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Jan 10, 1999 · Presented by Angus Deayton.Broadcast Sunday 10th January 1999.
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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...
Angus Deayton presents a look at how alternative comedy developed during the Thatcher years. From 24th January 1999.
BBC Presentations: “A History of Alternative Comedy” Animator/Director: Elroy Simmons A friend from my college days – Michael Yanny,…
A History of Alternative Comedy. Angus Deayton traces the development of a new wave of British comedy. After years of sedate, "safe" comedy, TV humor took on a sharper, sometimes harsher edge thanks to a strong upsurge in comedy clubs and cabarets.
A guide to A History Of Alternative Comedy, the 1999 BBC Two TV documentary. Six-part series in which Angus Deayton traces the development of a new wave of British comedy.
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The beginning of alternative comedy is commonly associated with the opening of the Comedy Store club in London on 19 May 1979, initially a weekly gong show-style comedy night in a room above a strip club in Soho.
