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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. 9 Theatrical comedians. 10 Sitcom comedians. ... This is a list of comedians of British birth or famous mainly in Britain.
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]
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]
Norris at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2016. Josiah Norris (born 1989) is a British alternative comedian, [1] comic actor and screenwriter. [2]Norris started writing and performing comedy while studying English Literature at the University of East Anglia, alongside fellow comics and writers John Kearns, Jon Brittain and Pat Cahill.
John Dowie (born 3 August 1950 in Birmingham) [1] is a British comedian, musician and writer, often viewed as a pioneer of alternative comedy. He began performing stand-up comedy in 1969. [ 2 ]
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.
Kevin Hunter Day (born 3 May 1961) is 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 and early nineties, playing clubs like The Comedy Store.