Lloyd Peters
Biographic Data
| ID | 6736455 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lloyd Peters |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lloyd |
| FAMILY NAME | Peters |
| SIGNATURE | PETERS L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Salford |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4938-8360 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Reports of the death of British theatrical comedy? Greatly exaggerated or sadly accurate
Are the twin masks of Tragedy and Comedy in the process of transformation?I am seeking in this article to address challenging questions concerning the increasing disappearance of the ‘serious’ comedy, especially the satirical play, on the UK stage and ask why:Has the UK audience deserted comedy in general and satire in particular?Is it too difficult to write? Why in the context of a troubled world is contemporary theatrical comedy not more popula…
A Higher Education – A polemic (for a change)
The BBC Radio 4 comedy-drama “A Higher Education” was written in 1999 to present a satire of a dysfunctional and cash-strapped university (Northfield) led by the egotistical and amoral Head of Drama, Don Crookfield (played by Rik Mayall). For those of us passionately engaged in the provision of higher education today, the satire also represents a sad reflection on the fact that many of the challenging issues presented in the play appear to have c…
The roots of alternative comedy? — The alternative story of 20th Century Coyote and Eighties Comedy
There have been many articles but too few rigorous critiques detailing the naissance and flowering of alternative comedy — a rather loose and undefined term for the brand of ‘non-racist, non-sexist’ comedy — of the 1980s. The descriptions that do exist of the formation, growth and continued influence of this ill-defined ‘genre’ tend to be rather uncritical and more often than not, factually incorrect. The articles are often London-centric and rar…
Racism in comedy reappraised
This article was originally researched to consider issues of taste in the self-proclaimed ‘New British Comedy’ (circa 2003–2009) exemplified by television, film and stage shows of the previous decade, such as Little Britain, Sacha Baron Cohen's Borat and Mock the Week. Considering the contemporary and continuing debate concerning the divide between satire and inappropriate racist offence, the article now considers and focuses on reappraising raci…
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Racism in comedy reappraised
This article was originally researched to consider issues of taste in the self-proclaimed ‘New British Comedy’ (circa 2003–2009) exemplified by television, film and stage shows of the previous decade, such as Little Britain, Sacha Baron Cohen's Borat and Mock the Week. Considering the contemporary and continuing debate concerning the divide between satire and inappropriate racist offence, the article now considers and focuses on reappraising raci…
The roots of alternative comedy? — The alternative story of 20th Century Coyote and Eighties Comedy
There have been many articles but too few rigorous critiques detailing the naissance and flowering of alternative comedy — a rather loose and undefined term for the brand of ‘non-racist, non-sexist’ comedy — of the 1980s. The descriptions that do exist of the formation, growth and continued influence of this ill-defined ‘genre’ tend to be rather uncritical and more often than not, factually incorrect. The articles are often London-centric and rar…
A Higher Education – A polemic (for a change)
The BBC Radio 4 comedy-drama “A Higher Education” was written in 1999 to present a satire of a dysfunctional and cash-strapped university (Northfield) led by the egotistical and amoral Head of Drama, Don Crookfield (played by Rik Mayall). For those of us passionately engaged in the provision of higher education today, the satire also represents a sad reflection on the fact that many of the challenging issues presented in the play appear to have c…
Reports of the death of British theatrical comedy? Greatly exaggerated or sadly accurate
Are the twin masks of Tragedy and Comedy in the process of transformation?I am seeking in this article to address challenging questions concerning the increasing disappearance of the ‘serious’ comedy, especially the satirical play, on the UK stage and ask why:Has the UK audience deserted comedy in general and satire in particular?Is it too difficult to write? Why in the context of a troubled world is contemporary theatrical comedy not more popula…
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