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Style of comedy
Alternative comedy is a term coined in the 1980s for a style of comedy that makes a conscious break with the mainstream comedic style of an era. The phrase
Alternative_comedy
2013 British TV series or programme
The Alternative Comedy Experience is a stand-up comedy show that premiered on 5 February 2013 on the Comedy Central channel in the UK. It features live
The Alternative Comedy Experience
The_Alternative_Comedy_Experience
Genre of dramatic works intended to be humorous
(entertainment) Alternative comedy Comedy club American Comedy Awards British Comedy Awards Canadian Comedy Awards Cat Laughs Comedy Festival The Comedy Festival
Comedy
British stand-up comedian, screenwriter and television director
comedy showcase on Comedy Central called The Alternative Comedy Experience which featured 38 comedians who identified with alternative comedy, including Robin
Stewart_Lee
English actor and comedian
BBC TV series Jossy's Giants. He was also part of the early British alternative comedy movement in the 1980s. Barclay was born in South Shields but brought
Jim_Barclay_(comedian)
The Alternative Comedy Memorial Society (ACMS) is a British comedy night, where comedians are invited to perform sets that might not work at more mainstream
The Alternative Comedy Memorial Society
The_Alternative_Comedy_Memorial_Society
English comedian (1958–2014)
Manchester University, and was a pioneer of alternative comedy in the 1980s. Mayall starred in numerous successful comedy series throughout his career, including
Rik_Mayall
American comedian and podcaster (born 1987)
'alternative' performance piece–oriented comedy. He also aided in the live series You, Me, Them, Everybody. Friedland hosted the alternative comedy show
Adam_Friedland
Types of humor
example, deadpan comics often fall into observational comedy, or into black comedy or blue comedy to contrast the morbidity, or offensiveness of the joke
Comedic_genres
Comedy club in Soho, London
street acts and alternative acts" Philip Herbert The London Comedy Store made the reputations of many of the UK's upcoming "alternative comedians" while
The_Comedy_Store_(London)
Toronto club
association with alternative comedy, of the sketch, improv, and stand-up variety. Additionally, primarily through its Monday night comedy shows, the venue
The_Rivoli
Television genre
humour and revolutionised the form under the banner alternative comedy. In the US, stand-up comedy programs became popular on many cable television channels
Television_comedy
British actor and comedian
Laughter Comedy Club in London Bridge with fellow comedian Sy Thomas. The club ran until 2010. He is a board member of The Alternative Comedy Memorial
Alexis_Dubus
British actor and comedian (born 1946)
1970s, before establishing himself on the alternative comedy scene during the 1980s. He played London's Comedy Store on many occasions. From 1989 to 1993
Norman_Lovett
British performance artist and visual artist
as a legend of alternative comedy and by Jo Brand as a favourite act of the 1980s. Lee dedicates his epic poem about stand-up comedy, "I'll Only Go if
The_Iceman_(performer)
English stand-up comedian (born 1952)
and former recording artist. He was a leading figure in the British alternative comedy movement in the 1980s. He was voted the 18th-greatest stand-up comic
Alexei_Sayle
British comedian
about stand-up comedy, alternative comedy,variety theatre and vaudeville. Double contributed to the creation of the British Stand-Up Comedy Archive (BSUCA)
Oliver_Double
English comedian and writer (1945–2023)
comedian and writer. Known as the "godfather of alternative comedy", Allen was one of the original alternative comedians. In May 1979, following notoriety
Tony_Allen_(comedian)
American comedy troupe
American comedy troupe. The troupe was founded by a group of New York University students in 1988, as an offshoot of the NYU improv comedy group The
The_State_(comedy_troupe)
English entertainer (born 1957)
entertainment career with a move from psychiatric nursing to the alternative comedy stand-up scene and early performances on Saturday Live, she went on
Jo_Brand
British actor and comedian
