Alternative comedy - Definition - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Alternative Comedy: Encyclopedia - Alternative Comedy
Alternative comedy is a style of comedy that originated in the United Kingdom in the late 1970s and 1980s which would eventually go on to...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alternative Comedy: Encyclopedia Ii - Alternative Comedy - Definition
Alternative comedy relied not on punchline-based jokes, like traditional comedians. Instead a typical alternative comedian might rely on ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alternative Comedy: Encyclopedia Ii - Alternative Comedy - Criticism
Many people are critical of alternative comedy and there is a strong generational divide between those who like and dislike it. Older peo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alternative Comedy: Encyclopedia Ii - Alternative Comedy - Transition To Mainstream
Spurred on by the actions of up coming television producers, such as Paul Jackson, Geoffrey Perkins and Jimmy Mulville (see also Hat Tric...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alternative Comedy: Encyclopedia Ii - Alternative Comedy - History
Alternative comedy was a product of its time. In the early 1980s Britain was a politically divisive country, although also had a nihilist...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alternative Comedy: Encyclopedia Ii - Alternative Comedy - Modern Alternative Comedy
It's debatable whether alternative comedy still exists. Comedians have always been averse to describing themselves as alternative, even d...   » Read the article