''The Alternative Comedy Experience'' is a stand-up comedy show that premiered on 5 February 2013 on the

Comedy Central Comedy Central is an American basic cable channel owned by Paramount Global through its network division's MTV Entertainment Group unit, based in Manhattan. The channel is geared towards young adults aged 18–34 and carries comedy programmin ...

channel in the UK. It features live comedy shows, filmed in July 2012 at

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in Edinburgh, and behind-the-scenes interviews. Created and produced by Colin Dench and curated by

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, ''The Alternative Comedy Experience'' sees performances from a variety of critically acclaimed stand-up comics, including

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, Paul Foot,

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, Josie Long, Henning Wehn, Stephen Carlin,

Isy Suttie Isobel Jane "Isy" Suttie (; born 11 August 1978) is a British musical comedian, actress, and writer. She played Dobby in the British sitcom ''Peep Show'', and in 2013 won the gold Sony Radio Academy Award for her radio show ''Pearl And Dave''. ...

Glenn Wool Glenn Wool is a Canadian stand-up comedian now living in England. He has released six albums, including 2020's ''Viva Forever'', produced by Dan Schlissel for Stand Up! Records. Early life His father, who was Estonian, escaped a concentration cam ...

Andy Zaltzman Andrew Zaltzman (born 6 October 1974) is a British comedian and author who largely deals in political and sport-related material. He has worked with John Oliver, with their work together including '' Political Animal'', '' The Department'', ...

Eleanor Tiernan Eleanor Tiernan (born 1976) is an Irish stand-up comedian, writer, and actress. Background Tiernan is from the Roscommon side of Athlone. She studied engineering in University College Galway. She moved to London in 2015. Career Tiernan came to ...

, Bridget Christie,

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, Maeve Higgins,

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, Robin Ince and David Kay. IMDB lists 38 comedians appearing across the 25 episodes. Comedy Central confirmed on 29 May 2013 there would be a second series of the show, also to be filmed at The Stand Comedy Club. It was recorded in July 2013 and started broadcast in July 2014. Among the comedians joining the show in its second series are

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and Michael Legge. The show hasn't been recommissioned for a third series.

References

External links

Official website on Comedy Central UK
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