Alternative comedy movement

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Alternative_comedy_movement
GPTKB entity
Statements (39)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf comedy movement
gptkbp:associatedWith anti-establishment views
experimental performance
gptkbp:characterizedBy political satire
social commentary
rejection of traditional joke-telling
gptkbp:contrastsWith mainstream club comedy
racist and sexist humor
gptkbp:emergedIn gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
1980s
late 1970s
gptkbp:focusesOn subverting mainstream comedy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Alternative comedy movement
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:comedy
stand-up comedy
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Monty_Python
punk movement
gptkbp:notablePerformer gptkb:The_Comic_Strip
gptkb:Adrian_Edmondson
gptkb:French_and_Saunders
gptkb:Ben_Elton
gptkb:Josie_Long
gptkb:Simon_Munnery
gptkb:Eddie_Izzard
gptkb:Rik_Mayall
gptkb:Robin_Ince
gptkb:Stewart_Lee
gptkb:Alexei_Sayle
gptkbp:notablePlace gptkb:The_Comedy_Store_(London)
gptkbp:notableShow gptkb:The_Comic_Strip_Presents
gptkb:A_Bit_of_Fry_&_Laurie
gptkb:The_Young_Ones
gptkb:Saturday_Live
gptkbp:spreadTo gptkb:concert_tour
gptkb:radio_station
gptkb:television
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Comic_Strip
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7