The Punk Turn in Comedy

Masks of Anarchy
1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-3-319-72840-7
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 254 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 463 g

Reihe: Palgrave Studies in Comedy

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.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bonello Rutter Giappone, Krista

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Populärkultur
• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Filmwissenschaft, Fernsehen, Radio
• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Tanz Kleinkunst, Kabarett, Varieté, Zirkus

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction.- 2. Peter Cook: Missing Links.- 3. The 'Alternative'.- 4. Attitudes Towards the Past.- 5. Styling the Amateur.- 6. The Role of the Audience.- 7. Modes of Dis-/Engagement.- 8. Power-Play.- 9. 'Style Without Affectation': Honesty and Performance.- 10. Boundaries of the [Un]Said.- 11. Conclusion.

Über Autor(innen)

Krista Bonello Rutter Giappone is Lecturer of English at the University of Malta, and member of the Centre for Critical Thought at the University of Kent, UK.