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Alternative comedy is a term coined in the 1980s for a style of comedy [1] [2] that makes a conscious break with the mainstream comedic style of an era. [3] The phrase has had different connotations in different contexts: in the UK, it was used to describe content that was an "alternative" to the mainstream stand-up of the day which took place in working men's clubs, and was characterised by ...
7 Sketch show/alternative comedians. 8 Film. ... This is a list of comedians of British birth or famous mainly in Britain. ... Gregor Fisher (born 1953), Naked Video ...
Alexei David Sayle (born 7 August 1952) is an English actor, author, stand-up comedian, television presenter 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 of all time on Channel 4's 100 Greatest Stand-Ups in 2007. [2]
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 comedy shows, filmed in July 2012 at The Stand Comedy Club in Edinburgh, and behind-the-scenes interviews.
Helen Margaret Lederer (born 24 September 1954 [1]) is 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 the BBC2 sketch series Naked Video and BBC One's Absolutely Fabulous, in which she played the role of Catriona.
Jim Barclay (born 23 May 1947) is an English actor and comedian, who played the title role of Jossy Blair in the BBC TV series Jossy's Giants. [1] He was also part of the early British alternative comedy movement in the 1980s. [2] [3]
Trevor Neal (born 1963, Dorchester, Dorset) and Simon Hickson (born 1962, Salford, Lancashire) are a 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 Saturday-morning shows Going Live! (1987–1993), and Live and Kicking (1993–1997). [1] [2 ...
She is a board member of The Alternative Comedy Memorial Society, [13] and co-hosted their 2021 Edinburgh Fringe show. [14] Morton co-wrote and co-starred in The Rest of Us with Mary Flanigan and Esyllt Sears. The show was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2022 and was about marginalised figures in British history. [15]