also starred in Pixelface. William Andrews is a board member of The Alternative Comedy Memorial Society. In 2022, he appeared as Josiah in an episode of
William_Andrews_(comedian)
Annual awards for comedy shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe
which was beginning to emerge as a force due to the influence of the alternative comedy scene. The inaugural award and £1,000 prize was presented to the Cambridge
Edinburgh_Comedy_Awards
English director, screenwriter, comedian and actor
on Channel 4 in 1982. The series was one of the first examples of alternative comedy to appear on British television. Richardson has been involved in the
Peter Richardson (British director)
Peter_Richardson_(British_director)
Comedy style where the performer addresses the audience directly
Alternative Comedy also known as alt-comedy: Intended to counter the established approach of set up/punchline in mainstream comedy. Anecdotal comedy:
Stand-up_comedy
American-style stand-up comedy club, the Comedy Store was opened in London by Peter Rosengard, where many alternative comedy stars of the 1980s, such
History_of_stand-up_comedy
New Zealand musical comedy duo
periodically. They were named Best Alternative Comedy Act at the 2005 US Comedy Arts Festival and Best Newcomer at the Melbourne Comedy Festival, and received a
Flight_of_the_Conchords
English comedian (1930–2007)
act inappropriate for bookings and sought to turn the club into an alternative comedy venue. Race, sex, and religion were the core material for many of
Bernard_Manning
English actress and comedienne (born 1946)
as working as a comedian in alternative cabaret. She was one of the first women to become involved in the alternative comedy scene when it sprang into existence
Maggie_Steed
English actor, comedian, novelist and presenter (born 1959)
Thinkman (a recording project conceived by Rupert Hine). He entered the alternative comedy scene in the early 1980s, firstly under the alias Gillian Pieface
Julian_Clary
British awards ceremony
Lock Comedy Award is an annual award created by Channel 4 in 2023, awarded to the best new writer or performer who embodies the "alternative comedic spirit
Sean_Lock_Comedy_Award
English actor, comedian, musician and writer (born 1957)
presenter, who came to fame as part of the alternative comedy boom in the early 1980s. He and his comedy partner Rik Mayall starred in the television
Adrian_Edmondson
Guyanese-born writer
much." She went on to join the group Alternative Cabaret and become a leading figure in the early alternative comedy movement, performing stand-up mainly
Pauline_Melville
Stand-up comedian, writer, and Internet personality
career, he wrote and performed in alternative comedy shows during the 1980s and 1990s in London, winning the Time Out Comedy Award in 1991. He was also a regular
Pat_Condell
British TV comedy series (1970–1982)
British television comedy series shown in the 1970s and early 1980s. The series, which combines surreal sketches and situation comedy, was broadcast by
The_Goodies_(TV_series)
Style of comedy that is deliberately awkward or experimental
Anti-humor or anti-comedy is a type of alternative humor that is based on the surprise factor of absence of an expected joke or of a punch line in a narration
Anti-humor
Scottish comedian (born 1936)
Glasgow) is a Scottish Jewish comedian, one of the main figures in the alternative comedy scene of the early 1980s. Originally an accountant, Brown worked hard
Arnold_Brown_(comedian)
American TV and film writer (born 1959)
(1989). Didn't You Kill My Mother In Law? – the story of alternative comedy in Britain from the Comedy Store to Saturday Night Live. UK: Methuen. pp. 98–99
Lise_Mayer
Canadian comedy TV channel
CTV Comedy Channel (often shortened to Comedy) is a Canadian English-language discretionary specialty channel owned by BCE Inc. subsidiary Bell Media
CTV_Comedy_Channel
Scottish TV sketch show (1986–1991)
television and Naked Video was created. It proved popular at a time when alternative comedy was at its peak. The Naked Radio series ended in 1991, when it was
Naked_Video
British comedian (born 1954)
