Alternative comedy is a style of
comedy that originated in the
United Kingdom in the late 1970s and 1980s which would eventually go on to become mainstream in the 1990s and up to the present day. It has its roots in
British nonsense writings of the Victorian era, and their logical extension through the works of
Canadian author
Stephen Leacock and his influence over the
Marx Brothers and
The Goons. It coincided with other comedy movements of a similar style around the world, although the British scene had many unique aspects. A major alternative scene existed in
L.A. during the early 1990s, in which
David Cross and
Bob Odenkirk,
Julia Sweeney,
Margaret Cho, and
Beth Lapides, among others, rose to comedic prominence. There are currently three major "alternative" movements in English-speaking North America, in Los Angeles, in Toronto and in New York (centred on the East Village).
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