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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.
Angus Deayton traces the development of a new wave of British comedy. After years of sedate, "safe" comedy, TV humour took on a sharper, sometimes harsher ed...
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 1979...
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
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.
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.
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Oct 6, 2022 · The collection examines the contexts, performances and reception of alternative comedy in order to provide a holistic approach to examining the socio-political impact and significance of alternative comedy from its historical roots through to present day performances.
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