a British comedian, writer and actress who emerged as part of the alternative comedy boom at the beginning of the 1980s. Among her television credits are
Helen_Lederer
British sitcom (1982–1984)
musical numbers from various performers. The Young Ones helped bring alternative comedy to British television in the 1980s and made household names of its
The_Young_Ones_(TV_series)
UK based group of alternative comedians
Weirdos Comedy Club is a UK based group of alternative comedians founded by Adam Larter in 2010. Weirdos Comedy Club, commonly referred to as "Weirdos"
Weirdos_Comedy_Club
British comedian and playwright (born 1959)
major figures in the alternative comedy movement of the 1980s, he used a style of left-wing political satire in his early stand-up comedy. Elton co-wrote the
Ben_Elton
Genre of film that emphasizes humour
ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the oldest genres in film, and it is derived from classical comedy in theatre. Some
Comedy_film
American comedian and actress (born 1964)
passed at The Improv, she often bombed. She was a pioneer of the alternative comedy scene in Los Angeles in the early 1990s, starting the alt-show at
Janeane_Garofalo
English comedian (born 1985)
4 executive named Acaster as a comedian whose work falls between alternative comedy and traditional stand-up, due to his subversion of audience expectations
James_Acaster
Scottish comedian (born 1986)
on 8 Out of 10 Cats in 2014, Seann Walsh's Late Night Comedy Spectacular, The Alternative Comedy Experience in 2014, BBC Radio 4's The News Quiz, series
Fern_Brady
2012 American film
soundtrack. New Sincerity Criticism of postmodernism White privilege Alternative comedy "2012 Sundance Film Festival Announces Films in Competition". Sundance
The_Comedy_(film)
British comedian, musician and writer (born 1950)
musician and writer, often viewed as a pioneer of alternative comedy. He began performing stand-up comedy in 1969. Described as an "idiosyncratic original"
John_Dowie_(humourist)
2009 joke by Norm Macdonald
of alternative comedy: The straight face of Norm Macdonald. Alternative Comedy Now – via Academia.edu. Reshe, Julie (July 10, 2025). "Post-Comedy". Book
Moth_joke
American actor (1957–2015)
the original members of the UnCabaret, dubbed "The Mother Show of Alternative Comedy" by the LA Weekly, where Negron fused standup, dada poetry, and stream
Taylor_Negron
1st episode of the 2nd series of The Young Ones
emerging sides of British comedy at the time: The Young Ones, representative of the new British 'Punk' Alternative Comedy scene, against comedians who
Bambi_(The_Young_Ones)
Comedic work based on taboo subject matter
humor, also known as black comedy, black humor, bleak comedy, dark comedy, gallows humor or morbid humor is a style of comedy that makes light of subject
Dark_humor
British comedian
the first series of Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle in 2009, and in Lee's The Alternative Comedy Experience for Comedy Central. During the 1990s he made
Simon_Munnery
British comedy sketch show (1983–88)
O'Clock News regulars Colin Bostock-Smith and Andy Hamilton as well as alternative comedy writer Tony Sarchet. The show was recorded at the former independent
Who_Dares_Wins_(TV_series)
American actor (born 1992)
company Stidley Inc., he produces "short form alternative comedy" with Zach Green, including a monthly love comedy radio play Dick Duquesne: Tales of a Private
Ari_Stidham
American actor and comedian
Matt Barats is an American comedic actor, writer, and filmmaker known for his work in experimental and alternative comedy, including the feature film Cash
Matt_Barats
British actor
Gaulier. After university, he moved to London began performing on the alternative comedy scene. Seeing mime Trygve Wakenshaw was “a revelation” to him, expanding
Luke_Rollason
comparison for independent alternative comedy shows around Boston for years to come. They competed in the HBO-sponsored US Comedy Arts Festival in 2006 and
The_Walsh_Brothers
News for You, 8 out of 10 cats, and Shooting Stars. In the 1980s, alternative comedy was spearheaded by Ben Elton and The Comic Strip group, which included
British_comedy
