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achievements of alternative comedy. In 2016, Gavin Schaff er wrote an article in which he challenges ‘the idea of 1979 as a new dawn for British comedy’ (397), arguing that ‘the impacts of radical alternative material were limited and ambiguous’ (374) and that alternative comedy could even be seen as ‘a
Oct 6, 2022 · Alternative Comedy Now and Then: Critical Perspectives is the first academic collection focusing on the history and legacy of the alternative comedy movement in Britain that began in 1979 and continues to influence contemporary stand-up comedy. The collection examines the contexts, performances and reception of alternative comedy in order to ...
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Alternative Comedy Now and Then: Critical Perspectives is the first academic collection focusing on the history and legacy of the alternative comedy movement in Britain that began in 1979 and continues to influence contemporary stand-up comedy.
Aug 13, 2021 · This, my friends, was The Golden Age of Alternative Comedy. From the mid-1990s to the late 2000s, an embarrassment of richly inventive comedy shows were unleashed on unsuspecting UK audiences...
Oct 6, 2022 · This chapter takes the form of a timeline that charts the development of alternative comedy from its precursors in 1960s and 1970s fringe theatre, to its beginnings in 1979–1980 with the opening of the Comedy Store in Soho, London, and the formation of Alternative Cabaret and the Comic Strip.
- Oliver Double
- o.j.double@kent.ac.uk
This book examines the context, performances and reception of alternative comedy in order to provide a holistic approach to examining the artistic and socio-political impact of alternative comedy from its historical roots through to present day performances.
Oct 5, 2022 · Alternative Comedy Now and Then: Critical Perspectives is the first academic collection focusing on the history and legacy of the alternative comedy movement in Britain that began in...
