Alternative Comedy: 1979 and the Reinvention of British Stand-Up

ISBN-13: 9781350052802 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 240 str.

Oliver Double; Claire Cochrane; Bruce McConachie

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Acknowledgements Introduction UK 1979 Part One History of early alternative comedy 1. Prehistory – influences and origins 2. The beginnings of alternative comedy 3. The spread of the circuit Part Two Alternative comedy performance 4. ‘Bits of me haven’t been finished yet’ – Reinventing stand-up from scratch 5. ‘Anti-matter comedy’ – Stylistic Innovation 6. ‘Advanced social thinkers’ – Persona and Perspective 7. ‘Comedy of direct confrontation’ – Relating to audiences 8. ‘I tell jokes which precipitate the downfall of capitalist society’ – Politics Part Three Legacy of alternative comedy 9. Alternative comedy now Notes References Index