Another Period
Created by	Natasha Leggero Riki Lindhome
Written by	Natasha Leggero Riki Lindhome
Directed by	Jeremy Konner
Starring	Lauren Ash Michael Ian Black Paget Brewster Beth Dover Brett Gelman Christina Hendricks Brian Huskey Dave Koechner Natasha Leggero Riki Lindhome Jason Ritter David Wain Armen Weitzman
Theme music composer	Snoop Dogg
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	10 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Stuart Cornfeld Jeremy Konner Natasha Leggero Debbie Liebling Riki Lindhome Mike Rosenstein Ben Stiller
Running time	22 minutes
Production company(s)	Red Hour
Release
Original channel	Comedy Central
Original release	June 23, 2015 (June 23, 2015) – present
External links
Official website

Another Period is an American period sitcom created by and starring Natasha Leggero and Riki Lindhome. It follows the lives of the Bellacourts, the first family of Newport, Rhode Island, at the turn of the 20th century. Lillian (Leggero) and Beatrice (Lindhome) are sisters "who care only about how they look, what parties they attend and becoming famous, which is a lot harder in 1902".^[1] It is intended to be a spoof on reality shows like Keeping Up with the Kardashians, while in terms of era, roughly contemporaneous to Downton Abbey and satirizing many of the same themes of class and social standing.^[2]

The series was picked up for 10 episodes and debuted on Comedy Central on June 23, 2015. It is directed by Jeremy Konner, co-creator and writer of Drunk History. Ben Stiller's production company Red Hour is producing. Leggero, Lindhome, and Konner are also executive producers.^[3]

It has been renewed for a second season, which is slated to air in 2016.^[4]

Cast[edit]

The House of Bellacourt[edit]

• Natasha Leggero as Lillian Abigail Hitler Schmemmerhorn-Fish (née Bellacourt), the middle daughter, who is often seen wearing a tiara. Once left at the altar at age eleven, "the height of a woman's sexual peak", her subsequent loveless marriage to Victor has nonetheless produced eight "non-sons". She's the "pretty, smart, funny, ambitious, nice body, soon to be famous" one.
• Riki Lindhome as Beatrice Tiffani Amber Thiessen Downsy (née Bellacourt), youngest daughter and twin sister of Frederick, of whom she is overly protective. Though outwardly ditzy, she appears to be an idiot savant with regard to mathematics and is also a talented singer.
• Lauren Ash as Hortense Jefferson Library Bellacourt, Lillian and Beatrice's "weird" sister and eldest child of the Commodore and Dodo. Hortense was originally played by Artemis Pebdani in the pilot episode. Hor, as her mother and sisters often call her, is a suffragette and is a member of the Women's Temperance League as well as the Newport Association of Gal Spinsters (N.A.G.S.).
• David Koechner as Commodore Bellacourt (originally Harold Bellawitz, a fur trapper^[5]), the family patriarch and "magnet magnate".
• Paget Brewster as Dodo Bellacourt, the family's matriarch, who is beginning to suspect her husband may be having an affair. She is also a morphine addict.
• Brian Huskey as Victor Schmemmerhorn-Fish V, Lillian's secretly gay husband, who is prone to violent rages. He married into the Bellacourt family to "stack cash", but feels he can't live "on a husband's allowance".
• Jason Ritter as Lord Frederick Bellacourt, the illiterate twin brother of Beatrice, her incestuous lover, and heir to Bellacourt family fortune.
• David Wain as Albert Downsy, Jr., Beatrice's secretly gay husband, who is having an affair with Victor. He is also fond of growing vegetables that resemble male genitalia.

Servants at Bellacourt Manor[edit]

• Michael Ian Black as Peepers (formerly Mitchell P. Spiritwalker), the butler, who was adopted and raised by a Native American family.
• Beth Dover as Blanche, the head housemaid with a nervous disorder.
• Brett Gelman as Hamish, the outwoodsman who tends to the grounds of the mansion and performs certain other "special" duties.^[6]
• Christina Hendricks as Chair (formerly Celine), a new household servant who is a former prostitute and the Commodore's mistress.^[7]
• Armen Weitzman as Garfield Leopold McGillicutty,^[8] the under butler/valet (and later potato scrubber)^[5] who likes to bestow names on inanimate objects.

Recurring characters[edit]

• Roni Akurati (credited as Ronith Akurati) as Tabu, Indian boy-servant of Charles Ponzi.
• Jon Daly as Policeman #2 (badge #4729).
• Josh Fadem as Falling Charlie, AKA Charlie Chaplin, an entertainer known for his clumsy falling routine.
• Nancy Friedrich as Cornetta, a member of N.A.G.S.
• Rich Fulcher as Mark Twain, the famous author and adventurer.
• Moshe Kasher as Dr. Goldberg, a physician attending Albert.
• Thomas Lennon as the Marquis de Sainsbury, arbiter of the "Newport 400" social registry.
• Kate Micucci as Eunice, a member of N.A.G.S.
• Missi Pyle as Celery Savoy, heiress and president of the Clambake Club, who becomes engaged to Frederick after his appointment to the U.S. Senate.
• Will Sasso as Policeman #1 (badge #73).
• Betsy Sodaro as Nabourshimdeb, a member of N.A.G.S.
• Brent Weinbach as Scoops LaPue, society reporter/gossip columnist for the Newport Looky-Loo newspaper.

Guest stars[edit]

• Matt Besser as Leon Trotsky, Marxist revolutionary from Russia.
• Jack Black as Dan Ringley, a B-list celebrity and emcee for the 1902 edition of "Newport's Most Beautiful Pageant" held at Bellacourt Mansion.
• Jessica Chaffin as Pussy Von Andersteen, socialite and divorceé who seduces and then abandons Frederick after "ravishing" Garfield, who serves as her male attendant during her visit.
• Kate Flannery as Anne Sullivan, interpreter for Helen Keller.
• Chris Parnell as Dr. Sigmund Freud, sent to psychologically vet Frederick for membership in the U.S. Senate. While visiting, he also treats several of the Bellacourt women for hysteria.
• Ravi Patel as Mohandas Gandhi, lawyer and political leader from India.
• Shoshannah Stern as Helen Keller, blind and deaf advocate for women.
• Ben Stiller as Charles Ponzi, financier and ex-fiancé of Lillian, who tries to rekindle their relationship while attempting to con her family out of their fortune.
• Brian J. White as Chauncey Alistair, a renowned chef, who is immediately attracted to one of the Bellacourt sisters.
• Lou Diamond Phillips as Peepers' adoptive brother.

Episodes[edit]

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Official website
• Another Period at the Internet Movie Database