Sophie Quirk

Alternative Comedy Now And Then: Critical Perspectives Hardback and eBook

Alternative Comedy Now And Then: Critical Perspectives is the first academic collection focusing on the history and legacy of the alternative comedy movement in Britain that began in 1979 and continues to influence contemporary stand-up comedy.

The collection examines the contexts, performances and reception of alternative comedy in order to...

The Politics of British Stand-up Comedy: The New Alternative Hardback and eBook

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...