juxtapositions. Each show will see three comics take to the stage to be presented with an unseen set list of wildly unpredictable and imaginative key phrases, crafted by fellow comedians Paul Provenza and Troy Conrad. From these they must create spontaneous, original stand-up sets under pressure and in front of a live audience. In addition to the comedians improvised routines, you'll also get to see exclusive footage from both backstage and the green room. This backstage footage will intercut the main onstage performances and provide revelatory moments where we watch our comedians squirm, congratulate each other, discuss each others routines and comment on the extreme jeopardy of the format.

14 episodes

Each week three comedians deliver fully improvised routines to an audience on subjects presented to them on stage by fellow stand-ups Paul Provenza and Troy Conrad, with the first edition featuring Frank Skinner, Richard Herring and Todd Joseph 'T. J.' Miller.

Oscar-winning actor and comedian Robin Williams delivers a comedy routine based on a topic he is presented with while on stage. His fellow American Eddie Pepitone and British stand-up Matt Kirshen also take up the challenge.

This program invites some of the biggest names in comedy to a gig like no other, full of weird concepts and challenging juxtapositions.

2013-12-23T22:15:00Z

1x04 Rufus Hound, Reggie Watts

1x04 Rufus Hound, Reggie Watts

  • 2013-12-23T22:15:00Z30m

Stand-up and actor Rufus Hound and American comedian and musician Reggie Watts perform fully improvised routines on subjects presented to them on stage. Hound is faced with topics including soup of the year and the problem with immortality - and also has a persistent heckler to contend with - while Watts has to deliver an inner demon override, a mixtapeworm and a misogynist serenade.

American stand-ups Greg Proops, Rich Hall and Maria Bamford deliver fully improvised routines on subjects presented to them on stage. The topics they face include nudists versus Buddhists, a sperm motivational speaker, annual recircumcision, the Marx cafe, resisting gravy when you like gravy and the phrase `I shaved a monkey and raised him as a human'.

British comedians Russell Kane and Paul Foot and French funnyman Marcel Lucont perform improvised routines on subjects presented to them on stage. The topics they face include the secret agenda of One Direction, the three pillars of Scientology and clams who think for themselves.

Surreal English stand-up Ross Noble and American comedians Hannibal Burress and Paul F Tompkins take on the challenge in Los Angeles. They have to deliver fully improvised routines on subjects including a hypochondriac superhero, the great tranquilliser dart war of 2028, a lobster symphony and the phrase `why I'm racist against the Swiss'.

This episode comes from London where 30 Rock's Judah Friedlander joins Rich Hall and Josie Long for the ultimate test in stand-up.

Tonight's show comes from The Vanguard in Los Angeles where Rove McManus joins Gilbert Gottfried and Anchorman's Fred Willard for the ultimate test in stand-up.

Comedy giant Drew Carey flies in to join Tony Law and Irish comic Andrew Maxwell for the ultimate test in stand-up.

1x11 Inside Set List

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A fully improvised stand-up show which features the cream of the comedy circuit. Tonights show offers a peak into the backstage goings on and includes performances from comedian & musician Beardyman, Ross Noble & Rich Hall.

1x12 Unseen Set List

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A fully improvised stand-up show which features the cream of the comedy circuit. Tonight's show offers the best unseen performances from the current series.

1x13 The Best of Set List

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Don't miss the best of the Set List, where comedians are handed their topics as they approach the mic.

Set List the Best of part 2 continues with some of the most memorable moments from the first series and stars some of the world's best stand-up comics.

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