shown on 5Star) Your Face Or Mine? Younger The Alternative Comedy Experience Comedy Central At The Comedy Store Drunk History Grimm The Good Brothers Idiotsitter
List of programmes broadcast by Comedy Central (UK & Ireland)
List_of_programmes_broadcast_by_Comedy_Central_(UK_&_Ireland)
English comedian
Holly Dione Walsh (born 8 November 1980) is an English comedian and comedy writer. The daughter of an Anglican vicar, Walsh attended Christ's Hospital
Holly_Walsh
American comedian (born 1992)
career in comedy. Wardell has type 1 diabetes. Wardell's career began at the age of 17 in early 2010 doing open mics before being invited to comedy hours
Brandon_Wardell_(comedian)
Monty Python sketch (1969)
record albums, and live performances. "Dead Parrot" was voted the top alternative comedy sketch in a Radio Times poll. The Dead Parrot sketch performed on
Dead_Parrot_sketch
American actor and announcer (born 1966)
"House Performer" within a year. Richter branched out working with "The Comedy Underground" and the Annoyance Theatre. Richter wrote for the short-lived
Andy_Richter
British comedy duo (founded mid 1980s)
hyperactive Mortimer. They forged a status for themselves as "the alternatives to alternative comedy" in the late 1980s and early 1990s. In a 2005 poll, The Comedian's
Vic_and_Bob
American screenwriter
Angeles, California. She is a frequent performer in the Los Angeles alternative comedy scene and has acted in film and television. Burke is the co-writer
Susan_Theresa_Burke
Italian narrative poem by Dante Alighieri
The Divine Comedy (Italian: Divina Commedia) is an Italian narrative poem by Dante Alighieri, begun c. 1308 and completed c. 1321, shortly before the author's
Divine_Comedy
British alternative comedian and clown
an unsuspecting, comedy-virgin audience to shock even more." British Comedy Guide, "In the very early days of circuit, many alternative comedians truly
Chris_Lynam
British singer, guitarist and comedian
many appearances at The Comedy Store and on the London alternative comedy circuit. He appeared in the second episode of the comedy series The Young Ones
Ronnie_Golden
British comedy double act
peaked in the 1980s but, as mainstream comedy moved away from their pantomime style towards alternative comedy, it dwindled. Eddie Large was told he might
Little_and_Large
1992 British comedy film by Gerald Thomas
the title role, alongside a range of younger actors associated with alternative comedy. The Carry On series had stalled since the negative critical reception
Carry_On_Columbus
Irish stand-up comedian, writer and actress
She was a panellist on The Panel. She performed on Stewart Lee's Alternative Comedy Experience. She wrote and performed sketches for three seasons of
Eleanor_Tiernan
American actor and comedian (born 1971)
sketch series Mad TV (2004–2009), sitcom Playing House (2014–2017), the comedy series Friends from College (2017–2019) and the series Reboot (2022). He
Keegan-Michael_Key
English comedian and actor (1963–2021)
English comedian and actor. He began his comedy career as a stand-up comedian. In 2000, Lock won the British Comedy Award, in the category of Best Live Comic
Sean_Lock
American comedy and humor award
Late Night Comedy Series Sketch Comedy/Alternative Comedy Series Stand-Up Special Animated Comedy Series Comedy Writing - Television Comedy Directing -
The_Comedy_Awards
British comedian and actress (born 1959)
Hayridge was a part of the late-1980s/early-'90s wave of alternative comedians on the British comedy circuit, appearing alongside Lee Evans, Jack Dee, Julian
Hattie_Hayridge
American stand-up comedian and actress (born 1970)
dysfunctional family, depression, anxiety, suicide, and mental illness. Her first comedy album and tour was The Burning Bridges Tour (2003), followed by eight more
Maria_Bamford
Group of British comedians
Strip Presents..., which was labelled as a pioneering example of the alternative comedy scene. The core members are Adrian Edmondson, Dawn French, Rik Mayall
The_Comic_Strip
American actor (born 1947)
(1989). Didn't You Kill My Mother in Law?- the story of alternative comedy in Britain from the Comedy Store to Saturday Night Live. UK: Methuen. p. 58. ISBN 0-413-17390-9
John_Ratzenberger
Theatre and strip club in Soho, London
