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This Palgrave Pivot questions how a new generation of alternative stand-up comedians and the political world continue to shape and influence each other.
Sophie Quirk is Senior Lecturer in Drama and Theatre at the University of Kent, UK, where she specialises in stand-up comedy and popular performance. She is the author of Why Stand-up Matters: How Comedians Manipulate and Influence (2015).
1. Introduction.- 2. “Where Are All the Right-Wing Comedians?”.- 3. Political Challenges of the Millennial Era.- 4. Experimentation: Class, Controversy and an Artistic Lifeline.- 5. Conclusion: Widening the Theoretical Basis for Assessing Stand-Up Politics.
