Punk Turn in Comedy

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.

• 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.