Temple film "The Comic Strip", a semi-fictional depiction of the alternative comedy revue of the same name that took place there. The theatre's 20th Anniversary
Raymond_Revuebar
British TV sketch comedy series (1990–1998)
the 9 pm slot on Thursdays, which became the traditional time for alternative comedy on television. Enfield was already an established name owing to his
Harry_Enfield_&_Chums
4th episode of the 1st series of Blackadder
sexually voracious Infanta) for comedic effect. However, Lewis points to its connections with the alternative comedy scene which was growing in the 1980s
The_Queen_of_Spain's_Beard
American comedian, actor and media personality (born 1963)
He later moved to New York City and became part of the New York alternative comedy scene. During the summer of 1994, he appeared several times on Monday
Marc_Maron
Scottish band
Colonel Mustard & the Dijon 5 are a Scottish alternative/comedy/dance/rock group based in Glasgow. The band consists of Colonel John Thomas McMustard and
Colonel Mustard and the Dijon 5
Colonel_Mustard_and_the_Dijon_5
American actor, comedian and writer (born 1965)
Brigade Theatre in New York and Los Angeles, well-known venues for live alternative comedy and improv where many other comics have launched their careers. Roberts
Ian_Roberts_(American_actor)
American comedian
sarcastic, snarky smart bomb of comedy funk straight from the 80s". Brito is often placed within the alternative comedy scene and tends to focus on issues
Janine_Brito
American comedian and podcast host
performance at the Greater Boston Alternative Comedy Festival, Mauss won the Best Standup Comic Award at HBO's Comedy Arts Festival. This led to Mauss
Shane_Mauss
American stand-up comedian and actor (born 1964)
hecklers. Cross became increasingly focused on his comedy work. Cross later performed at the alternative comedy club Un-Cabaret in Los Angeles, where radio artist
David_Cross
Theatre in London
Hackney Empire was a leading centre in the alternative comedy boom of the 1980s, and remains a venue for comedy. Comedians who have performed at the venue
Hackney_Empire
American actor
Porter and Aukerman also created the long-running live, weekly alternative comedy show Comedy Death-Ray, hosted at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in
B._J._Porter
British TV sitcom (1979–1987)
even upon its original broadcast, and lampooned by contemporaneous alternative comedy programmes, the show nevertheless attracted large viewing figures
Terry_and_June
American comedian and actor (born 1969)
deliberately awkward, deadpan, and confrontational, aligning him with alternative comedy traditions. A 2016 review connected his Between Two Ferns interviews
Zach_Galifianakis
British comedian
a British stand up comedian, comedy writer and sports presenter. He came to prominence in the British alternative comedy stand up scene of the late eighties
Kevin_Day
TV series or program
by Kurt Braunohler and Kristen Schaal. The show features a mix of alternative comedy from unknown performers to more established comedians. In 2005, Hot
Hot_Tub_with_Kurt_and_Kristen
British television comedy sketch show (1979–1982)
television sketch comedy show that was broadcast on BBC2 from 16 October 1979 to 8 March 1982. Originally shown as a comedy alternative to the Nine O'Clock
Not_the_Nine_O'Clock_News
English comedy actor and writer (born 1961)
Harry Enfield & Chums, with Whitehouse and Kathy Burke. Eschewing the alternative comedy style prevalent at the time, both versions of the show were indebted
Harry_Enfield
American humor and music magazine
rock or indie circuit and expanded his scope to include the budding alternative comedy movement. The Chunklet 10th anniversary party "was where a lot of
Chunklet_(magazine)
British comedian and actor (born 1958)
encouraged him to move over to the fledgling alternative comedy scene, where he established a career as a stand-up comedy performer and character comedian. He
Lenny_Henry
British comedy duo
British comedy duo (known as Trevor and Simon or Trev and Simon) and are best known for a family-friendly version of anarchic alternative comedy on BBC1
Trevor_and_Simon
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