Politics of British Stand-up Comedy

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.