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859377
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Quirk, Sophie
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The politics of British stand-up comedy : : the new alternative /\ Sophie Quirk.
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| Publication Statement
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Cham, Switzerland :: Palgrave Macmillan,, [2018]
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Palgrave pivot
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Palgrave studies in comedy
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1 online resource
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3030011054
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: 9783030011055
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3030011046
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9783030011048
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Intro; Preface; Contents; List of Figures; Chapter 1: Introduction; References; Chapter 2: 'Where Are All the Right-Wing Comedians?'; What Is Right-Wing Comedy?; The Old School Lives On: Roy 'Chubby' Brown; Beyond the Liberal Consensus: Andrew Lawrence; The Dominant Right: Jimmy Carr; References; Chapter 3: Political Challenges in the Millennial Era; Josie Long, Something Better; The Significance of Generation; Political Correctness and the Locating of Power; Continuity: Neoliberalism; References; Chapter 4: Experimentation: Class, Controversy, and an Artistic Lifeline.
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Contemporary Understandings of 'Alternative'Facilitating Experimentation: From Bear-Pit Democracy to Generosity; Suspicions of Elitism; References; Chapter 5: Conclusion: Widening the Theoretical Basis for Assessing Stand-Up Politics; Class Dethroned?; The Alternative Reality Tour: Contemporary Politics in Action; References; Index.
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Comedy-- Political aspects.
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Stand-up comedy-- Political aspects-- Great Britain.
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Comedy-- Political aspects.
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PERFORMING ARTS-- Theater-- General.
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Great Britain.
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| Dewey Classification
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792.76
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PN1969.C65
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