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The Alternative Comedy Experience

All Episodes 2013 - 2014

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  • 2013-02-05T23:00:00Z
  • 42m
  • 13h 41m (25 episodes)
  • Stewart Lee
  • United Kingdom
  • English
  • Comedy
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.

25 episodes

Series Premiere

2013-02-05T23:00:00Z

1x01 Value Bastard

Series Premiere

1x01 Value Bastard

  • 2013-02-05T23:00:00Z22m

German Comedy Ambassador Henning Wehn and Isy Suttie join tonight's line up of original comedians. Stewart Lee meets them backstage.

2013-02-12T23:00:00Z

1x02 Identity Theft

1x02 Identity Theft

  • 2013-02-12T23:00:00Z24m

Chaser Paul Sinha is joined by David O'Doherty, Henning Wehn, and funny women Josie Long, Bridget Christie and Isy Suttie. Backstage chats with Stewart Lee.

2013-02-19T23:00:00Z

1x03 Jim Davidson

1x03 Jim Davidson

  • 2013-02-19T23:00:00Z23m

Comedy legends Simon Munnery and Boothby Graffoe join tonight's bill filmed in a proper live comedy club. Stewart Lee talks to the acts backstage.

2013-02-26T23:00:00Z

1x04 Paedophile Hair

1x04 Paedophile Hair

  • 2013-02-26T23:00:00Z23m

Introducing the brilliant original comedy of Tony Law alongside Josie Long, Simon Munnery, Bridget Christie, Boothby Graffoe and Paul Sinha. Brand new and exclusive live show curated by Stewart Lee.

2013-03-05T23:00:00Z

1x05 Rice Pudding

1x05 Rice Pudding

  • 2013-03-05T23:00:00Z23m

Charged comedy from Phil Nichol contrasted by the gentle David Kay, political satirist Andy Zaltzman, and funnyman Alun Cochrane. Backstage interviews by Stewart Lee.

2013-03-12T23:00:00Z

1x06 Danger Comedians

1x06 Danger Comedians

  • 2013-03-12T23:00:00Z24m

Tonight's show includes surreal stand-up Tony Law, idiosyncratic comedian Eleanor Tiernan, satirist Andy Zaltzman, German Henning Wehn and backstage chats with Stewart Lee.

2013-03-19T23:00:00Z

1x07 Ed Miliband

1x07 Ed Miliband

  • 2013-03-19T23:00:00Z23m

Live comedy show curated by Stewart Lee. On tonight's bill Robin Ince is joined by the oddity of Josie Long and Simon Munnery, plus Alun Cochrane and Tony Law.

2013-03-26T23:00:00Z

1x08 Shouty Bollocks

1x08 Shouty Bollocks

  • 2013-03-26T23:00:00Z22m

Henning Wehn talks royalty, Tony Law tells his new joke and there's original comedy from Eleanor Tiernan, Boothby Graffoe, Simon Munnery and interviews by Stewart Lee.

2013-04-02T22:00:00Z

1x09 Rude Words

1x09 Rude Words

  • 2013-04-02T22:00:00Z24m

Masterful Glaswegian stand-up Stephen Carlin joins the show alongside acts including Robin Ince and Phil Nichol. Grumpy BAFTA winner Stewart Lee meets them backstage.

2013-04-09T22:00:00Z

1x10 Disturbances

1x10 Disturbances

  • 2013-04-09T22:00:00Z23m

Tonight's bill includes the absurd original talent that is Paul Foot and hard-hitting Canadian stand-up Glenn Wool, plus backstage interviews from Stewart Lee.

2013-04-16T22:00:00Z

1x11 Love Me

1x11 Love Me

  • 2013-04-16T22:00:00Z22m

Tonight Maeve Higgins is joined by Andy Zaltzman, Glenn Wool, Stephen Carlin and ridiculously funny Aussie Sam Simmons. Stewart Lee meets the acts backstage.

2013-04-23T22:00:00Z

1x12 Job Security

1x12 Job Security

  • 2013-04-23T22:00:00Z22m

Tonight Henning Wehn is joined by Simon Munnery, Maeve Higgins, Phil Nichol and Boothby Graffoe, with interviews from Stewart Lee.

Season Premiere

2014-07-15T22:00:00Z

2x01 Career Suicide

Season Premiere

2x01 Career Suicide

  • 2014-07-15T22:00:00Z42m

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

2014-07-22T22:00:00Z

2x02 Mistaken Identity

2x02 Mistaken Identity

  • 2014-07-22T22:00:00Z42m

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.

2014-07-29T22:00:00Z

2x03 Derek Acorah

2x03 Derek Acorah

  • 2014-07-29T22:00:00Z42m

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.

2014-08-05T22:00:00Z

2x04 A Minute Of Silence

2x04 A Minute Of Silence

  • 2014-08-05T22:00:00Z42m

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.

2014-08-12T22:00:00Z

2x05 Nerds

2x05 Nerds

  • 2014-08-12T22:00:00Z42m

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.

2014-08-19T22:00:00Z

2x06 Kevin

2x06 Kevin

  • 2014-08-19T22:00:00Z42m

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.

2014-08-27T22:00:00Z

2x07 Mrs Brown's Boys

2x07 Mrs Brown's Boys

  • 2014-08-27T22:00:00Z42m

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.

2014-09-03T22:00:00Z

2x08 The One With The German

2x08 The One With The German

  • 2014-09-03T22:00:00Z42m

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.

2014-09-10T22:00:00Z

2x09 Low Standards

2x09 Low Standards

  • 2014-09-10T22:00:00Z42m

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.

2014-09-17T22:00:00Z

2x10 Niche Comedy

2x10 Niche Comedy

  • 2014-09-17T22:00:00Z42m

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.

2014-09-24T22:00:00Z

2x11 Stag Night

2x11 Stag Night

  • 2014-09-24T22:00:00Z42m

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.

2014-10-01T22:00:00Z

2x12 Charity

2x12 Charity

  • 2014-10-01T22:00:00Z42m

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.

2014-10-08T22:00:00Z

2x13 Silent Reflection

2x13 Silent Reflection

  • 2014-10-08T22:00:00Z42m

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

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