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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.
ALTERNATIVE COMEDY. CULTURAL HISTORIES OF THEATRE AND PERFORMANCE. Th e Bloomsbury series of Cultural Histories of Th eatre and Performance recognizes that historical knowledge has always been contested and revised.
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The volume begins with Chapter 1, “Alternative comedy now and then: Critical perspectives” by Oliver Double and Sharon Lockyer. The chapter presents the origins of alternative comedy, from its birth in 1979, considering the sociopolitical context of that time.
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.
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Apr 16, 2020 · In the late 1970s, the alternative comedy scene exploded into life in Britain and completely changed the style, subject matter and politics of British stand-up. Contemporary critics talked...
