The Punk Turn in Comedy [electronic resource] : Masks of Anarchy / by Krista Bonello Rutter Giappone.

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The Punk Turn in Comedy [electronic resource] : Masks of Anarchy / by Krista Bonello Rutter Giappone.

9783319728414
3319728415
9783319728407
3319728407

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.

English

1 online resource (XI, 254 pages 4 illustrations, 3 illustrations in color.) : online resource.

10.1007/978-3-319-72841-4 doi
9783319728407

809.917

This book examines the interconnections between punk and alternative comedy (altcom). It explores how punk's tendency towards humour and parody influenced the trajectory taken by altcom in the UK, and the punk strategies introduced when altcom sought self-definition against dominant established trends. The Punk Turn in Comedy considers the early promise of punk-comedy convergence in Peter Cook and Dudley Moore's 'Derek and Clive', and discusses punk and altcom's attitudes towards dominant traditions. The chapters demonstrate how punk and altcom sought a direct approach for critique, one that rejected innuendo, while embracing the 'amateur' in style and experimenting with audience-performer interaction. Giappone argues that altcom tended to be more consistently politicised than punk, with a renewed emphasis on responsibility. The book is a timely exploration of the 'punk turn' in comedy history, and will speak to scholars of both comedy and punk studies.

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