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Quirk, Sophie.

The politics of British stand-up comedythe new alternative /

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	The politics of British stand-up comedyby Sophie Quirk.
Reminder of title:	the new alternative /
Author:	Quirk, Sophie.
Published:	Cham :Springer International Publishing :2018.
Description:	ix, 131 p. :digital ;22 cm.
Contained By:	Springer eBooks
Subject:	Stand-up comedyPolitical aspectsGreat Britain.
Online resource:	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-01105-5
ISBN:	9783030011055$q(electronic bk.)

The politics of British stand-up comedythe new alternative /
Quirk, Sophie.

The politics of British stand-up comedythe new alternative /[electronic resource] :by Sophie Quirk. - Cham :Springer International Publishing :2018. - ix, 131 p. :digital ;22 cm. - Palgrave studies in comedy. - Palgrave studies in comedy..

1. Introduction -- 2. "Where Are All the Right-Wing Comedians?" -- 3. Political Challenges of the Millennial Era -- 4. Experimentation: Class, Controversy and an Artistic Lifeline -- 5. Conclusion: Widening the Theoretical Basis for Assessing Stand-Up Politics.

This Palgrave Pivot questions how a new generation of alternative stand-up comedians and the political world continue to shape and influence each other. The Alternative Comedy Movement of the late 1970s and 1980s can be described as a time of unruly experimentation and left-wing radicalism. This book examines how alternative comedians continue to celebrate these characteristics in the twenty-first century, while also moving into a distinct phase of artistic development as the political context of the 1970s and 1980s loses its immediacy. Sophie Quirk draws on original interviews with comedians including Tom Allen, Josie Long, John-Luke Roberts and Tony Law to chart how alternative comedians are shaped by, and in turn respond to, contemporary political challenges from neoliberalism to Brexit, class controversy to commercialism. She argues that many of our assumptions about comedy's politics must be challenged and updated. This book is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the working methods and values of today's alternative comedians.

ISBN: 9783030011055$q(electronic bk.)

Standard No.: 10.1007/978-3-030-01105-5doiSubjects--Topical Terms:

826523
Stand-up comedy
--Political aspects--Great Britain.

LC Class. No.: PN1969.C65 / Q85 2018

Dewey Class. No.: 792.76

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